Microvessel Density and Expression of p53 Protein in Skin Carcinoma: basal and squamous cell carcinoma

Basal cell carcinoma(BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are very prevalent neoplasms of the human skin. Ultraviolet radiation in sunlight is a well-established mutagen of the p53 gene and is one of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. The newly-formed vascular network is important for neoplasms to grow beyond a size of about 1 mm2. Recent reports have suggested the hypothesis that a mutant p53 protein is closely related with capillary density. Immumohistochemistry for p53 protein and CD34 was performed in 20 cases of BCCs and 14 SCCs to evaluated the relationship between p53 protein and capillary density. The results were as follows:1. The microvessels stained by CD34 were mainly located in the interface of tumor cells and stroma. 2. There was no difference in the microvessel density according to the histologic types and age of the patients, but a higher microvessel density was noted in male patients. 3. The aggressive BCCs and the less-differentiated SCCs showed higher p53 immunostaining. 4. The mean microvessel density of cases showing strong positive immunostaining of the p53 gene(54.73+/-17.75) was higher than that of others(39.75+/-18.30). These results suggested that p53 protein expression and microvessel density are not related to the histologic types and age of the patients, but that differentiation and biologic behavior such as the infiltrating property of tumors and the microvessel density are closely related to p53 protein expression.

The Classification of Nasal Bone Fractures by CT

The reduction of nasal bone fracture has been done by a simple procedure. The nasal bone fracture was not a serious problem and patients are usually treated as outpatients. However it is causing increased demand for medical services far cosmetic reasons. We studied the nasal bone fracture by retrospective analysis, it comprising 606 patients with nasal bone fractures in various accidents and treated of Chonnam University Hospital from March 1995 to February 1998. We reviewed and analyzed the medical records and facial bone CT scans of 606 patients. The following results were obtained. 1. The prevalent age group was in the third decade, the most common cause was traffic accidents, while nasal swelling, tenderness, nasal deviation and crepitation were examined 2. The classification of nasal bone fracture was done by facial bone CT. Class 1: Nasal tip depressed fracture(16%) Class 2: Displaced nasal bone fracture without depression(30%) Class 3: Displaces nasal bone fracture with depression(12%) Class 4: Comminuted nasal bone fracture (10%) Class 5: Simple fracture of nasal bone and frontal process of maxilla(14%) Class 6: Comminuted fracture of nasal bone and frontal process of maxilla(11%) Class 7: Nasal bone fracture without displacement(9%) .

Expression of Retinoblastoma Protein in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas and Basal Cell Carcinomas

There is increasing evidence that inactivation of tumor-suppressor genes can promote tumor growth. Retinoblastoma protein (pRb) is the product of the retinoblastoma gene located on chromosome 13q14. pRb negatively regulates cell growth when functioning normally. Mutational inactivation of the Rb gene has been observed in retinoblastomas, osteosarcomas and soft tissue sarcomas. Recently, several other human cancers have also been shown to carry abnormalities of the Rb gene. The potential role of the Rb gene in cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) and basal cell caicinomas (BCCs), has not been determined and was the focus of this study. Immunohistochemical expression of pRb in 16 cutaneous SCCs and 17 BCCs was examined. The expression of PCNA was studied in parallel to assess the cellular proliferation rate in these lesions. The pRb and PCNA immunoreactivity were localized to the nuclei of tumor cells. A few pRb and PCNA positive cells were seen in normal squamous epithelium, sebaceous glands, sweat glands and hair follicles. The loss of expression of pRb was seen in 3 of 16 SCCs(18.8%) and 6 of 17 BCCs (35.3%). PCNA immunoreactivity was slightly high in pRb-negative or lower-positive cases. PCNA immunoreactivity was similar to that produced by pRb in some cases. These results suggest that mutational inactivation of the Rb gene may be related to the carcinogenesis of cutaneous SCC and BCC, though the frequency is relatively low.

The development of the articular disk of human distal radioulnar joint / 체질인류학회지

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