The utility of P53 immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of Barrett's oesophagus with indefinite for dysplasia.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Barrett's oesophagus with indefinite for dysplasia (BE-IND) is a subjective diagnosis with a low interobserver agreement (IOA) among pathologists and uncertain clinical implications. This study aimed to assess the utility of p53 immunohistochemistry (p53-IHC) in assessing BE-IND specimens.

Methods and results

Archive endoscopic biopsies with a BE-IND diagnosis from two academic centres were analysed. First, haematoxylin and eosin-stained slides (H&E) were reviewed by four expert gastrointestinal (GI) pathologists allocated into two groups (A and B). After a washout period of at least 8 weeks, H&E slides were reassessed side-to-side with p53-IHC available. We compared the rate of changed diagnosis and the IOA for all BE grades before and after p53-IHC. We included 216 BE

SUBMITTER: Januszewicz W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9321087 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature