Table 1.
Summary of 59 specimens from 23 patients
| Patient | Age | Specimen | Diagnosis | Type | Submitted diagnosis |
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| 1 | 47 | CC | Adenocarcinoma | Primary | N/A | ||
| CB | GCA | Primary | N/A | Positive CK7, mCEA; negative p16, ER, PR, vimentin | |||
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| 2 | 36 | CC | AGC, NOS | Recurrent | N/A | ||
| CC | AGC, NOS | Recurrent | N/A | ||||
| CC | AGC, NOS | Recurrent | N/A | ||||
| CC | AGC, favor adenocarcinoma | Recurrent | N/A | ||||
| CC | Adenocarcinoma | Recurrent | N/A | ||||
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| 3 | 46 | CC | AGC, favor adenocarcinoma | Primary | N/A | ||
| CB | Favor GCA | Primary | N/A | Positive CK7; negative CK20, ER, PR, p16, PAX8 | |||
| ECC | Favor GCA | Primary | N/A | ||||
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| 4 | 63 | PF | Adenocarcinoma | Primary | N/A | ||
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| 5 | 65 | CC | AGC, NOS | Recurrent | N/A | ||
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| 6 | 65 | PF | Positive (adenocarcinoma) | Primary | Suspicious for adenocarcinoma | Positive p53 (diffuse); negative p16, ER | |
| EMB | Consistent with GCA | Primary | N/A | ||||
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| 7 | 83 | CC | Suspicious for adenocarcinoma | Primary | Atypical glandular cells, favor neoplastic | Positive PAX8, mCEA; patchy p16; negative ER, vimentin, p53 (null) | |
| EMB | High grade adenocarcinoma | Primary | N/A | ||||
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| 8 | 47 | VB | GCA | Primary | Features of GCA and MDA | Positive CK7, mCEA; negative CK20, ER, PR, p16 | |
| CB | GCA | Primary | N/A | ||||
| PB | GCA | Primary | N/A | ||||
| Pelvic lymph node biopsy IS | Adenocarcinoma | Recurrent | N/A | ||||
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| 9 | 47 | VC | Adenocarcinoma | Recurrent | N/A | ||
| VB | Consistent with GCA | Recurrent | N/A | No, known GCA | |||
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| 10 | 41 | Neck lymph node FNA | Adenocarcinoma | Metastatic | N/A | ||
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| 11 | 44 | VC | Adenocarcinoma | Primary | Suspicious for adenocarcinoma | Positive CK7, CK20, PAX8; negative ER, PR, p16, CDX2, TTF1, HNF1-beta | |
| VB | Mucinous adenocarcinoma | Primary | N/A | ||||
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| 12 | 48 | CC | Adenocarcinoma | Primary | N/A | ||
| ECC | Atypical pyloric metaplasia, suspicious for adenocarcinoma | Primary | Low grade mucinous adenocarcinoma | No, known GCA | |||
| EMB | Atypical pyloric metaplasia, suspicious for adenocarcinoma | Primary | Atypical pyloric metaplasia, suspicious for adenocarcinoma | ||||
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| 13 | 52 | EMC | Suggestive of GCA | Primary | Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma | Positive CK7, CK20, CDX2, CEA, HNF1-beta, PAX8, p53 (diffuse); negative GATA3, napsin-A, p16, mammaglobin | |
| ECC | GCA | Primary | Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma | ||||
| CB (multiple) | GCA | Primary | Mucin-producing adenocarcinoma | ||||
| CC | Adenocarcinoma | Primary | N/A | ||||
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| 14 | 64 | CC | Adenocarcinoma | Primary | Adenocarcinoma, favor endometrial origin | ||
| ECC | Consistent with GCA | Primary | Endometrioid adenocarcinoma with mucinous differentiation | Positive CEA, HNF1-beta, CA-IX; negative ER, PR, p16, vim | |||
| EMC | Consistent with GCA | Primary | N/A | ||||
| PF | Positive (adenocarcinoma) | Metastatic | N/A | ||||
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| 15 | 69 | EMB | Consistent with GCA | Primary | Adenocarcinoma with clear cell features | Patchy p16; negative ER, PR | |
| CB | Consistent with GCA | Primary | Adenocarcinoma with clear cell features | ||||
| Pelvic mass FNA | Consistent with GCA | Metastatic | N/A | ||||
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| 16 | 44 | EMB | Endocervical adenocarcinoma with intestinal differentiation | Primary | N/A | Negative p16 | |
| PF | Positive (adenocarcinoma) | Metastatic | N/A | ||||
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| 17 | 68 | ECC | GCA | Primary | Adenocarcinoma, moderately to poorly differentiated | Positive CK7, CA-IX, napsin-A, p53 (diffuse), PAX8 (focal); negative p16, WT1, ER | |
| EMC | GCA | Primary | N/A | ||||
| PF | Positive (adenocarcinoma) | Primary | Negative for malignant cells | ||||
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| 18 | 52 | UB | GCA | Metastatic | N/A | No, known GCA | |
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| 19 | 64 | ECC | Favor GCA | Primary | GCA with areas of MDA | No | |
| EMB | Favor GCA | Primary | N/A | No | |||
| CB (multiple) | Favor GCA | Primary | N/A | No | |||
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| 20 | 29 | ECC | Consistent with GCA | Primary | Mucinous adenocarcinoma, moderately differentiated | Negative p16 | |
| EMC | Atypical mucinous epithelium | Primary | N/A | ||||
| CB (multiple) | Consistent with GCA | Primary | N/A | ||||
| BB | Consistent with GCA | Recurrent | N/A | ||||
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| 21 | 54 | EMC | GCA | Primary | Mucinous adenocarcinoma, well differentiated | Negative p16 | |
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| 22 | 58 | ECC | GCA | Primary | Suspicious for GCA | No | |
| EMC | GCA | Primary | N/A | No | |||
| CB | GCA | Primary | N/A | No | |||
| ECC | GCA | Primary | N/A | No | |||
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| 23 | 56 | CB (multiple) | GCA | Primary | GCA with usual type areas | Negative p16, vimentin, wild type p53, HPV ISH | |
| ECC | GCA | Primary | N/A | ||||
Abbreviations: AGC, atypical glandular cells; BB, bladder biopsy; CB, cervical biopsy; CK, cytokeratin, CC, cervical cytology; ECC, endocervical curettage; EMB, endometrial biopsy; EMC, endometrial curettage; ER, estrogen receptor; FNA, fine needle aspiration; GCA, gastric type adenocarcinoma; HNF, hepatocyte nuclear factor; HPV, human papillomavirus; IS, imprint smear; ISH, in situ hybridization; mCEA, monoclonal carcinoembryonic antigen; MDA, minimal deviation adenocarcinoma; N/A, not applicable; NOS, not otherwise specified; PB, pelvic biopsy; PF, pelvic fluid; PR, progesterone receptor; UB, umbilical biopsy; VB, vaginal biopsy; VC, vaginal cytology.
Submitted diagnosis – diagnosis made by submitting pathologists in cases submitted for consultation to our institution by external laboratories.