Department of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX.
Am J Clin Pathol. 2019 May 3;151(6):542-550. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqz003.
To determine the utility of phosphohistone H3 (PHH3) mitotic count (MC) in grading follicular lymphoma (FL).
FL cases were identified (2005-2017). Three hematopathologists recorded their average Ki-67 proliferation index, MC/high-power field (hpf) using PHH3 and H&E stains, and number of centroblasts/hpf. Results were assessed for correlations and interobserver variability.
Forty-three cases of FL were studied. PHH3 MC resulted in the strongest correlation to grade (r = 0.701, P < .0001) compared with Ki-67 proliferation index (PI) (r = 0.681, P < .0001) and H&E MC (r = 0.536, P = .0002) and the strongest linear relationship to centroblast count (R2 = 0.453). Agreement among pathologists was strongest for PHH3 (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.86) followed by Ki-67 PI (ICC = 0.85) and H&E MC (ICC = 0.78).
PHH3 correlates best to histologic grade and has less interobserver variability compared with Ki-67 PI and H&E MC. These results support using PHH3 as an adjunct in FL grading.
确定磷酸组蛋白 H3(PHH3)有丝分裂计数(MC)在滤泡性淋巴瘤(FL)分级中的应用价值。
鉴定了 FL 病例(2005-2017 年)。三位血液病理学家记录了他们使用 PHH3 和 H&E 染色的平均 Ki-67 增殖指数、MC/高倍镜视野(hpf)和中心母细胞数/hpf。评估结果的相关性和观察者间变异性。
研究了 43 例 FL 病例。与 Ki-67 增殖指数(PI)(r=0.681,P<.0001)和 H&E MC(r=0.536,P=.0002)相比,PHH3 MC 与分级的相关性最强(r=0.701,P<.0001),与中心母细胞计数的线性关系最强(R2=0.453)。病理学家之间的一致性以 PHH3 最强(组内相关系数[ICC]=0.86),其次是 Ki-67 PI(ICC=0.85)和 H&E MC(ICC=0.78)。
与 Ki-67 PI 和 H&E MC 相比,PHH3 与组织学分级相关性最好,观察者间变异性最小。这些结果支持将 PHH3 作为 FL 分级的辅助手段。