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Molecular markers (c-erbB-2, p53) in breast cancer.
oleh: Piotr Zukrowski, Zygmunt Grzebieniak, Jerzy Rudnicki, Michał Jeleń, Anil Kumar Agrawal, Ewa Nienartowicz
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Diterbitkan: | Via Medica 2009-01-01 |
Deskripsi
The aim of our study was to evaluate the correlation between clinical characteristics, histopatologic features and c-erbB-2 as well as p53 expression in cancer tissues. Breast cancer tissue was obtained from 184 female subjects with primary breast cancer. According to hormonal status patients were divided into two groups - 64 belonged to the premenopausal group and 120 to postmenopausal group. Each patient underwent mammectomy and axillary lymphadenectomy. c-erbB-2 protooncogene was detected in 54% cases, and was correlated with infiltrating type of cancer growth, as well as larger tumor size. The presence of p53 antioncogene was observed only in 33% of cases, mainly in infiltrating duct carcinomas. The incidence of c-erbB-2 and p53 positive cases was higher among subjects, whose ultrasound and mammography revealed malignancy. There was no correlation found between of c-erbB-2 expression and axillary lymph nodes involvement It seems probable, that c-erbB-2 and p53 status of cancer tissue may prove to be useful in assessment of the level of biological aggressiveness in breast carcinomas and hence can be used as a prognostic factor.