Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans : An Immunomarker Study of 57 Cases That Included Putative Mesenchymal Stem Cell Markers

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a low-grade fibroblastic sarcoma with a superficial location that has been suggested to potentially be a type of mesenchymal stem cell tumor. We studied the expression of various immunomarkers, including putative stem cell markers, in a series of 57 DFSPs including variants, and 12 dermatofibromas (DFs). CD105, a mesenchymal stem cell marker, was weakly expressed in 24 DFSPs, whereas other stem cell markers, including CD133, ALK-1, and Oct3/4, were completely negative in all samples. The expression rates of CD105 and CD34 were significantly higher in DFSP (42% and 93%) than in DF (0% and 17%), and CD10 and D2-40 were significantly lower in DFSP (40% and 3.5%) than in DF (100% and 33%), respectively. CD99, CD117, PDGFB, and PDGFRβ expression was comparable between the groups. CD105 mesenchymal cells were not observed in non-neoplastic dermis. In summary, we did not obtain sufficient immunohistochemical evidence to support the DFSP as a cutaneous mesenchymal stem cell tumor. CD34 alone was the most consistent marker of DFSP, irrespective of its variants. Because CD34 non-neoplastic mesenchymal cells were distributed in a location similar to that of DFSP, we suggest that DFSP might have originated from CD34 mesenchymal cells in the dermis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

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Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM - 25(2017), 8 vom: 10. Sept., Seite 586-591

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Song, Joon Seon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Eun-Ju [VerfasserIn]
Park, Chan-Sik [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Kyung-Ja [VerfasserIn]

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Antigens, CD
Biomarkers, Tumor
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Date Completed 02.05.2018

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/PAI.0000000000000348

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM270510257