p53,ras,c—erbB—2癌基因产物在大肠癌和大肠息肉中的表达

用ｐ５３，ｐ２１，ｐ１８５，通过免疫金银染色方法，对７８例大肠癌，１４例大肠息肉进行了检测。结果显示：大肠癌ｐ５３，ｐ２１，ｐ１８５的阳性率分别为５３．９％，４６．２％，５１．３％；大肠息肉仅有１４．３％（２／１４）显示ｐ１８５弱阳性。二者之间有显著性差。大肠癌旁正常粘膜上皮阳性率ｐ５３为０。ｐ２１２．６％，ｐ１８５５．１％，与其肿瘤区比较Ｐ＜０．０１；７８例大肠癌中，有３３例（４２．３％）ｐ２１     

大肠腺瘤与腺癌P21,P53,P185蛋白表达及ras,p53基因突变的检测

应用免疫组化及ＰＣＲ－ＲＦＬＰ法检测３０例大肠腺瘤、７４例大肠腺癌及癌旁粘膜Ｐ２１、Ｐ５３、Ｐ１８５蛋白表达及ｒａｓ、ｐ５３基因突变。结果表明，大肠腺瘤Ｐ２１、Ｐ５３蛋白阳性率（５３．３％，２７．６％）高于癌旁粘膜（Ｐ＜０．０１），二者过度表达与腺瘤恶性倾向有关。大肠腺癌Ｐ２１、Ｐ５３及Ｐ１８５蛋白阳性率（７２．９％，３７．８％，４７．２％）皆高于腺瘤Ｉ级不典型增生（Ｐ＜０．０１，Ｐ＜０．０５及Ｐ＜０．０５）。９例腺瘤，４０例腺癌存在两种以上蛋白表达，共同表达与腺瘤恶性倾向及腺癌预后有关。大肠腺瘤及腺癌ｒａｓ基因突变率分别为２６．７％及４１．９％，ｒａｓ基因突变与腺瘤恶性倾向有关。大肠腺瘤及腺癌ｐ５３基因２４８位点突变率分别为３．３％及１４．９％。６例腺癌存在两种基因突变，两种基因协同突变与大肠癌预后有关。提示ｒａｓ、ｐ５３及ｃ－ｅｒｂＢ－２基因改变均参与了大肠癌的发生、发展过程。     

p53、p21、p185蛋白表达与横纹肌肉瘤分化及预后的关系

目的研究ｐ５３、ｒａｓ和ｃ－ｅｒｂＢ－２癌基因蛋白产物ｐ２１、ｐ１８５在横纹肌肉瘤（ＲＭＳ）中的表达及其与ＲＭＳ的分型、分级和预后的关系。方法对确诊的５０例中的４１例有随访的ＲＭＳ用免疫组化ＡＢＣ法标记ｐ５３、ｐ２１、ｐ１８５蛋白，结果发现ｐ５３、ｐ２１、ｐ１８５在ＲＭＳ的阳性率分别为７２％、６８％、６０％，其阳性表达与年龄、性别和ＲＭＳ的组织类型差异无显著性（Ｐ＞０．０５）；但与分化程度有关，其中ｐ５３、ｐ２１在低分化ＲＭＳ的阳性率分别为８５％和８０％，显著高于高分化ＲＭＳ的４２．９％和２８．６％（Ｐ＜０．０５）；ｐ５３蛋白在有转移组ＲＭＳ的阳性率为８６．４％，显著高于无转移组６０．７％（Ｐ＜０．０５）；有随访的４１例病例中。存活１年的ｐ５３蛋白阳性率为８６．７％，显著高于３年的４１．７％（Ｐ＜０．０５）。结论ｐ５３、ｐ２１蛋白表达可作为肿瘤分化及恶性程度的评价指标，而ｐ５３更能反映肿瘤预后，是肿瘤预后差的重要指标之一。     

