Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 10, Pages 1562-1569Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181ac675b
Keywords
pancreatic endocrine tumor; KIT; CK19
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Prediction of the biologic behavior of pancreatic endocrine tumor (PET) without local invasion or metastasis is often difficult. The 2004 World Health Organization (WHO) classification uses size, angioinvasion, mitotic activity, and Ki-67 index as prognostic criteria. Recently, cytokeratin 19 (CK 19) was shown to be another prognostic marker, but the mechanism by which CK 19 predicts prognosis is unknown. As CK 19 is the first cytokeratin expressed in all epithelial cells in fetal pancreas, we sought to test expression of other markers of islet cell differentiation including KIT, Pdx-1. Pax4, and Pax6 in PET and correlation of these markers with clinical behavior. Clinical information and histology was reviewed in 97 PETs. All tumors were classified according to WHO criteria and a tumor, node, and metastases stage system. Immunohistochemistry was performed using antibodies to Ki-67, KIT, CK 19, Pdx-1, Pax4, and Pax6. Associations of clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical features with prognosis were evaluated using Cox proportional hazards regression models. WHO and tumor, node, and metastases classifications, mitotic counts and Ki-67 labeling, infiltrative border, necrosis, perineural invasion, extrapancreatic extension, tumor size, and positive CK 19 and KIT expression were significantly associated with death from disease in a univariate setting. In multivariate analysis, only WHO criteria and KIT expression were shown to be independent. An immunohistochemical classification system was derived from a combination of KIT and CK 19 expression: low risk (KIT-/CK 19-), intermediate risk (KIT-/CK 19+), and high risk (KIT+/CK 19+). Survival, metastases, and recurrence of PET were significantly different among the 3 groups. These results indicate that KIT is a new and independent prognostic marker for PETs. The classification system derived from KIT and CK 19 was able to predict clinical behavior of PET.
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