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Primary EMPD tests positive for CK7 but negative for CK20, whereas secondary is positive for both. [15] Lack of positivity for hormone receptors and HER2 protein is overexpressed meaning that the cells are dividing rapidly and can be indicate an aggressive and more recurrent disease. [citation needed]
Immunohistochemistry may help in diagnosing Krukenberg tumors from primary ovarian neoplasms [7] but needs to be applied with discretion. [8] For example, tumors that are immunoreactive to CEA or cytokeratin 20 (CK20) and negative for cytokeratin 7 (CK7) may be more likely to be of colorectal origin. [2]
Keratin 20, often abbreviated CK20, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT20 gene. [5] [6] [7]Keratin 20 is a type I cytokeratin.It is a major cellular protein of mature enterocytes and goblet cells and is specifically found in the gastric and intestinal mucosa.
Immunohistochemistry for CK7 of a metastatic undifferentiated carcinoma to a lymph node. Because the keratin-7 antigen is found in both healthy and neoplastic cells, antibodies to CK7 can be used in immunohistochemistry to distinguish ovarian and transitional cell carcinomas (staining positive) from colonic and prostate cancers (negative), respectively.
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a clinical condition caused by cancerous cells (mucinous adenocarcinoma) that produce abundant mucin or gelatinous ascites. [1] The tumors cause fibrosis of tissues and impede digestion or organ function, and if left untreated, the tumors and mucin they produce will fill the abdominal cavity.
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Micrograph of adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas. Light microscopy shows a combination of gland-like cells and squamous epithelial cells. [4] On immunohistochemistry, it is typically positive for CK5/6, CK7 and p63, and negative for CK20, p16 and p53. On genetic testing, KRAS and p53 are typically altered. [4]