膀胱移行细胞癌P21,P185,p53蛋白表达及ras,p53基因突变的检测

为探讨基因的改变在膀胱移行细胞癌发生过程中的意义，应用免疫组织化学及聚合酶链反应－限制性片段长度多肽性法，检测１５０例膀胱移行细胞癌Ｐ２１、Ｐ１８５、ｐ５３蛋白表达以及５０例ｒａｓ、ｐ５３基因突变。结果表明：膀胱移行细胞癌Ｐ２１、Ｐ１８５、ｐ５３蛋白表达阳性率分别为５９．３％（８９例）、５５．３％（８３例）、２９．３％（４４例）。Ｐ２１、ｐ１８５蛋白表达阳性率与膀胱移行细胞癌分级呈负相关（Ｐ＜０．０５），ｐ５３蛋白表达与膀胱移行细胞癌分级呈正相关（Ｐ＜０．０１）。Ｐ２１、ｐ５３蛋白表达阳性率与预后呈显著相关，Ｐ２１与预后呈负相关。７３例膀胱移行细胞癌存在两种以上蛋白共同表达。膀胱移行细胞癌Ｈａ－ｒａｓ癌基因第１２位密码子突变１６例（３２％），ｐ５３基因突变９例（１８％），均为２４８位点突变。Ｈａ－ｒａｓ第１２位点突变随病理分级增高而增高，与膀胱移行细胞癌分级显著相关（Ｐ＜０．０５）。ｒａｓ基因、ｐ５３基因突变与预后显著相关（Ｐ＜０．０５）。ｒａｓ基因、ｐ５３基因突变患者死亡率高于无突变患者。４例膀胱移行细胞癌存在ｒａｓ基因及ｐ５３基因共同突变。     

c─erbB─2、ras p21及p53在大肠癌表达的免疫组化研究

对４８例大肠癌连续切片进行ｃ─ｅｒｂＢ─２、ｒａｓｐ２１及ｐ５３３种癌相关基因产物的免疫组化ＡＢＣ法及ＡＰＡＡＰ－ＩＧＳＳ双重标记研究，结果表明：（１）癌相关基因ｃ─ｅｒｂＢ─２、ｒａｓｐ２１和ｐ５３阳性表达率在癌组织分别为５０．２％（２５／４８）、４３．８％（２１／４８）和５４．２％（２６／４８）；癌旁粘膜分别为２５％（１２／４８）、１８．８（９／４８）和２０．８％（１０／４８）；而在＂正常＂结肠粘膜则分别为１２．５％（６／４８）、６．３％（３／４８）和０．（２）有２种以上癌相关基因产物同时表达者在癌组织中有２６例（５４．２％）．在癌旁粘膜有５例（１０．５％），而在正常粘膜则未见有２种癌相关基因同时表达，（３）癌组织中ｃ─ｅｒｂＢ─２＋ｐ２１、ｃ─ｅｒｂＢ─２＋ｐ５３、ｐ２１＋ｐ５３及ｃ─ｅｒｂＢ─２＋ｐ２１＋ｐ５３同时表达者分别为２．１％、１２．５％、１６．７％及２２．９％，（４）ＡＰＡＡＰ－ＩＧＳＳ双重免疫标记结果表明，单一癌细胞可同时表达２种癌基因产物。上述结果提示：ｃ─ｅｒｂＢ─２、ｒａｓｐ２１及ｐ５３可能与大肠病的发生有关，三者在大肠病的发生中可能起协同作用。     

