Research Article

Endometrial Tumor Classification by Histomorphology and Biomarkers in the Nurses’ Health Study

Table 2

Biomarker expression by histotype.
(a) Reportable marker results in 360 tumors studied

Immunomarker, scored results
AMACRARID1AHNF1BERGATA3Napsin AP16P53PAX2PAX8PRPTEN
POSNEGPOS>10%POSPOSPOSMutantNEGPOS>10%NEG

Total cases stained360360360360360360360360360360360360
Total excluded19231912201610413241652
Total # informative341337341348340344350356347336344308
Total # abnormal48115573001663737253282264124
% abnormal14.134.116.786.24.71.710.610.472.983.976.740.3

(b) Distribution of reportable marker results, by tumor histotype

HistotypeImmunomarker scored results, informative cases % (/total)
AMACRARID1AHNF1βERGATA3Napsin AP16P53PAX2PAX8PRPTEN

Endometrioid13.4% (40/299)37.2% (110/296)13.7% (41/299)92.7% (281/303)3.3% (10/299)0% (0/302)4.2% (13/306)3.9% (12/311)75.5% (228/302)82.7% (243/294)85.1% (256/301)43.4% (116/267)
Serous5.3% (1/19)5.6% (1/18)31.6% (6/19)55% (11/20)15.8% (3/19)0% (0/19)70% (14/20)73.7% (14/19)55% (11/20)95% (19/20)26.3% (5/19)11.8% (2/17)
Carcinosarcoma8.3% (1/12)16.7% (2/12)33.3% (4/12)30.8% (4/13)16.7% (2/12)8.3% (1/12)66.7% (8/12)35.7% (5/14)76.9% (10/13)81.8% (9/11)15.4% (2/13)25% (3/12)
Clear cell carcinoma83.3% (5/6)0% (0/6)66.7% (4/6)33.3% (2/6)16.7% (1/6)66.7% (4/6)0% (0/6)50% (3/6)33.3% (2/6)100% (6/6)16.7% (1/6)16.7% (1/6)
Mixed type20% (1/5)40% (2/5)40% (2/5)33.3% (2/6)0% (0/4)20% (1/5)33.3% (2/6)50% (3/6)33.3% (2/6)100% (5/5)0% (0/5)33.3% (2/6)

Percentages are calculated for each marker (columns) by histotype (rows). Scorable results only, noninformative cases excluded.