Capsular collagen staining of follicular thyroid neoplasms by picrosirius red: role in differential diagnosis

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作者
Koren, R
Yaniv, E
Kristt, D
Shvero, J
Veltman, V
Grushko, I
Feinmesser, R
Sulkes, J
Gal, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Hasharon Hosp, Dept Pathol, Petah Tikva, Israel
[2] Rabin Med Ctr, Dept Otorhinolaryngol, Petah Tikva, Israel
[3] Rabin Med Ctr, Dept Epidemiol, Petah Tikva, Israel
关键词
thyroid; follicular carcinoma; follicular adenoma; picrosirius red staining;
D O I
10.1078/0065-1281-00587
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
A key criterion in the diagnosis of thyroid follicular carcinoma is capsular invasion, but invasion cannot always be demonstrated histologically. Since invasion is likely to evoke reactions in the capsular collagen, we examined the effects of invasion on capsular collagen with the picrosirius orange-red (PSR) staining technique for collagen. Under polarized light, the color of PSR-stained collagen varies as a function of the structural and biochemical properties of the collagen fibers. Capsules of widely invasive carcinomas (n = 10), minimally invasive carcinomas (n = 10), and adenomas (n = 28) were stained with the PSR method. Carcinomas were assessed along the thickened capsule for sites of definite invasion, minimal invasion, and no evidence of invasion. In adenomas, sites of thickened capsules (similar to carcinomas) were compared to sites of thin capsules. All foci were evaluated for the color and color intensity of collagen fibers. We found a significantly higher frequency of yellow-green collagen fibers than of orange-red fibers at sites of invasion, whereas orange-red fibers significantly predominated at non-invaded sites. In a minority of cases both colors occurred but the non-dominant color was of lesser intensity in all but 1 case. There were no significant differences in staining between minimally and widely invasive carcinomas. Thick capsules of adenomas consistently stained with an intense orange-red color, although weakly stained yellow-green fibers were also observed in some of these cases. We conclude that PSR staining can provide diagnostically useful information in capsular samples of carcinomas, when both color and color intensity of PSR staining are evaluated at the same site. Specifically, intense yellow-green birefringence of collagen in a thickened capsule is additional evidence for capsular invasion.
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