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Clinicopathological and EBV analysis of respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma
Xing Hua, Xiaoxiao Huang, Zexiao Liao
1Department of Pathology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 510515 Tonghe, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. nana1800@sohu.com.
Background:
To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma (REAH) in residents of Southern China and to study the correlation between REAH and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Methods:
Clinicopathological data of 53 cases of REAH were retrospectively analyzed. The immunoreactivity for CK 7, CK20, CEA, p53, and Ki-67, Alcian blue-periodic acid-Schiff (AB-PAS) staining and in situ hybridization for EBV-encoded RNA (EBER) were carried out.
Results:
REAH lesions were covered with ciliated columnar epithelium and proliferation of subepithelial glands, which were positive for CK7, and negative for CK20, CEA, and p53. Goblet cell metaplasia was stained blue by AB-PAS. The frequency of EBER positive cases in REAH located in nasopharynx was 27.78%, compared with that in the nasal cavity (15.79%) and paranasal sinuses (12.50%), there were no statistical differences.
Conclusions:
REAH is an uncommon entity with distinctive morphologic features and EBV may have nothing to do with REAH.
Virtual Slides:
The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here:http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/5875687401178748.
