ISSN:
1573-2568
Keywords:
GASTRIC CANCER
;
p53
;
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY
;
LYMPH NODE METASTASIS
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract For evaluation of the prognostic relevance ofp53 expression in gastric cancer, theimmunohistochemical tissue status of 133 primary gastriccancer patients was investigated for p53 expression andthe association between p53 tissue status andclinicopathological parameters was analyzed. P53immunoreactivity was detected in the nuclei of cancercells in 35 cases (26.3%). The nuclear p53immunoreaction was closely associated with tumor location, lymph nodemetastasis, and curability. Tumors with positive p53stain reactions frequently metastasized to lymph nodes(metastatic rate: 91.4%) in contrast to tumors with negative p53 stain reactivity (71.4%, P =0.021). Immunohistochemical analysis of primary gastriccancer appears to be an accurate and simple method ofscreening for p53 expression. In combination with common prognostic parameters, determination of p53tissue status might help to detect prognosticallyunfavorable subgroups of gastric cancerpatients.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018844008068
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