Clusterin, a marker for anaplastic large cell lymphoma immunohistochemical profile in hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic malignant neoplasms

Am J Clin Pathol. 2004 May;121(5):709-17. doi: 10.1309/GQ2R-LNDW-LB9W-Y6UU.

Abstract

We evaluated the immunohistochemical staining profile of clusterin in paraffin sections of 143 neoplasms (non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 83, including 41 anaplastic large cell lymphomas [ALCLs]; Hodgkin lymphoma, 17; primary and metastatic carcinoma, 30; and other neoplasms, 13). In 40 of 41 ALCLs (34 systemic, 7 cutaneous), neoplastic cells revealed clusterin reactivity characterized by a Golgi staining pattern. The proportion of reactive cells varied with more than 25% positive cells in the majority of cases. In 7 non-Hodgkin lymphomas of other types, fine cytoplasmic (3 cases) or strong membranous reactivity (4 cases) was observed for clusterin. In Hodgkin lymphoma, rare Reed-Sternberg cells exhibited focal cytoplasmic or membranous clusterin positivity. In the nonhematopoietic neoplasms, a Golgi staining pattern was apparent in only 2 cases, 1 lobular carcinoma of the breast and 1 poorly differentiated colonic carcinoma; however, cytoplasmic reactivity was noted in 12 of 30 carcinomas and 1 of 5 neuroendocrine neoplasms. A Golgi pattern of reactivity for clusterin seems highly characteristic of ALCL among hematopoietic neoplasms, but also might be observed in rare nonhematopoietic tumors, necessitating the use of a broad immunohistochemical panel for evaluation of poorly differentiated neoplasms of indeterminate derivation.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis*
  • Cell Count
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Clusterin
  • Female
  • Glycoproteins / analysis*
  • Hodgkin Disease / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry / methods
  • Infant
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / chemistry*
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Chaperones / analysis*
  • Neoplasm Proteins / analysis*
  • Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / analysis
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Reed-Sternberg Cells / chemistry
  • Reed-Sternberg Cells / pathology
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • CLU protein, human
  • Clusterin
  • Glycoproteins
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases