Low malignant potential tumors of the ovary: a study of 76 cases

This study analyzes the clinical and pathological features of 76 patients who were diagnosed as having ovarian low malignant potential tumor over a 20-year period: 39 (51.3%) of the tumors were mucinous, 29 (38.2%) serous, three (3.9%) endometrioid, and five (6.6%) mixed. Patients with serous tumors were significantly younger (mean age 40 years) than those with mucinous tumors (mean age 50.5 years). Serous tumors were more frequently bilateral (48.3%) than mucinous tumors (12.8%). The extent of tumor (FIGO stage) at the primary laparotomy was related to the prognosis: the survival of 14 patients with stage III and six patients with stage II tumor was significantly inferior to that of the 56 patients with stage I tumors (P less than .01). Patients with stage III mucinous low malignant potential tumors and pseudomyxoma peritoneii fared badly. Four patients with stage II and 13 patients with stage III tumors had residual tumor after primary surgery. Five of these patients received no subsequent treatment of whom four are alive and well from 5.5 to 19 years after diagnosis. Three patients received pelvic radiotherapy. Eleven patients were treated with chemotherapy for residual or recurrent tumor but only one (9.1%) had an unequivocal response.     

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate determinant 19-9 (CA 19-9) localization in 121 primary and metastatic ovarian tumors: an immunohistochemical study with the use of monoclonal antibodies

An immunoperoxidase study, using the Avidin-Biotin-Peroxidase complex method and the monoclonal antibodies, anti-carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and anti-carbohydrate determinant 19-9 (CA 19-9), was carried out on 108 common epithelial tumors of the ovary and 13 epithelial tumors metastatic to the ovary. Primary mucinous tumors were positive in 62% of the cases (benign, 15%; borderline, 80%; and carcinomatous, 100%) with anti-CEA. None of the serous tumors were positive with anti-CEA, but 27% (benign, 23%; borderline, 40%; and carcinomatous, 20%) were positive with anti-CA 19-9. With anti-CEA, 30% of the endometrioid carcinomas, 50% of the malignant mesodermal mixed tumors, 14% of the clear cell carcinomas, 36% of the Brenner tumors, and 83% of the metastatic carcinomas from the large intestine were positive. With anti-CA 19-9, 76% of the mucinous, 40% of the endometrioid, 25% of the malignant mesodermal mixed tumors, 57% of the clear cell carcinomas, 45% of the Brenner tumors, and all the metastatic carcinomas from the large intestine were positive. All the undifferentiated carcinomas were unreactive with both antibodies. Although neither CEA nor CA 19-9 is a specific marker for any type of ovarian tumor or for malignancy per se, the presence of the former antigen can be useful in differentiating serous from mucinous tumors. Moreover, demonstration of either antigen in a variety of tumors may indicate its potential value as a serum marker in monitoring the course of the patient.     

Carcinosarcoma-like mural nodule in intestinal-type mucinous ovarian of borderline malignancy: a case report

Epithelial ovarian tumors of borderline malignancy are tumors with histologic features and biologic behavior between benign and frankly malignant epithelial ovarian neoplasms. To date, we cannot accurately predict the patients who are prone to an aggressive course of disease. Here, we present a 35-year-old patient with carcinosarcoma-like mural nodule in intestinal-type mucinous ovarian tumor of borderline malignancy. Foci of intraepithelial carcinoma (about 10%) without stromal invasion are also noted. Total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, appendectomy, and omentectomy were performed, and the frozen pathology during operation showed mucinous tumor of borderline malignancy of left ovary on April 18, 2002. The patient was followed at our outpatient department for 19 months after operation and was free of the disease without any adjuvant chemotherapy. It is difficult to determine whether intestinal-type borderline mucinous tumors with intraepithelial carcinoma are associated with a worse prognosis compared with those with epithelial atypia alone due to disparate results in the published literature. In contrast, most patients with mural nodules of anaplastic carcinoma have had a malignant, often rapid, course. However, too few cases of carcinosarcoma-like mural nodule in mucinous tumor have been published to warrant a conclusion regarding their prognosis.     

The clinical usefulness of serum CA72-4 analysis in patients with ovarian cancer

Serum CA72-4 levels were measured by a radioimmunoassay using the murine monoclonal antibody B72.3 in gynecologic disease. The sensitivity and specificity was compared with those of CA125. If the upper limit of normal is set at 3.9U/ml of serum, all serum of normal healthy donors is negative, and in only 5 of 73 serum samples (6.8%) from patients with benign gynecologic disease is CA72-4 increased, whereas in 28 of 63 (44.4%) of ovarian cancer patients it is positive. The positivity of serum CA72-4 in ovarian cancer is as follows: 8.3% in stage I, 25.0% in stage II, 48.0% in stage III, and 85.7% in stage IV, respectively. Serum CA72-4 is increased in 39.1% of serous cystadenocarcinoma, 52.0% of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, 44.4% of endometrioid carcinoma, and 33.3% of clear cell carcinoma. Consequently, the one positive finding is that the CA72-4 test appears to be more useful in mucinous tumors than is the CA125. The use of CA72-4 and CA125 in combination is useful in increasing sensitivity because of the poor reaction of CA125 in mucinous tumors.     

CA_(125)、CA_(19.9)、CEA在卵巢上皮性交界性肿瘤中的临床价值

目的 :探讨测定血清CA12 5、CA19.9、CEA在诊断卵巢上皮性交界性肿瘤中的临床价值。方法 :回顾分析卵巢交界性肿瘤 5 0例血清CA12 5、CA19.9、CEA水平与临床资料。结果 :浆液性及粘液性肿瘤中CA12 5的阳性率分别为 5 3.85 %和 60 % ,差异无显著性 (P >0 .0 5 ) ,临床分期晚者CA12 5阳性率有增高趋势 ;粘液性肿瘤中CA19.9的阳性率为 4 3.75 % ;CEA阳性率为 12 % ,仅见于粘液性或以粘液性为主的肿瘤中 ;与术前相比 ,术后CA12 5、CA19.9水平及阳性率均显著下降 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论 :CA12 5、CA19.9对卵巢上皮性交界性肿瘤的术前诊断及疗效监测有一定价值 ,CEA则在鉴别组织学类型中有一定价值。     

恶性肿瘤特异性生长因子在卵巢肿瘤中的临床应用价值

目的探讨血清恶性肿瘤特异性生长因子(TSGF)在卵巢恶性肿瘤的诊断及疗效监测中的临床应用价值。方法使用TSGF快速诊断试剂盒,对170例患者的196份血清进行检测,其中69例为卵巢恶性肿瘤,18例卵巢交界性肿瘤,42例卵巢良性肿瘤,41例盆腔良性病变;同时取20例正常妇女血清标本作为对照。所有标本同时检测CA125。结果卵巢恶性肿瘤组血清TSGF阳性率明显高于其他各组(P<0.01)。晚期肿瘤的血清TSGF诊断敏感性高于早期(P<0.05)。卵巢高分化恶性肿瘤及交界性肿瘤血清TSGF敏感性明显低于中、低分化组(P<0.01)。TSGF诊断卵巢恶性肿瘤的敏感性和特异性分别为78.3％和48.2％,CA125为73.9％和55.4％,二者差异无显著性(P>0.05)。TSGF+CA125联合检测诊断卵巢恶性肿瘤的敏感性为87.0％,较TSGF、CA125单项检测敏感性明显提高(P<0.05),治疗前后血清TSGF水平下降不明显(P>0.05)。TSGF对卵巢恶性肿瘤的疗效监测价值似乎不大。结论 TSGF测定诊断卵巢恶性肿瘤的敏感性和特异性分别为78.3％和48.2％,其水平与细胞分化、临床分期有关。TSGF和CA125联合检测可明显提高卵巢恶性肿瘤的检出率,但TSGF对卵巢恶性肿瘤的疗效监测似无明显临床价值。     

Increased circulating hepatocyte growth factor (HGF): a marker of epithelial ovarian cancer and an indicator of poor prognosis

Objective

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been described to be increased in different cancers. In the present study we wanted to investigate whether HGF in serum can distinguish between benign and malignant ovarian tumors, and whether serum HGF levels can predict the outcome in patients with ovarian carcinomas.

