CD44 expression in benign and malignant nevomelanocytic lesions

Human Pathology
C J LeighZ B Argenyi

Abstract

CD44 is an integral membrane glycoprotein that is a principal receptor for hyaluronan and plays a role in cell-extracellular matrix interactions. Recent studies of melanomas in mouse models have suggested that increased CD44 expression by these tumors may relate to metastatic potential. Immunohistochemical expression of CD44 (standard [s] and variant [v6]) in benign and malignant nevomelanocytic lesions was assessed in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue and was correlated with histological parameters and prognostic factors. Cases included benign nevi (three junctional, four compound, five intradermal, five blue, six Spitz, one deep penetrating), architecturally disordered (dysplastic) nevi (three, and primary (22) and metastatic melanomas (eight). All of the benign lesions showed diffuse and essentially uniform membrane staining of CD44s in nevomelanocytic cells, regardless of lesion size, depth, or extent of dermal involvement. In contrast, semiquantitative analysis (0 to 3+) of the primary melanomas showed heterogeneous and decreased staining of CD44s, which inversely correlated with lesion size (-0.569) and depth of invasion (-0.622 and -0.617 for Breslow's depth and Clark's level, respectively). These results were sig...Continue Reading

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