Expression of PTEN in endometrial carcinoma and its clinical significance / 重庆医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objectives:To study the expression of PTEN in endometrial carcinoma under different pathological factors and to discuss its relationshipwith the occurrence of endometrial carcinoma and the clinical significance.Methods:The expressions of PTEN in 40 cases of endometrial carcinoma,10 cases of atypical hyperplasia and 10 cases of normal endometria were examined by immunohistochemical method.Result:The positive staining rate of PTEN in endometrial carcinoma was 55.00%,and that in normal endometria was 100.00%.There was no obvious correlation between the expression of PTEN in endometrial carcinoma and different pathological factors such as clinical staging,depth of myometrial invasion and lymph node metastasis.Conclusion:The expression lack of PTEN exists in endometrial carcinoma,and PTEN has an important role in the occurrence of endometrial carcinoma.