Methods

We included 123 consecutive patients appointed for laparotomy due to a pelvic mass. Preoperative levels of serum cancer antigen 125 (CA 125), HGF and HGF activator (HGFA) were quantified with immunological methods. We performed immunohistochemical analyses of HGFα, HGFβ and the receptor c-Met. Five-year survival of patients with advanced disease (stage III and stage IV) was analyzed with the Kaplan-Meier method.

Results

Sixty patients had ovarian carcinomas, 23 borderline tumors, and 40 benign ovarian tumors. Patients with ovarian carcinomas had significantly higher preoperative HGF and CA 125 serum levels than patients with benign ovarian tumors, and borderline tumors. Patients with borderline tumors had significantly higher CA 125 values than benign cases. A combination of CA 125 and HGF increased the specificity in predicting carcinoma. We observed abundant HGFα, HGFβ and c-Met expressions in all ovarian tumors. Patients with advanced disease and preoperative serum HGF values ≥ 2 SD above reference value had a shorter disease-free survival than patients with advanced disease and serum HGF < 2 SD above reference value.

Conclusions

HGF in serum is an indicator of ovarian carcinoma in women with a pelvic mass, and of a poor prognosis in advanced ovarian cancer.     

The differential diagnostic potential of a panel of tumor markers (CA 125, CA 15-3, and CA 72-4 antigens) in patients with a pelvic mass

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the differential diagnostic potential of a combination of CA 125, CA 15-3, and CA 72-4 antigens in the definition of malignant disease, especially ovarian carcinoma in patients with a pelvic mass. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 412 patients were evaluated in a multicenter, retrospective study. RESULTS: Two hundred twenty-six malignant, 171 benign pelvic tumors (of which 129 were benign ovarian tumors), and 15 borderline tumors were evaluated. One hundred thirty-three patients had ovarian carcinoma. In 76 cases (55%), the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage was III or IV. Borderline tumors (n = 15) were excluded from the statistical calculations. CA 125 antigen was the most sensitive marker for ovarian carcinoma (81%). The highest specificity and positive predictive value was obtained with CA 15-3 antigen (95% and 92%, respectively). Considering a concomitant elevation of all 3 markers as positive, a positive predictive value of 97% was found. However, only 28% of the patients in the total group and 41% of the patients with ovarian carcinoma had a concomitant elevation of all 3 markers. The combination of all 3 markers with levels below the cut-off resulted in a (false-positive) positive predictive value for malignancy between 12% and 36%. With the use of logistic regression analysis, we found a correct prediction in 73% of the cases. CA 15-3 antigen makes the most significant (P <.0001) contribution to the logistic model in the prediction of malignancy in the total group, with all pelvic masses with an odds ratio of 3.86. CONCLUSION: The combination of a simultaneous elevated level of CA 125, CA 15-3, and CA 72-4 antigens was predictive for malignant disease in almost all cases. However, such concomitant elevation was found in few of the malignant masses. Logistic regression analysis revealed that CA 15-3 antigen makes the most significant contribution to a model for the prediction of malignancy in the total group. The logistic model gave a correct prediction in 73% to 83%. The present tumor marker panel seems inferior to combinations with other test modalities, which include ultrasonography and/or physical examination and/or menopausal status or age.     

