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J Clin Pathol 53:206-211 doi:10.1136/jcp.53.3.206

Value of A103 (melan-A) immunostaining in the differential diagnosis of ovarian sex cord stromal tumours

Table 1

A103 immunoreactivity of sex cord stromal tumours and potential histological mimics

Sex cord stromal tumours Number stained/ number tested Histological mimics Number stained/ number tested
*Occasional immunoreactive stromal cells present in two endometrioid carcinomas, one undifferentiated carcinoma, and one metastatic carcinoid tumour.
Primary AGCT 8/18 Primary carcinoma:
–Endometrioid 0/8*
Metastatic AGCT 2/3 –Undifferentiated 0/6*
JGCT 2/2 Metastatic carcinoma 0/13
Sertoli cell tumour 1/1 Carcinoid tumour 0/4*
SLCT 5/7 Malignant lymphoma 0/4
Unclassified sex cord stromal tumour 0/2 Endometrioid stromal sarcoma 0/3
Gonadoblastoma 0/2 Ovarian tumour of probable Wolffian origin 2/2
SCTAT 0/1 Small cell carcinoma 0/1
Steroid cell tumour 2/2 Desmoplastic small cell tumour 0/1
Thecoma/fibrothecoma 3/5 Melanoma 1/1
Sclerosing stromal tumour 2/2 Primitive neuroectodermal tumour 0/1

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