Objectives: The aim of this study was to qualify a staining technique for the diagnosis of adenoma malignum.
Methods: The gastric mucin expression of adenoma malignum, ordinary endocervical adenocarcinoma, and normal cervical glands was immunohistochemically compared using the monoclonal antibody HIK1083.
Results: The three categories were clearly distinguished, with 90% (9/10) of cases with positive adenoma malignum, 30% (3/10) of cases with weakly positive ordinary cervical adenocarcinoma, and no (0/10) cases of positive normal cervical glands.
Conclusions: This preliminary report indicates that the use of HIK1083 is valuable in the diagnosis of adenoma malignum.
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