Elevated progesterone levels in serum and ovarian venous blood in patients with ovarian tumors

Peripheral serum concentrations of progesterone were measured in 27 postmenopausal women with malignant, borderline, or benign ovarian tumor and in 10 women without ovarian neoplasm. The progesterone levels were significantly higher in all ovarian tumor groups as compared with the controls. There was no difference between malignant and benign tumors. Patients with a tumor volume over 1 000 ml had higher progesterone levels than patients with smaller tumors, in both peripheral and ovarian venous blood. Mucinous ovarian tumors were associated with the highest progesterone levels, compared with other histologic types of ovarian tumor. The results indicate that mucinous ovarian tumors are able to secrete progesterone and that the stage of malignancy has no effect on this hormonal activity.     

Epithelial ovarian tumors and CA125 in premenarchal girls

PURPOSE: This is a review of our 18-year experience with premenarchal girls with epithelial ovarian tumors. Special attention was focused on the predictive value of CA125 serum levels. METHODS: Analysis of premenarchal patients with resected or biopsied ovarian masses from 1988 to 2005 was performed. Patient age, clinical presentation, operative procedures, histologic type of tumor, treatment and outcome were obtained. RESULTS: Six premenarchal girls (aged from 6 to 14 years) were surgically treated for epithelial tumors, representing 13% of all ovarian tumors at this age. Histological findings revealed cystadenoma in four girls, one with a mucinous borderline tumor and one with undifferentiated carcinoma. Tumor volume was higher than 400 cm3 in four girls. Sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value of CA125 level for ovarian malignant epithelial tumors were 0.50, 0.50, and 0.33, respectively. The premenarchal girl with undifferentiated carcinoma in Stage III died after six months in spite of chemotherapy. CONCLUSION: Ovarian epithelial tumors in premenarchal girls show important growth potential and a relatively high malignancy rate with great influence of borderline neoplasms. CA125 is a tumor marker with low sensitivity and specificity for detection of epithelial ovarian malignancy in this age group.     

青春期少女卵巢上皮性肿瘤的临床特点及治疗

目的探讨青春期少女卵巢上皮性肿瘤的临床特点及治疗方法。方法回顾性分析北京协和医院1983年1月-2002年10月间收治的全部13～19岁卵巢上皮性肿瘤患者29例。其中,良性肿瘤20例、交界性肿瘤4例、恶性肿瘤5例。结果患者平均年龄16．5岁,其中13-14岁3例(10％)、15．16岁9例(31％)、17-19岁17例(59％)。临床表现主要为腹痛、腹胀、下腹部巨大肿物。病理类型：黏液性肿瘤22例,浆液性肿瘤6例,子宫内膜样肿瘤1例。手术病理分期：交界性或恶性肿瘤患者9例中,Ⅰ期8例,Ⅲc期1例。治疗：良性肿瘤20例中,开腹行一侧附件切除术9例,腹腔镜下行卵巢囊肿剔除术11例;9例交界性或恶性肿瘤患者全部施行了肿瘤细胞减灭术和全面的分期手术,其中8例I期患者保留了生育功能,1例Ⅲc期患者未保留生育功能;5例恶性肿瘤患者中,4例接受了4-6个疗程以顺铂为主的化疗。随访期间良、恶性肿瘤无一例复发。结论青春期少女卵巢上皮性肿瘤的发生率随年龄的增长而增加;黏液性肿瘤是最常见的病理类型。对于多数良性肿瘤患者可以考虑腹腔镜下行肿瘤剔除术;对于交界性或恶性肿瘤患者应兼顾治愈肿瘤和保留生育功能,治疗方案应个体化。     

CA 125 and vascular endothelial growth factor in the differential diagnosis of epithelial ovarian tumors

