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JOURNAL OF CUTANEOUS PATHOLOGY
Volume 43, Issue 8, Pages 657-662Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/cup.12727
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adnexal; factor XIIIa; Muir-Torre syndrome; sebaceous carcinoma; sweat gland
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Background: Sebaceous proliferations are common and may be confused with other cutaneous neoplasms. Few useful or specific immunohistochemical markers for sebaceous differentiation are available. We incidentally observed strong factor XIIIa (Ventana clone AC-1A1 on Ventana Benchmark Ultra stainer) nuclear staining in normal sebaceous glands and hypothesized that this might be a useful marker in sebaceous proliferations. Methods: Immunohistochemistry for factor XIIIa (AC-1A1) was performed on seven sebaceous hyperplasias, eight sebaceous adenomas, five sebaceomas, seven sebaceous carcinomas. Results: Strong nuclear factor XIIIa (AC-1A1) staining was present in 100% of normal sebaceous glands, 100% of sebaceous hyperplasia, adenoma and carcinoma, and 80% of sebaceoma. Moderately or poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) (n=26) were also stained for factor XIIIa (AC-1A1); two showed focal strong staining (8%), but the remainder showed only weak or negative staining (92%). In contrast, factor XIIIa clones from Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA (EP3372) and Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA, USA (E980.1) were negative in sebocyte nuclei. Conclusions: We report the novel finding of consistent nuclear factor XIIIa (AC-1A1) staining in normal, hyperplastic and neoplastic sebocytes. Factor XIIIa (AC-1A1) is a highly sensitive marker of sebaceous differentiation. It may have potential clinical utility as a specific marker to distinguish sebaceous carcinoma from poorly differentiated SCC.
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