04 March 2016
: Case report 
Positive TTF-1 Expression in Malignant Mesothelioma: A Case Report
Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Georg RichterABCDEFG, Holger HeidersdorfABDE, Dieter HirschfeldABD, Friedhelm KrebbelABEDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.895661
Am J Case Rep 2016; 17:133-136
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The histopathological diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is based mainly on the immunohistological profile of the neoplasia, using different immunohistochemical markers to distinguish between a malignant mesothelioma and a carcinoma.
CASE REPORT: A female patient presented with a right paravertebral rapidly growing tumor and severe pain. Based on the immunohistochemical findings, we present the first case of a malignant mesothelioma with immunohistochemical expression of thyroid transcription factor-1.
CONCLUSIONS: The detection of a positive reaction for thyroid transcription factor-1 in the tumor cells may not exclude a malignant mesothelioma.
Keywords: Biomarkers, Tumor - metabolism, Lung Neoplasms - metabolism, Mesothelioma - metabolism, Nuclear Proteins - metabolism, Transcription Factors - metabolism
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