Tumor markers have been investigated in differentiation of benign and malignant tumors. We analyzed CA 125 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in serum and cyst fluid in patients with epithelial ovarian tumors. Serum and tumor cyst fluid of 50 patients with ovarian epithelial tumors (7 malignant, 3 bordeline and 40 benign) were assayed for VEGF by ELISA and CA 125 levels by chemoluminescence. CA 125 serum levels were significantly higher in patients with malignant and borderline tumors than in patients with benign cysts (p = 0.0005). CA 125 cyst fluid contents were comparable for malignant, borderline and benign ovarian tumors (p = 0.39). Significantly higher levels of VEGF were present in cyst fluid for malignant and borderline tumors compared with benign cysts (p < 0.0001); however, serum levels of VEGF were similar among all patients (p = 0.25). The CA 125 serum levels correlated with matched VEGF cyst fluid levels (r = 0.44, p = 0.0015). Serum CA 125 and cystic VEGF were good methods to differentiate benign and malignant epithelial ovarian tumors. Patients with elevated intracystic VEGF levels presented significantly higher CA 125 serum levels, although the CA 125 intracystic content overlapped. The angiogenesis and enhancement of vascular permeability induced by VEGF represents a new hypothesis for the release of the CA 125 antigen into the circulation in patients with ovarian epithelial neoplasm.     

Borderline-Tumoren des Ovars

Borderline tumors of the ovary are intermediate between benign epithelial tumors (cystadenomas, adenofibromas) and invasive carcinomas, both morphologically and clinically. They contain atypical epithelial proliferations without destructive stromal invasion. Most borderline tumors are of the serous or mucinous types. There seems to be an increasing incidence of borderline tumors, the peak incidence being ten years earlier as compared to invasive carcinomas. There are no specific symptoms. A definitive diagnosis can only be made after meticulous histopathologic examination. Only surgical staging can reliably reveal the extent of tumor spread. Prognosis is very good in a vast majority of cases (ten year survival rate ≥90%). The most important prognostic factors are stage, invasive implants, residual tumor, histological type, and age of the patient. The significance of DNA ploidy is still a matter of controversy. If the conservation of fertility is not desired, surgical treatment of borderline tumors consists of bilateral adnexectomy (with optional hysterectomy), omentectomy, peritoneal biopsies, peritoneal washing, and appendectomy (in cases of mucinous borderline tumor). A less radical approach is possible for patients who wish to preserve fertility. No adjuvant chemotherapy is indicated in borderline tumors of the FIGO stage I/II and III (no invasive implants). Surgical resection is the preferred treatment for recurrent disease. Patients with borderline tumors should be followed up as recommended for ovarian cancer.     

Ovarian epithelial tumors of borderline malignancy in Japan

Seventy-one cases of ovarian epithelial tumor of borderline malignancy have been surveyed from a clinicopathologic viewpoint. The majority of the borderline tumors (73.2%) were of the mucinous type, versus only 16.9% of the serous type. The other types--endometrioid (2.8%), Brenner (1.4%), and mixed type (5.6%)--were much rarer. Patients with mucinous tumors were significantly younger (mean age 42.6) than those with serous tumors (mean age 57.5) (P less than 0.01). Of patients with mucinous tumors, 64.2% were of reproductive age (15-45 years), compared with 17% of patients with serous tumors. Some 78.8% of mucinous and 83.3% of serous borderline tumors were FIGO stage I. Serous tumors were more frequently bilateral (66.7%) than mucinous tumors (9.8%). In mucinous borderline tumors, the extent of tumor spread at the first laparotomy had an intimate relationship to the prognosis, but in serous borderline tumors, it was insignificant. The survival rate of patients with mucinous borderline tumors was 69.3% at 5 years and 62.4% at 10 years (Kaplan-Meier method). Most patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei classified as borderline at the time of discovery died within 5 years of the operation. The prognosis of the serous type was extremely favorable. Criteria for borderline tumors of various cell types and differences in the clinicopathologic data of ovarian borderline tumors between Japan and other countries were discussed.     

