Immunohistochemical Expression of p53, E-cadherin, and nm23 Proteins in Metastatic Carcinoma of Neck Lymph Node and Corresponding Primary Carcinoma
Korean Journal of Pathology
;
: 615-624, 2000.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to evaluate the immunohistochemical expressions of p53, E-cadherin, and nm23 proteins in 114 cases of metastatic carcinoma of the neck lymph node (MTLNCA) and corresponding primary carcinoma (PRCA). The positive expressions of p53, E-cadherin, and nm23 proteins were 62.3%, 58.8% and 64.0%, respectively in PRCA, and 40.4%, 38.6%, and 43.9%, respectively in MTLNCA with significant down-regulation from PRCA to MTLNCA (p<0.05). The down-regulation was correlated with female gender, moderate and poor differentiation, and adenocarcinoma in p53 protein, female gender, respiratory and gastrointestinal carcinoma in E-cadherin protein, and female gender, respiratory carcinoma, moderate differentiation, and squamous cell carcinoma in nm23 protein (p<0.05). There was no significant relationship among expressions of p53, E-cadherin, and nm23 proteins (p<0.05). In conclusion, these results suggest that the expressions of p53, E-cadherin, and nm23 proteins seem to be down-regulated from PRCA to MTLNCA and this down-regulation may play a role in invasion and metastasis.
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Main subject:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Adenocarcinoma
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Cadherins
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Down-Regulation
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Lymph Nodes
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Neck
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pathology
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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