Table 3.
Immunohistochemical and mutational status of KIT in cases in which primary and metastatic melanoma tumors from the same patient were available for study
| Case No. |
Diagnosis | KIT IHC, primary tumor (site) |
KIT IHC, metastasis (site) | Mutational analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mucosal melanoma | 51–95%, 1+ (anus/rectum) | >95%, 3+ (inguinal lymph node) | Not amplifiable DNA (both) |
| 17 | Mucosal melanoma | 51–95%, 3+ (urethra) | 51–95%, 2+ (skin) | Not amplifiable DNA (both) |
| 20 | Mucosal melanoma | >95%, 3+ (vagina) | 51–95%, 2+ (inguinal lymph node) |
KIT mutation, exon 17, D816V (both) |
| 60 | Acral lentiginous melanoma |
51–95%, 2+ (left toe) | >95%, 3+ (skin) |
KIT mutation, exon 11, V559A (both) |