PMID- 33493384 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220224 LR - 20220224 IS - 1934-6638 (Electronic) IS - 1934-662X (Linking) VI - 129 IP - 7 DP - 2021 Jul TI - Fluorescence in situ hybridization detection of chromosome 22 monosomy in pleural effusion cytology for the diagnosis of mesothelioma. PG - 526-536 LID - 10.1002/cncy.22409 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is characterized by mutations in several genes, including cyclin-dependent kinase-inhibitor 2A/p16 in the 9p21 locus, BRCA1-associated protein 1 (BAP1), and neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) in the 22q12 locus. Recent studies indicate that fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) detects hemizygous loss of NF2 in tissue specimens of MPM. The authors investigated whether NF2 FISH, either alone or in combination with other diagnostic assays (9p21 FISH, methylthioadenosine phosphorylase [MTAP] immunohistochemistry [IHC], and BAP1 IHC), effectively distinguishes MPM cells from reactive mesothelial cells (RMCs) in cell blocks prepared from pleural effusions. METHODS: FISH assays were used to examine the deletion status of NF2 and 9p21, and IHC was used to determine the expression of MTAP and BAP1 in cell blocks from 54 cases with MPM and 18 cases with RMCs. RESULTS: Hemizygous NF2 loss (chromosome 22 monosomy or hemizygous deletion) showed 51.9% sensitivity (48.1% for chromosome 22 monosomy and 3.7% for hemizygous deletion) and 100% specificity in differentiating MPM cells from RMCs. Combinations of NF2 FISH, 9p21 FISH, and BAP1 IHC assays yielded greater sensitivity (98.1%) than any assay alone (9p21 FISH, 61.1%; MTAP IHC, 52.8%; or BAP1 IHC, 60.4%). The level of hemizygous NF2 loss in cell blocks positively correlated with that in corresponding tissues. Furthermore, to overcome cytologic specimen-specific challenges, FISH combined with cytokeratin AE1/AE3 immunofluorescence was necessary in 25.9% of MPM cases for FISH assessment of predominantly scattered MPM cells. CONCLUSIONS: NF2 FISH alone or in combination with other diagnostic assays effectively differentiates MPM cells from RMCs in cell blocks prepared from pleural effusions. CI - (c) 2021 American Cancer Society. FAU - Kinoshita, Yoshiaki AU - Kinoshita Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8872-8957 AD - Department of Pathology, Fukuoka University Hospital and School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital and School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Hamasaki, Makoto AU - Hamasaki M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2481-3888 AD - Department of Pathology, Fukuoka University Hospital and School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Matsumoto, Shinji AU - Matsumoto S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1566-4681 AD - Department of Pathology, Fukuoka University Hospital and School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Yoshimura, Masayo AU - Yoshimura M AD - Department of Pathology, Fukuoka University Hospital and School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Sato, Ayuko AU - Sato A AD - Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Tsujimura, Tohru AU - Tsujimura T AD - Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan. FAU - Kamei, Toshiaki AU - Kamei T AD - Pathology and Cytology Center, BML Group PCL Japan, Inc, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Kawahara, Kunimitsu AU - Kawahara K AD - Department of Pathology, Osaka Habikino Medical Center, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Iwasaki, Akinori AU - Iwasaki A AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fukuoka University Hospital and School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Nabeshima, Kazuki AU - Nabeshima K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0691-1222 AD - Department of Pathology, Fukuoka University Hospital and School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. LA - eng GR - the Research Center for Advanced Molecular Medicine, Fukuoka University/ GR - Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (#24590495)/the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science/ GR - (#171032)/the Central Research Institute of Fukuoka University/ PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210125 PL - United States TA - Cancer Cytopathol JT - Cancer cytopathology JID - 101499453 RN - 0 (BAP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16) RN - 0 (NF2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Neurofibromin 2) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Proteins) RN - EC 3.4.19.12 (Ubiquitin Thiolesterase) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics MH - Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22/*genetics MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 MH - Humans MH - *In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Mesothelioma, Malignant/*diagnosis/*genetics/pathology MH - *Monosomy/diagnosis/genetics/pathology MH - Neurofibromin 2/deficiency/genetics MH - *Pleural Effusion/diagnosis/genetics/pathology MH - *Pleural Neoplasms/diagnosis/genetics/pathology MH - Tumor Suppressor Proteins MH - Ubiquitin Thiolesterase OTO - NOTNLM OT - fluorescence in situ hybridization OT - immunohistochemistry OT - mesothelioma OT - methylthioadenosine phosphorylase OT - neurofibromatosis type 2 OT - pleural effusion cytology OT - reactive mesothelial cells EDAT- 2021/01/26 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/25 06:00 CRDT- 2021/01/25 17:18 PHST- 2020/12/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/09/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/25 17:18 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/cncy.22409 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Cytopathol. 2021 Jul;129(7):526-536. doi: 10.1002/cncy.22409. Epub 2021 Jan 25.