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Table 3 Investigation of cases with discordant 90-gene expression signature results

From: 90-gene signature assay for tissue origin diagnosis of brain metastases

Case

Age

Gender

Resection

Grade

Immunohistochemistry

Reference diagnosis

Histology

Type prediction

1

53

Male

Cerebellum

Poorly differentiated

TTF-1(−), CK7(+), CK5/6(+), P63(+)

Lung

SCC

Neuroendocrine

2

75

Male

Cerebellum

Poorly differentiated

TTF-1(−), CK7(+), CK5/6(+), P63(−), CGA(−), CK(pan)(+), Ki-67(+), Syn(−)

Lung

SCC

Germ cell

3

57

Male

Cerebellum

Poorly differentiated

TTF-1(−), CK7(+), CK5/6(+), P63(+), CGA(−), CK(+), Syn(−), Napsin A(−), CDX2(−), CK20(−)

Lung

SCC

Urinary

4

62

Male

Cerebellum

Poorly differentiated

TTF-1(−), CK5/6(+), P63(−), GFAP(−), CK(pan)(+), Henatocyte(focal+), EBER(−), CDX2(−),

Lung

AC

Urinary

5

52

Male

Occipital lobe

Poorly differentiated

TTF-1(−), CK7(+), CK5/6(+), P63(+), GFAP(−), Vimentin(+), PR(−), EMA(focal+)

Lung

SCC

Urinary

  1. SCC squamous cell carcinomas, AC adenocarcinomas