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Table 1 Immunophenotypes of CIRC tumor and small cell carcinoma of this case

From: Cytokeratin-positive interstitial reticulum cell (CIRC) tumor in the lymph node: a case report of the transformation from the epithelioid cell type to the spindle cell type

Antibody

Immunophenotype

CIRC tumor

Small cell carcinoma

Primary tumor

Relapsed tumor

Epithelial markers

 CK7

+

 CK8

+

+

±

 CK18

+

+

±(weakly)

 CAM5.2

+

+

±

 AE1/AE3

+

+

±

 EMA

+

+

+

 34βE12

 PSA

 NKX3.1

 P504S

 pCEA

 CK5/6

 CK20

 TTF-1

±(weakly)

 Napsin A

 p63

 p40

Neuroendocrine cell markers

 NSE

+

 Chromogranin A

±

 Synaptophysin

+

 CD56

+

Lymphoid markers

 CD3

 CD4

 CD5

 CD8

 CD20

 CD30 (Ki-1)

 CD45 (LCA)

 CD45RO (UCHL-1)

 CD79a

 PAX5

 EBER-1*

FRC markers

 Tenascin-C

 Prolyl 3-hydroxylase 1

 l-caldesmon

+

+

 Prolyl 4-hydroxylase 1

+

+

 Lysyl hydroxylase 3

+

+

 Transglutaminase II

+

+

 α-SMA

FDC markers

 CD23

 D2–40

 Clusterin

 CNA.42

 NGFR, low affinity

 CD21

 CD35

Histiocytic/dendritic cell markers

 CD1a

 CD11c

 Langerin

 DC-SIGN

 DC-LAMP

 CD83

 DEC205

 S-100

 CD68

 Fascin

+

+

 Factor XIIIa

Others

 Melan A

 HMB45

 Desmin

 Vimentin

+

+

 CD34

 CD117

 ALK

 EGFR

<  10%

20%

 p53

95%

80%

 Ki-67 (hot spot)

>  75%

15%

<  50%

  1. – negative, ± partially positive, + diffusely positive, PSA Prostate-specific antigen, NGFR Nerve growth factor receptor, FRC Fibroblastic reticular cell, FDC Follicular dendritic cell, EBER-1 (in situ hybridization) Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small RNA-1, ALK Anaplastic lymphoma kinase, EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor