A study on expression pattern of cyclooxygenase-2 in carcinoma of cervix.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2011 Oct-Dec 54(4): 695-699
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in English
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| ID: sea-142094
ABSTRACT
Objective:
The purpose of the present study was to determine the differential expression pattern of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in patients of carcinoma of uterine cervix and its correlation with tumor differentiation and lymphovascular invasion. Materials andMethods:
Seventy (70) cases of cervical carcinoma were included (20 in-situ, 42 invasive squamous cell, and 8 cases of adenocarcinoma). Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections were stained by Hematoxylin and Eosin. Immunohistochemistry for COX-2 were performed on these blocks.Results:
A higher expression of COX-2 was seen in invasive squamous cell carcinoma than in in-situ carcinoma (P = 0.002). Five out of eight cases of adenocarcinoma showed strong positivity for COX-2 antibody. Among the histopathological correlates, tumor differentiation did not show a positive correlation (P = 0.717), while lymphovascular invasion was associated with positive staining in majority of the cases (P = 0.001).Conclusion:
Expression of COX-2 is more in cases of invasive than in in-situ carcinoma. Adenocarcinomas showed a strong expression of COX-2. A positive association of COX-2 expression and the presence of lymphovascular emboli were found in the present study. COX-2 inhibitors need to be studied as a therapeutic adjunct for the treatment of carcinoma cervix.
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Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Carcinoma
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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Cervix Uteri
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Adult
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Gene Expression Profiling
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Cyclooxygenase 2
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Histocytochemistry
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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