大肠癌和腺瘤中的细胞凋亡及其调控基因表达

目的通过观察结、直肠腺癌和腺瘤中的细胞凋亡及其调控基因ｐ５３、ｂｃｌ－２的表达状态，探讨细胞凋亡及其调控基因在大肠上皮恶性转化进程的不同阶段中的作用。方法利用ＤＮＡ缺口末端标记技术和ｐ５３、ｂｃｌ－２蛋白免疫组化染色，原位观察３２例大肠绒毛状腺瘤和３３例大肠乳头状腺癌中的凋亡细胞和ｐ５３、ｂｃｌ－２蛋白阳性表达细胞的密度与分布，以１５例非肿瘤大肠粘膜做为对照。结果腺瘤和腺癌中的凋亡细胞密度均显著高于非肿瘤粘膜（Ｐ＜０．０１）；腺瘤高于腺癌（Ｐ＜０．０１）。ｐ５３和ｂｃｌ－２蛋白的表达率和表达强度，腺癌和腺瘤高于非肿瘤粘膜（Ｐ＜０．０１），腺癌的表达强度也高于腺瘤（Ｐ＜０．０５）。腺瘤中ｂｃｌ－２蛋白表达阳性组的凋亡细胞密度显著低于ｂｃｌ－２阴性组（Ｐ＜０．０１）。结论细胞凋亡调控异常在大肠癌发病中可能起重要作用。ｂｃｌ－２蛋白在腺瘤和腺癌中均可抑制细胞凋亡，而突变型ｐ５３蛋白可能仅在腺癌中起抑制细胞凋亡的作用。     

青年人大肠癌细胞p53蛋白表达和DNA的定量研究

目的：研究青年人大肠癌抑癌基因ｐ５３蛋白的表达和细胞ＤＮＡ含量。方法：采用流式细胞光度术（ＦＣＭ）。结果：青年组大肠癌细胞ＤＩ值（１．３０±０．１７）显著大于老年癌组（１．１０±０．０９）（Ｐ＜０．０１），且细胞增殖指数（ＰＩ）亦明显大于后者（２４．９％±６．５％ｖｓ２０．２％±４．７％）（Ｐ＜０．０５）。青年组大肠癌中ＤＮＡ异倍体癌发生率为８７．１％（２７／３１），而老年癌组仅为２８．６％（４／１４），两者之间差别有高度显著性（Ｐ＜０．００１）。ｐ５３蛋白表达量青年患者（ＦＩ＝１．３４±０．２６）显著大于老年患者（ＦＩ＝１．１５±０．２５）（Ｐ＜０．０１）。在青年大肠癌中，粘液癌和侵犯周围软组织者，其ｐ５３蛋白的阳性表达率（１００％，９５％）分别高于腺癌和浸润较浅者（６７％，５８％）（Ｐ＜０．０５），而且低分化癌和有局部淋巴转移者ｐ５３蛋白的表达阳性率（９３％，１００％）也较高、中分化癌和无局部淋巴结转移者（６９％，６８％）为高。结论：在ＤＮＡ水平上，青年大肠癌的恶性程度高于老年大肠癌；ｐ５３蛋白的高表达可能是造成青年大肠癌恶性度高的原因之一。     

p53、ras p21、c-erbB-2和nm23在肺癌组织中的表达

目的：探讨癌基因与肺癌临床病理特征及预后的关系。方法：应用免疫组化ＳＰ法对５８ 例肺癌行ｐ５３、ｒａｓｐ２１、ｃｅｒｂＢ２和ｎｍ２３ 的检测。结果：癌组织中阳性反应检出率分别为４６－６％ 、２４－１ ％ 、５０－０ ％ 和５３－４ ％ ,腺癌和差分化癌ｒａｓ ｐ２１ 、ｃｅｒｂＢ２表达高于鳞癌和分化好的癌（ Ｐ＜ ０－０５） ,术后长期生存患者ｒａｓｐ２１ 、ｃｅｒｂＢ２ 表达低于短期死亡患者（Ｐ＜ ０－０５ ,Ｐ＜ ０－０１）,吸烟患者ｒａｓ ｐ２１ 表达高于不吸烟患者（Ｐ＜ ０－０５） ,淋巴结癌转移阴性组ｎｍ２３ 表达高于淋巴结癌转移阳性组（ Ｐ＜ ０－０１）,ｐ５３ 与ｒａｓ ｐ２１、ｃｅｒｂＢ２ 阳性表达具有协同性（ Ｐ＜ ０－０５） 。结论：肺癌发生发展和转移与ｒａｓｐ２１ 、ｃｅｒｂＢ２ 的激活和ｐ５３ 、ｎｍ２３ 的失活密切相关,部分基因的改变存在协同性,ｒａｓ ｐ２１ 基因的激活与吸烟有关,ｒａｓ ｐ２１、ｃｅｒｂＢ２ 的检测对判断肺癌预后有价值。     

p-MAPK、cyclinD1和p53蛋白在大肠癌中的表达及其相关性

目的：检测ｐ－ＭＡＰＫ、ｃｙｃｌｉｎＤ１和ｐ５３蛋白在大肠癌中的表达，并探讨其相关性。方法：免疫组织化学Ｓ－Ｐ法。结果：１４０例大肠癌中ｐ－ＭＡＰＫ、ｃｙｃｌｉｎＤ１和ｐ５３蛋白的阳性表达率分别为９２．９％（１３０／１４０）、８７．１％（１２２／１４０）和６６．４％（９３／１４０）；５０例相应癌旁肠粘膜中阳性表达率分别为４．０％（２／５０）、６．０％（３／５０）和２．０％（１／５０）。三者阳性表达     

bcl-2、p53蛋白及PCNA表达与横纹肌肉瘤临床病理相关性研究

目的：研究横纹肌肉瘤（ＲＭＳ）中ｂｃｌ－２、ｐ５３、ＰＣＮＡ表达与其临床病理的相关性。方法：对５０例（随访４１例）横纹肌肉瘤进行免疫组化ＡＢＣ法标记。结果：ｂｃｌ－２、ｐ５３基因蛋白和ＰＣＮＡ，发现ｂｃｌ－２、ｐ５３、ＰＣＮＡ阳性表达率分别为２８％、７２％、７０％，其阳性表达与年龄、性别及不同组织类型的ＲＭＳ无关（Ｐ＞０．０５）。但与分化程度有关，ｐ５３、ＰＣＮＡ在低分化ＲＭＳ阳性率分别为８５％、９５％，显著高于高分化ＲＭＳ４２．８％和１４．３％（Ｐ＜０．０５），随访存活１年以内的ｐ５３、ＰＣＮＡ阳性率均为８６．７％，亦明显高于存活超过３年以上的阳性率３３．３％和４１．７％（Ｐ＜０．０５）。而ｂｃｌ－２在低分化ＲＭＳ阳性２０％显著低于高分化７１．４％（Ｐ＜０．０５），随访存活１年以内的阳性率１３．４％明显低于存活超过３年以上的４１．４％（Ｐ＜０．０５）。ｐ５３与ｂｃｌ－２阳性表达呈明显负相关，ｐ５３阳性率越高，而ｂｃｌ－２阳性率越低。结论：ＰＣＮＡ、ｐ５３、ｂｃｌ－２蛋白表达能比较准确地反映ＲＭＳ的生物学特性，ｐ５３、ｂｃｌ－２可作为肿瘤预后显著相关的有效指标。     

The correlation between expression of oncogene protein products p53, p21, p185 and cell differentiation and prognosis in rhabdomyosarcoma

OBJECTIVE: To study the correlation between expression of oncogene protein products p53, P21, p185 and histological type, cell differentiation and prognosis in rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). METHODS: 41 RMS cases which had follow-up material were selected for this study. Expression of protein products of oncogene p53, p21 and p185 were synchronously detected and compared by immunohistochemical ABC method. RESULTS: The positive rates for p53, p21 ras and P185 c-erbB-2 were 72%, 68% and 60% respectively. Positive expression did not relate to age, sex or RMS histological type, but related to the degree of RMS differentiation. The positive rate of p53 ad p21 ras in well differentiated cases were 42.9% and 28.6% while that of the poorly differentiated group was 85% and 80% respectively (P < 0.05). The psoitive rate of p53 in the RMS group with metastasis was 86.6%, significantly higher than that of the non-metastasized group, which was 66.7% (P < 0.05). There was a significant difference between those with one year survival, whose p52 positive rate was 86.7% and those who survived for more than 3 years, whose p53 positive rate was 47.1% (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the irregular expressions of p53 and p21 were related to tumor differentiation and the degree of malignancy. p53 positivity may indicate a poor prognosis.     

p53、p21~(WAF1)蛋白在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及其临床意义

目的　探讨原发性非小细胞肺癌中p5 3、p2 1WAF1蛋白表达与临床病理及预后的关系。方法　应用免疫组织化学 (SP法 )方法。共检测非小细胞肺癌 147例 ,其中腺癌 6 6例 ,鳞癌 6 3例 ,腺鳞癌 14例 ,大细胞癌 4例。结果　p5 3蛋白总阳性率为 6 1.2 % (90 / 147) ,腺癌为 5 7.6 % (38/ 6 6 ) ,鳞癌阳性率为 6 3.5 % (4 0 / 6 3) ,腺鳞癌为 71.4% (10 / 14) ,大细胞癌 2例阳性。p2 1WAF1蛋白总阳性率为40 1% (5 9/ 147) ,腺癌为 42 .4% (2 8/ 6 6 ) ,鳞癌为 41.3% (2 6 / 6 3) ,腺鳞癌 2 8.6 % (4 / 14) ,大细胞癌 1例阳性。肺腺癌p5 3蛋白阳性表达与其预后相关 ,6 6例腺癌中 ,生存率低于 3年组和高于 3年组的p5 3蛋白阳性率分别为 75 % (2 1/ 2 8)和 44 .7% (17/ 38) ,差异有显著性意义 (P <0 .0 2 5 )。p2 1WAF1阳性表达与肺癌预后有关 ,p2 1WAF1阳性表达者 3年生存率 (6 4.4% )高于阴性表达者 (4 6 .6 % ) (P <0 .0 5 )。p5 3阳性而p2 1WAF1阴性的非小细胞肺癌患者的预后比p5 3阴性而p2 1WAF1阳性者差 (P <0 .0 1)。结论　检测p5 3蛋白表达可作为判断肺腺癌预后的指标之一 ;检测p2 1WAF1蛋白表达有利于对非小细胞肺癌预后的判断 ;联合检测p5 3、p2 1WAF1蛋白对判断非小细胞肺癌的预后有重要的意义 ,似可作     

p^53,p^21^WAF1蛋白在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及其临床意义

目的 探讨原发性非小细胞肺癌中的ｐ＾５３、ｐ＾２１＾ＷＡＦ１蛋白表达与临床病理及预后的关系。方法 应用免疫组织化学（ＳＰ法）方法。共检测非小细胞肺癌１４７例,其中腺癌６６例,鳞癌６３例,腺鳞癌１４例,大细胞癌４例。结果 ｐ＾５３蛋白总阳性率为６１．２％（９０／１４７）,腺癌为５７．６％（３８／６６）,鳞癌阳性率为６３．５％（４０／６３）,腺鳞癌为７１．４％（１０／１４）,大细胞癌２例阳性,ｐ＾２１     

Expression of EGF, EGF-receptor, p53, v-erb B and ras p21 in colorectal neoplasms by immunostaining paraffin-embedded tissues

Immunohistochemical studies were performed to clarify the significance of the expression or overexpression of epidermal growth factor (EGF), EGF-receptor (EGFR), p53, v- erb B, ras p21 in 23 cases each of tubular adenoma and adenocarcinoma. The expression of EGF, EGFR, p53, v- erb B, and ras p21 in paraffin-embedded tissues, from 46 patients with colorectal tumors (adenoma: 23 cases; 14 mild dysplasia, six moderate dysplasia, three severe dysplasia, adenocarcinoma: 23 cases; 17 well differentiated, two moderately differentiated, three poorly differentiated, one mucinous carcinoma was analyzed immunohistochemically using anti-EGF, EGFR, p53, v- erb B and ras p21 antibodies. The EGF and ras p21 tended to express more strongly in carcinoma cases than in the adenoma cases, and in severe and moderate dysplasia than in mild dysplasia (EGF: stained positive in five adenomas [21.74%] and 17 adenocarcinomas [73.91%]; ras p21: stained positive in six adenomas [26.09%] and 14 adenocarcinomas [60.87%]. The EGFR stained positive in two adenomas (8.70%) and two adenocarcinomas (8.70%). The p53 and v- erb B showed positive staining only in the carcinoma cases (p53: stained positive in four cases [17.39%]; v- erb B: stained positive in eight cases [34.78%]). This study suggests that these factors seem to have some role in the progression of colon neoplasms. It suggests that genetic alteration is not always equal to the overexpression of protein products, but that it reflects them well, and that the staining makes some contribution to differential diagnosis in colorectal neoplasms.     

HPV16,18E6蛋白与p21ras,p53在食管癌组织中表达

采用ＳＰ免疫组化法对５２例食管鳞状细胞癌和３０例食管粘膜慢性炎（对照组）进行高危ＨＰＶ１６、１８Ｅ_６和ｐ２１ｒａｓ、ｐ５３癌基因产物的检测。结果表示：鳞癌组中Ｅ_６的阳性率为６７．３１％，与对照组相比差异有极显著性（Ｐ＜０．００１），其中Ｅ_６与ｐ５３呈双阳性者为５５．７７％（２９／５２）、８９．６６％（２６／２９），显示两者阳性着色出现在部分相同区域同一癌细胞核内（似表明Ｅ_６可与ｐ５３结合形成复合物从而导致野生型ｐ５３的降解）。本组ｐ２１ｒａｓ与ｐ５３、ｐ５３与Ｅ_６的阳性表达均具相关性（Ｐ＜０．０５）。提出ＨＰＶ１６、１８感染与本地区食管癌病因学密切相关，Ｅ_６抗体是诊断ＨＰＶ１６、１８感染的良好标记。     

The clinicopathologic significance of p53 and p21 expression in the surgical management of lingual squamous cell carcinoma

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinicopathologic significance of p53 and p21 expression in lingual squamous cell carcinomas. Immunohistochemical staining was performed with p53 and p21 monoclonal antibodies on surgical specimens from 87 patients who underwent primary surgical treatment for lingual carcinoma between 1976 and 1996. We found positive expression of p53 in 45 (52%) of 87 cases and of p21 in 49 (56%) of 87 cases. There was no correlation of p53 and p21 expression with cancer stage, T stage, nodal metastasis, and tumor grade. Univariate analysis revealed that p21 expression, tumor stage, T stage, and nodal stage were significant prognostic factors for survival. However, only p21 expression and tumor stage were significant independent prognostic factors for survival in a multivariate Cox regression analysis. Overexpression of p21 but not p53 has prognostic value for survival in the surgical treatment of lingual carcinomas. The combination of stage with p21 expression is recommended for evaluation of prognosis and for management planning.     

p53基因蛋白异常表达在胃癌中的意义

目的：探讨ｐ５３基因表达异常的意义。方法：用免疫组织化学方法研究ｐ基因蛋白在胃癌中的表达。结果：７２例胃腺癌中３６例阳性，高分化腺癌和低分化腺癌Ｐ５３阳性率明显高于粘液，不同浸润深度的癌细胞与癌细胞Ｐ５３阳性程度有关，在淋巴结转移组和无转移组间Ｐ５３阳性率和阳性程度均无程度差异。病人的生存时间与Ｐ５３阳性我明显的相关性，癌旁肠上皮化生和异型增生腺体全部为阴性。结论．Ｐ５３异常 表达是细胞癌变的标志     

A combination analysis of p53 and p21 in gastric carcinoma as a strong indicator for prognosis

