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OBJECTIVE@#To determine the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and their receptor in nasal inverted papillomas (NIP) and to clarify the function of VEGF in the occurrence of NIPs and the correlation with malignant phenotype.@*METHOD@#VEGF and its receptor (flk-1), expression were examined by immunohistochemistry using LSAB method in sections of NIP from 48 patients and squamous carcinoma from 8 patients.@*RESULT@#All the epithelium together with the adjacent vascular and stroma,expressed increased positive staining of VEGF and flk-1 with the degree of atypical hyperplasia in epithelium. The VEGF/flk-1 expression in epithelium was significantly stronger in severe atypical hyperplasia than that in mild atypical hyperplasia, and same in mild atypical hyperplasia than in NIPs (P<0.01).@*CONCLUSION@#VEGF/flk-1 participate in the growth of NIPs. The enhanced VEGF/flk-1 in the epithelium may be identified as one of the parameters in judging malignant transformation of NIPs.
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Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell , Genetics , Metabolism , Pathology , Nose Neoplasms , Genetics , Metabolism , Pathology , Papilloma, Inverted , Genetics , Metabolism , Pathology , Prognosis , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A , Genetics , Metabolism , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 , Genetics , MetabolismABSTRACT
Objective To examine HOXA11,ER and PR expression in human endometrial hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma.Methods The immunohistochemistry was applied to analyze the level of HOXA11、ER and PR expression in the proliferative endometria,simple hyperplasia and endometrial adenocarcinoma.Results The expression level of HOXA11 in the endometrial hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma was significantly higher than that of proliferative endometrium(P
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Objective To determine the expression of C met protein and microvessel density (MVD) in benign and malignant breast diseases and the relation with the prognosis of the patients. Methods Expression of C met and MVD were detected by immunohistochemical SP method in the histologic sections of 20 benign hyperplasia patients and 70 breast cancer patients. Results Stain of C met was located in the membrane or cytoplasm of epithelia cells.In the benign breast hyperplasia, C met expression was 100%. The stain intensity in breast cancer was stronger than that in the benign hyperplasia, but not statistical significance. The expression of C met was higher in TNM stage Ⅲ cancer than that in stage ⅠandⅡcancer. The stronger expression of C met showed higher MVD and obviously lower survival rate . Coxregression indicated C met and microvessel were prognosis factors. Conclusions C met is expressed in benign and malignant breast disease, C met and MVD are related with survival rate of breast cancer patients , so they are valuable prognosis indicators of breast cancer patients.