PGP 9.5 and cyclin D1 coexpression in cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas
Autor: | Efstratios Patsouris, Aikaterini Apostolaki, Eleftherios Ioannidis, Aikaterini Mastoraki, Kiriaki Aroni |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Keratinocytes
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Skin Neoplasms Cellular differentiation Cyclin B Perineural invasion Pathology and Forensic Medicine Immunoenzyme Techniques Cyclin D1 medicine Carcinoma Biomarkers Tumor Humans Neoplasm Invasiveness Peripheral Nerves Neoplasm Staging biology medicine.disease Prognosis Fluorescent Antibody Technique Direct biology.protein Cancer research Carcinoma Squamous Cell Immunohistochemistry Surgery Anatomy Skin cancer Epidermis Ubiquitin Thiolesterase Immunostaining |
Zdroj: | International journal of surgical pathology. 17(6) |
ISSN: | 1066-8969 |
Popis: | Background: squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) consists of altered keratinocytes, presents variable differentiation, inexorably progresses, and on occasion metastasizes. Objective: to investigate the biological activity of epidermal cells in SCCs by estimating the expression of PGP 9.5 and cyclin D1 using immunohistochemistry. Methods: the sample included 13 well-differentiated cases of cutaneous SCC (grade I), 12 moderately differentiated tumors (grade II), and 7 poorly differentiated lesions (grade III). Four cases belonged to the distinct entity of pseudoadenoid SCC. Results: PGP 9.5 expression was positively correlated with tumor stage ( P < .001) and potential perineural invasion ( P < .001), whereas cyclin D1 expression correlated inversely with the degree of cellular differentiation ( P < .001) and PGP 9.5 immunostaining ( P < .001). Conclusion: PGP 9.5 and cyclin D1 coexpression was closely associated with tumor aggressiveness and can be classified as a marker for predicting the outcome of resection-treated skin cancer patients. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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