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ArticleAmerican journal of clinical pathology2022

NR4A3 Immunostain Is a Highly Sensitive and Specific Marker for Acinic Cell Carcinoma in Cytologic and Surgical Specimens.

Kartik Viswanathan, Shaham Beg, Bing He, Taotao Zhang, Richard Cantley, Daniel J Lubin, Qiuying Shi, Zahra Maleki, Saeed Asiry, Rema Rao and 6 more

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Article in American journal of clinical pathology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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16 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Kartik ViswanathanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0031-0001
Shaham BegDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Bing HeDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Taotao ZhangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Richard CantleyDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Daniel J LubinDepartment of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0409-2374
Qiuying ShiDepartment of Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Zahra MalekiDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3273-4802
Saeed AsiryDepartment of Pathology, Montefiore Albert Einstein Hospital, Bronx, NY, USA.
Rema RaoDepartment of Pathology, Montefiore Albert Einstein Hospital, Bronx, NY, USA.
Nora KatabiDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Masato NakaguroDepartment of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
William C FaquinDepartment of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Peter M SadowDepartment of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Momin T SiddiquiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Theresa ScognamiglioDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Cornell University · USHarvard University · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · USEmory University · USJohns Hopkins Hospital · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Strategies to Overcome Immune Resistance in Head and Neck CancersP01CA240239 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI MEMPEL, THORSTEN ROMAN · 2019 to 2023
$8.4M
National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health 1PO1CA240239-01NCI NIH HHS 1PO1CA240239-01NCI NIH HHS P01 CA240239NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSalivary gland acinic cell carcinoma (AciCC) has recognizable cytomorphologic features that can overlap with benign and malignant entities, creating a diagnostic challenge. AciCC harbors a t(4;9) translocation increasing nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 (NR4A3) expression, detectable by immunohistochemistry (IHC) on surgical resection (SR). NR4A3 IHC cytology data are limited. Here, we examine NR4A3 IHC on smears, cell blocks (CBs), and SRs of AciCC and its mimickers.

methodsOur cohort comprised AciCC (including high-grade transformation), secretory carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC), Warthin tumor, pleomorphic adenoma (PA), cellular PA, carcinoma ex-PA, oncocytic carcinoma, oncocytoma, and nodular oncocytosis. NR4A3 IHC (Santa Cruz Biotechnology and Origene antibodies) was positive if more than 5% tumor cells showed nuclear staining.

resultsAmong CBs, 90% of AciCC cases and none of the mimickers expressed NR4A3. Among SRs, 100% of AciCC cases showed diffuse NR4A3, whereas one high-grade MEC expressed focal NR4A3. Concordance was 95% with two antibody clones. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 90%, 100%, 100%, and 94.7% for CBs and 100%, 98.8%, 92.3%, and 100% for SRs, respectively. NR4A3 immunostaining was demonstrable on smears from an AciCC case.

conclusionsNR4A3 IHC can be a robust diagnostic tool to identify AciCC, especially for cytology specimens.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Acinar CellCarcinoma, MucoepidermoidReceptors, SteroidSalivary Gland NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryReceptors, Thyroid HormoneBiomarkers, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsNR4A3 protein, humanReceptors, SteroidReceptors, Thyroid HormoneAcinic cell carcinomaNR4A3OncocyticSalivary

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PMID34508546
PMCPMC8742980
OpenAlexW3197666058

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