ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the correlations between Annexin A1 protein expression and clinicopathological character-istics in carcinoma of papillary thyroid.Methods The different expressions of annexin A1 in papillary thyroid tissue and para-cari-noma tissue were investigated by immunohistochemistry.Results Among 69 samples tissues of papillary thyriod carcinoma,the positive rate of annexin A1 was higher than that of 69 para-carcinoma tissues(88.41%vs .8.69%),there was a significant difference (P <0.05).Furthermore,the expression of annexin A1 was correlation with the lymph node metastasis and tumor size,which was higher in ≥1 cm diameter of tumor(P <0.05).Conclusion High AnnexinA1 positive expression in papillary thyroid cancer tissues is associated with tumor malignant progression,which might be a valuable predictor and potential target for the diagnosis and treat-ment of papillary thyroid carcinoma.