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Fascin stain as a potential marker of invasiveness in carcinomas of the urinary bladder: a retrospective study with biopsy and cytology correlation.

Abstract
The evaluation of invasion in urothelial carcinomas of the urinary bladder cannot be determined on cytology and can be particularly challenging in biopsy cases with limited sampling. Recent studies of bladder resection specimens suggest that fascin overexpression may be a marker of aggressive urothelial carcinomas and can help facilitate the assessment of invasion. In this study, we evaluated urine cytology and corresponding biopsy specimens with proven invasive urothelial carcinoma for fascin expression by immunohistochemistry. Thirty-five patients diagnosed with positive urine cytology and biopsy-proven invasive urothelial carcinoma between January 2003 and February 2009 were identified. We found increased fascin expression in 100% (35/35) of SurePath™ urine cytology preparations as well as 100% (35/35) of corresponding biopsy cases with invasive urothelial carcinoma. On urine cytology, cytoplasmic fascin staining was moderate to intense in malignant tumor cell clusters and single cells and not observed in benign urothelial cells. Staining in biopsy cases was generally intense and cytoplasmic and present in both the invasive (100%) and noninvasive (31%) components of the lesion. These findings uphold the association of increased fascin expression in invasive urothelial carcinomas of the urinary bladder. We furthermore demonstrate that fascin staining can be performed successfully on SurePath™ urine cytology preparations in which increased fascin expression correlates with invasion on biopsy. While not a definitive marker of invasion, as it is observed in in situ carcinoma, we conclude that the utilization of fascin immunohistochemistry on urine cytology might serve as a useful adjunct in predicting invasiveness in subsequent biopsies.
AuthorsRyan McKnight, Cynthia Cohen, Momin T Siddiqui
JournalDiagnostic cytopathology (Diagn Cytopathol) Vol. 39 Issue 9 Pg. 635-40 (Sep 2011) ISSN: 1097-0339 [Electronic] United States
PMID20949550 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Chemical References
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • fascin
Topics
  • Biomarkers, Tumor (metabolism)
  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma (diagnosis, metabolism, pathology)
  • Carrier Proteins (metabolism)
  • Cell Nucleus (pathology)
  • Humans
  • Microfilament Proteins (metabolism)
  • Mucous Membrane (pathology)
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms (diagnosis, metabolism, pathology)

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