ORAL HIV-ASSOCIATED KAPOSI SARCOMA: A COMPARISON BETWEEN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY AND qPCR TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTION OF HHV8

Authors

  • Priscila Lie Tobouti School of dentistry University of São Paulo
  • Juliana Seo School of dentistry University of São Paulo
  • Michella Bezerra Lima State University of Amazon
  • Bruno Tavares Sedassari School of dentistry University of São Paulo
  • Norberto Nobuo Sugaya School of dentistry University of São Paulo
  • Fabio Daumas Nunes School of dentistry University of São Paulo
  • Suzana Cantanhede Orsini Machado Sousa School of dentistry University of São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2357-8041.clrd.2015.97224

Keywords:

Kaposi Sarcoma, polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry

Abstract

Objective: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of immunohistochemistry compared to real-time PCR (using a simple phenol-chloroform DNA extraction protocol) in the detection of HHV8 in small oral biopsies of Kaposi sarcoma. Also to validate the use of this DNA extraction protocol to extract HHV8 DNA.

Material and methods: Seventeen cases of oral KS were examined. Data including gender, age, and anatomic location were obtained from patient´s records and histological sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) were reviewed. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect HHV8 in lesions of interest, as well as real-time PCR.

Results: All the patients were HIV positive, the mean age was 35.5 years old, and the affected oral sites were palate (47%), gingiva (29.4%), tongue (11.8%), lip (5.9%), and oral floor (5.9%). Fifteen samples showed positive staining for HHV8 and only two samples were negative. The same results were observed using real-time PCR HHV8-DNA detection.

Relevance: Our findings suggest that immunohistochemistry is faster and cheaper to perform than real-time PCR and was shown to have similar levels of sensitivity and accuracy for detection of HHV8 even in small biopsies. Additionally DNA extraction using a non-commercial kit, as done in this study can further reduce the costs to a pathology service.

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Author Biographies

  • Priscila Lie Tobouti, School of dentistry University of São Paulo
    Oral Pathology department
  • Juliana Seo, School of dentistry University of São Paulo
    Oral Pathology department
  • Michella Bezerra Lima, State University of Amazon
    Pathology department
  • Bruno Tavares Sedassari, School of dentistry University of São Paulo
    Oral Pathology department
  • Norberto Nobuo Sugaya, School of dentistry University of São Paulo
    Oral Pathology and stomatology department
  • Fabio Daumas Nunes, School of dentistry University of São Paulo
    Oral Pathology department
  • Suzana Cantanhede Orsini Machado Sousa, School of dentistry University of São Paulo
    Oral Pathology department

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