Research Article

Uroplakin II Expression in Breast Carcinomas Showing Apocrine Differentiation: Putting Some Emphasis on Invasive Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinoma as a Potential Mimic of Urothelial Carcinoma at Metastatic Sites

Table 3

Summary of immunoreactivity of IPLC, cILC, AC, and AM for each immunohistochemical marker used in this study.

ScoreUroplakin IIGATA3p63p40CK7CK2034βE12GCDFP-15

IPLC ()
 3+3 (50%)5 (83%)0021 (100%)021 (100%)21 (100%)
 2+2 (33%)1 (17%)000000
 1+1 (17%)02 (33%)2 (33%)0000
 0004 (67%)4 (67%)021 (100%)00
cILC ()
 3+010 (100%)0010 (100%)010 (100%)0
 2+00000001 (10%)
 1+001 (10%)1 (10%)0006 (60%)
 010 (100%)09 (90%)9 (90%)010 (100%)03 (30%)
AC ()
 3+5 (50%)5 (50%)0010 (100%)0010 (100%)
 2+2 (20%)3 (30%)000000
 1+3 (30%)2 (20%)000000
 00010 (100%)10 (100%)010 (100%)10 (100%)0
AM ()
 3+5 (100%)0005 (100%)005 (100%)
 2+00000000
 1+01 (20%)000000
 004 (80%)5 (100%)5 (100%)05 (100%)5 (100%)0

IPLC: invasive pleomorphic lobular carcinoma; cILC: classic invasive lobular carcinoma; AC: apocrine carcinoma; AM: apocrine metaplasia.