Immunocytochemical staining of p16ink4a protein as an adjunct test in equivocal liquid-based cytology

Kyoung Shin Eun, Ra Lee Sa, Kyoung Kim Mi, Ji Kang Eun, Woong Ju, Nae Lee Shi, Sup Han Woon, Cheol Kim Seung

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Abstract

For cervical cancer screening, HPV-DNA test is expensive and is not easily available in all clinical situations. Thus, we investigated the role of p16 ink4a immunostaining as another adjunct test to diagnose cervical neoplasia in equivocal liquid based cytology. Eighty-seven patients were randomly selected for this study (3 patients with normal, 84 patients with abnormal including 24 ASCUS, 30 LSIL, and 30 HSIL). We performed p16 ink4a immunostaining on ThinPrep® slide and on each case from the corresponding cervical biopsy tissues. High-risk HPV-DNA testing was also performed on all the subjects. We found that the immunoreactivity of p16 ink4a is strongly correlated with the grade of cytologic and histologic diagnoses as well as with Hybrid Capture 2. In comparing the p16 ink4a immunostaining with the Hybrid Capture 2 for accuracy of the diagnosis of CIN II/III or a higher-grade disease in the case of ASCUS/LSIL on ThinPrep®, no significant differences were observed. Our data implies that p16ink4a immunocytochemical staining in liquid-based cytology specimens might be used as a good adjunct test to predict cervical histology in equivocal ThinPrep® tests.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)311-316
Number of pages6
JournalDiagnostic Cytopathology
Volume36
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2008

Keywords

  • Adjunct test
  • Cervical neoplasia
  • Liquid-based cytology
  • p16 immunocytochemical staining

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