Histologic characteristics of insulinomas and gastrinomas
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in Virchows Archiv
- Vol. 371 (4) , 331-350
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00428053
Abstract
In a first step of our investigation the staining characteristics, especially the argyrophilia and metachromasia, of immunohistologically identified endocrine cells of the pancreatic islets and of the gastroduodenal mucosa were tested. These staining characteristics were then examined on insulinomas and gastrinomas. Contrary to normal B cells which generally react positively with aldehyde fuchsin and pseudoisocyanine but not argyrophilic with the Grimelius method, the neoplastic B cells give inconsistent results with conventional staining methods. Yet neoplastic B cells often show argyrophilic structures. Immunohistologically, most benign insulinomas are rich in insulin-containing cells, whereas in malignant types such cells are rare. The carcinomas, however, show a typical and distinct Grimelius argyrophilia. The tumor cells of gastrinomas are Grimelius argyrophilic and slightly metachromatic, as normal G cells, yet, contrary to A1 cells, they are only exceptionally stainable with the Hellerström method. Despite the great number of Grimelius positive tumor cells, generally only a few reacted with antigastrin serum. Nevertheless, the immunohistology is the most reliable method for the diagnosis of gastrinomas. Electron microscopic results are often difficult to interpret, since gastrinomas, as well as undifferentiated or malignant insulinomas, may predominantly contain atypical secretion granules. In einer ersten Untersuchungsserie werden die Färbeeigenschaften, insbesondere die Argyrophilie und Metachromasie, normaler endokriner, immunologisch identifizierter Zellen der Pankreasinsel und der Gastroduodenalmukosa untersucht. In einem zweiten Schritt werden diese Färbeeigenschaften an Insulinomen und Gastrinomen geprüft. Während die normalen B-Zellen mit Aldehydfuchsin und Pseudoisozyanin positiv und generell nicht argyrophil nach Grimelius reagieren, lassen sich die neoplastischen B-Zellen nur unregelmäßig mit den konventionellen Methoden anfärben. Sie enthalten aber häufig argyrophile Strukturen. Immunhistologisch kommen praktisch in allen gutartigen Insulinomen reichlich, in den metastasierenden Formen dagegen kaum insulinhaltige Zellen zur Darstellung. Die Malignome weisen jedoch eine besonders ausgeprägte Grimelius-Argyrophilie auf. Die Tumorzellen von Gastrinomen sind wie normale G-Zellen Grimelius-argyrophil, bzw. leicht metachromatisch und lassen sich nur ausnahmsweise wie A1-Zellen mit der Methode von Hellerström versilbern. Trotz der großen Zahl von Grimelius-positiven Tumorzellen reagieren meist nur wenige mit Antigastrinserum. Dennoch ist die Immunhistologie die zuverlässigste Methode für die Diagnose von Gastrinomen. Die Elektronenmikroskopie liefert dagegen oft schwer interpretierbare Resultate, da in Gastrinomen ähnlich wie in undifferenzierten oder malignen Insulinomen vorwiegend atypische Sekretgranula vorhanden Scin können.Keywords
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