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Immunohistochemical study of cytokeratin expression in nevus sebaceous

Ichiro Kurokawa, Keisuke Nishimura, Keiichi Yamanaka, Kenichi Isoda, Yoshiki Taniguchi, Daisuke Tsuruta, Airo Tsubura, Hitoshi Mizutani

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BACKGROUND: The histogenesis of nevus sebaceous (NS) is unclear. METHODS: To elucidate the histogenesis of NS, cytokeratin (CK) profiles were examined immunohistochemically using 10 anti-keratin antibodies in the three stages of NS. RESULTS: In the first stage, stratified differentiated keratins (CK1 and 10) were reduced, and basal keratin (CK14) was increased in the epidermis and primitive follicular structure (PFS). In the second stage, in addition to reduced CK1 and CK10 expressions and increased CK14 expression, CK17 expression was strongly expressed in the sebaceous ducts in proportion to the development of sebaceous gland. In the third stage, CK14, CK17 and CK19 were expressed in secondary tumors. CK16 was not detected throughout all stages of NS. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that NS is not hyperproliferative but involves hamartomatous differentiation with undifferentiated keratins.

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BACKGROUND: The histogenesis of nevus sebaceous (NS) is unclear. METHODS: To elucidate the histogenesis of NS, cytokeratin (CK) profiles were examined immunohistochemically using 10 anti-keratin antibodies in the three stages of NS. RESULTS: In the first stage, stratified differentiated keratins (CK1 and 10) were reduced, and basal keratin (CK14) was increased in the epidermis and primitive follicular structure (PFS). In the second stage, in addition to reduced CK1 and CK10 expressions and increased CK14 expression, CK17 expression was strongly expressed in the sebaceous ducts in proportion to the development of sebaceous gland. In the third stage, CK14, CK17 and CK19 were expressed in secondary tumors. CK16 was not detected throughout all stages of NS. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that NS is not hyperproliferative but involves hamartomatous differentiation with undifferentiated keratins.

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BACKGROUND: The histogenesis of nevus sebaceous (NS) is unclear. METHODS: To elucidate the histogenesis of NS, cytokeratin (CK) profiles were examined immunohistochemically using 10 anti-keratin antibodies in the three stages of NS. RESULTS: In the first stage, stratified differentiated keratins (CK1 and 10) were reduced, and basal keratin (CK14) was increased in the epidermis and primitive follicular structure (PFS). In the second stage, in addition to reduced CK1 and CK10 expressions and increased CK14 expression, CK17 expression was strongly expressed in the sebaceous ducts in proportion to the development of sebaceous gland. In the third stage, CK14, CK17 and CK19 were expressed in secondary tumors. CK16 was not detected throughout all stages of NS. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that NS is not hyperproliferative but involves hamartomatous differentiation with undifferentiated keratins.

Key concepts: Histogenesis, Cytokeratin, Keratin, Sebaceous gland, Immunohistochemistry, Epidermis (zoology), Pathology, Keratin 5

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