Lack of correlation between DNA ploidy, Langerhans cell population and grading in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Autor: van Heerden WF; Department of Oral Pathology, University of Southern Africa, Medunsa., Raubenheimer EJ, van Rensburg EJ, le Roux R
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology [J Oral Pathol Med] 1995 Feb; Vol. 24 (2), pp. 61-5.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1995.tb01140.x
Abstrakt: This study was undertaken to determine the inter-observer reproducibility of the invasive cell grading method on oral squamous cell carcinomas and to correlate this with the DNA ploidy status and Langerhans cell (LC) population. Fifty formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks that contained both tumor and adjacent normal epithelium were randomly selected. DNA ploidy analysis was performed on a flow cytometer and the LC population was determined using an immunohistochemical technique with anti-S100 and anti-HLADR primary antibodies. The inter-observer correlation of the total malignancy score and individual morphologic features was highly significant. Thirty-two of the 50 tumors were graded as poorly differentiated and 18/50 as moderately differentiated. Thirteen of 25 poorly differentiated tumors had an aneuploid DNA content compared with 9/18 of the moderately differentiated group. No statistical differences in the LC counts between the poorly and moderately differentiated and aneuploid and diploid carcinomas were found. This study showed that the invasive cell grading method is reproducible but no correlation was found between the grading results and the ploidy status or LC count.
Databáze: MEDLINE