Research Article

HER2 Protein Overexpression and Gene Amplification in Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder

Table 2

HER2 IHC and FISH results.

CaseComponentHER2 IHCHER2 gene
amplification
HER2/CEP17ā€‰ ratioAverage HER2ā€‰
copy number

1PPositive (3+)Positive5.820.0
CONVPositive (3+)Positive3.039.0

2PPositive (3+)Positive3.619.8
MPPositive (3+)Positive2.29.0
CONVPositive (3+)Positive2.137.5

3PNegative (0)Positive2.064.9
CONVNegative (0)Negative1.272.0

4PEquivocal (2+)Equivocal1.814.9

5PPositive (3+)Negative1.683.5

6PPositive (3+)Equivocal1.614.5
CONVPositive (3+)Negative1.073.2

P, plasmacytoid component; CONV, conventional component; MP, micropapillary component.