Nuclear morphometry and PCNA analysis of adenoma and carcinoma in gallbladder / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To make clear the relationship between adenoma,malignant transformation of ade- noma and carcinoma in gallbladder.Methodes The nuclear morphometry was performed with a TJTY-300 Auto- matic Image Analyser and PCNA was measured with immunohistochemisty in 25 cases of carcinoma,20 cases of adenoma and 3 cases of normal gallbladder.Results (1) Cell DNA content,atypia and PCNA index were in- creased gradually from the normal cell to dysplasia to malignant transformation of adenoma to carcinoma in gallblad- der;(2) Aneuploidy in gallbladder adenoma and PCNA index had significant relationship to the size of adenoma and gallstones (P