We studied p53 and p21 expression simultaneously in gastric carcinoma tissues to investigate the clinical significance of p53-p21 pathway in this disease. One hundred sixty-four primary gastric carcinoma specimens were immunohistochemically stained for p53 and p21 protein, and clinicopathological features of the cases were examined. P53 was stained negatively, while p21 was stained positively in each normal stomach epithelium. P53, and p21 positive staining was observed in 82 (50%) and 61 (37.2%) tumors, respectively. Unexpectingly, no correlation was found between p53 and p21 staining status. Tumors demonstrating preserved p53-p21 pathway [p53(-)/p21(+)], observed in 20.1% of the tumors, displayed less aggressive characteristics, and no recurrent disease after curative resection. While tumors demonstrating disrupted p53-p21 pathway [p53(+)/p21(-)], observed in 32.9% of the tumors, displayed significantly more aggressive characteristics, poorer survival and higher recurrence rate than the tumors demonstrating other staining patterns. P53-p21 pathway was widely altered in gastric carcinomas. The combined evaluation of p53 and p21 expression in gastric carcinoma tissues is suggested to have clinical importance by indicating not only the malignant potential of each tumor, but also the prognosis of this disease.     

Significance of Ki-67 and p53 immunoexpression in the differential diagnosis of oral necrotizing sialometaplasia and squamous cell carcinoma

Necrotizing sialometaplasia (NS) is a benign condition that usually involves the hard palate and can be mistaken for invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). In this study, we have demonstrated that p53 and Ki-67 staining may assist in the differential diagnosis of NS from SCC. Thirteen cases of NS and 20 cases of oral cavity SCC were randomly selected from our surgical pathology archive from 1992 to 2009. Each case was additionally stained with Ki-67, p53, BCL-2, p16, and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies. All 13 cases of NS were negatively stained for BCL-2, EGFR, and Ki-67. Three cases (23%) showed weak and focal positive nuclear staining for p53. Two cases (15%) showed positive staining for p16. In 16 well-differentiated SCC cases, p53 was positive in 12 cases (75%); BCL-2, p16, EGFR were positive in 3 cases (18%); and Ki-67 was positive in all cases (100%). In 4 moderately differentiated SCC cases, p53 expression was positive in all cases. Two tumors (50%) had a positive expression of BCL-2. Three cases (75%) had a positive p16 staining, and 1 (25%) had a positive EGFR staining. All cases were positive with high nuclear staining greater than 35% of cells for Ki-67. Ki-67 and p53 showed more intense staining and increased in moderately differentiated SCC comparing with well-differentiated SCC and NS. BCL-2, EGFR, and p16 had the same pattern of staining with the same extent in NS and SCCs. The diagnosis of NS may be difficult and may be supplemented via immunohistochemistry by demonstrating focal or absent p53, low to absent Ki-67 (<10% of cells). Although Ki-67 and p53 staining are generally more intense and are increased in malignancy, these findings may be helpful adjuncts in the differential diagnosis of NS from SCC in appropriate clinical setting.     

p53 and erbB-2 are not associated in matched cases of primary and metastatic ovarian carcinomas

Ovarian cancer has a high mortality rate largely due to the limited number of ovarian carcinomas detected at an early stage. Understanding the molecular changes occurring during the progression of ovarian carcinoma would aid in the development of therapies that may inhibit or target metastasis. Primary and metastatic lesions from 54 and 40 patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma, respectively (including matched primary and metastatic lesions from 30 patients) were evaluated for nuclear accumulation of p53 (clone BP53-12-1) and cytoplasmic and membranous immunostaining of p185 erbB-2 (clone 3B5) by immunohistochemistry. No differences in the immunostaining of p53 and p185erbB-2 (cytoplasm or membrane) were observed between primary and metastatic lesions of the matched cases. Similarly, no differences in the proportion of positive cases of p53 between primary and metastatic lesions of the matched cases was observed. Thus, novel therapies that target p53 or p185erbB-2 can utilize specimens from either primary or metastatic lesions to characterize these targets prior to therapy. Spearman correlations between p53 and p185erbB-2 (cytoplasm or membrane) immunohistochemistry scores were insignificant for the matched cases, all primary lesions, and all metastatic lesions. Also, no significant associations occurred between nuclear accumulation of p53 (positive versus negative) and phenotypic expression of p185erbB-2 (cytoplasm or membrane) immunostaining scores for the matched cases, all primary lesions, and all metastatic lesions. Thus, the nuclear accumulation of p53 and immunostaining of p185erbB-2 in the cytoplasm or on the cellular membranes are independent.