Abstract
Immunocytochemistry (ICC) is an advanced diagnostic technique used in the field of veterinary cytology. We recently developed a rapid ICC method for the detection of cytokeratin and vimentin in dogs, which helps to determine whether tumor cells are of epithelial or nonepithelial origin. However, the diagnostic value of this rapid ICC method in neoplastic diseases of dogs has not been assessed yet. The aim of the present study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of rapid ICC compared to standard immunohistochemistry (IHC). Air-dried smear samples and formalin-fixed paraffin sections were prepared from tumors excised from dogs (n=30). Immunosignals for cytokeratin and vimentin were detected in smear samples by rapid ICC, and in paraffin sections by standard IHC. Signals in smear samples detected by rapid ICC were compared with positive staining in paraffin sections detected by standard IHC and analyzed for statistical significance (kappa statistic). Rapid ICC detected specific immunosignals in 25/30 cases (83.3%), and nonspecific signals were detected in 5/30 cases. Statistical analysis revealed fair agreement in epithelial tumors (n=16) with cytokeratin (κ=0.236) and vimentin (κ=0.294). In nonepithelial tumors (n=14), almost perfect agreement was demonstrated with cytokeratin (κ=0.857) and vimentin (κ=0.857). The rapid ICC method can be a useful tool for the diagnostic cytology of neoplastic tissues in dogs.
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