Serous and mucinous borderline tumors of the ovary: a clinicopathologic and DNA-ploidy study of 102 cases

One-hundred and two patients with epithelial borderline ovarian tumors treated at Tampere University Hospital between January 1965 and September 1991 were evaluated. There were 48 patients with serous tumors and 54 with mucinous tumors. Ninety-three (91%) patients had clinical stage I and nine had stage III disease. Abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed in 70% of the patients. Forty percent of those with serous and 20% with mucinous tumors were operated conservatively. After conservative surgery six patients had a total of 10 deliveries and none of these had a recurrence. Seven patients received chemotherapy, none had radiation therapy. An aneuploid DNA pattern was identified in 8.2% of 85 specimens studied and a high S-phase fraction was found in 8.6% of 81 specimens studied. DNA measurement failed to identify the malignantly behaving tumors. Elevated preoperative serum levels of CA125 were found in 10 (63%) out of 16 cases studied. All of them dropped postoperatively to normal. During the follow-up period (mean 11.6 years, range 4.5–29.7 years) 22 patients died but in 17 of them death was unrelated to ovarian tumor. The corrected (borderline malignancies related) 5-year survival rate was 100% in patients with serous tumor and 96% with mucinous tumor, 25-year survival rate was 97% and 91%, respectively. There was no difference between the serous and mucinous groups. Our results show that ovarian borderline tumors have a good prognosis. Quite conservative therapy is often enough, especially in low-stage disease in young women who want to retain their fertility.     

膜联蛋白A8在卵巢上皮性浆液性肿瘤中的表达及临床意义

目的:检测膜联蛋白A8(Annexin A8,ANXA8)在卵巢组织中的表达,探讨其表达与卵巢上皮性浆液性恶性肿瘤患者临床病理参数及预后的相关性。方法:采用免疫组织化学法检测75例卵巢组织(正常卵巢组织组11例、卵巢浆液性良性肿瘤组13例、卵巢浆液性交界性肿瘤组17例、卵巢浆液性恶性肿瘤组34例)中ANXA8的表达,分析其与卵巢癌患者临床病理参数及疾病预后的关系。结果:ANXA8主要定位于细胞膜及细胞质,ANXA8在卵巢浆液性恶性肿瘤组中的高表达率(23/34,67.65%)明显高于正常卵巢组织组(1/11,9.09%)、卵巢浆液性良性肿瘤组(3/13,23.08%)及卵巢浆液性交界性肿瘤组(5/17,29.41%),差异有统计学意义(P分别为0.001、0.006、0.010)。在34例卵巢浆液性恶性肿瘤患者中,FIGOⅢ~Ⅳ期患者的ANXA8的高表达率(21/24,87.5%)明显高于FIGOⅠ~Ⅱ期患者(2/10,20.0%),差异具有统计学意义(P<0.001);盆腹腔残余病灶直径>1 cm患者的ANXA8高表达率(15/17,88.2%)明显高于残余病灶≤1 cm患者(8/17,41.2%),差异有统计学意义(P=0.010)。Kaplan-Meier生存分析表明,FIGO分期、淋巴转移、残余病灶、ANXA8的表达都是影响总生存期(OS)的重要因素(均P<0.05)。Cox多元回归分析表明ANXA8的高表达是影响卵巢浆液性恶性肿瘤患者预后的独立危险因素(P=0.019,HR=11.465,95%CI:1.498~87.757)。结论:ANXA8在卵巢上皮性浆液性恶性肿瘤组织中表达升高,且与卵巢癌不良预后有关,可用于临床监测卵巢上皮性浆液性恶性肿瘤患者病情变化。     

CA125 expression pattern, prognosis and correlation with serum CA125 in ovarian tumor patients. From The Danish "MALOVA" Ovarian Cancer Study

OBJECTIVES: To determine the CA125 tissue expression levels in borderline and invasive epithelial ovarian tumor tissues. Secondly, to evaluate whether CA125 tissue expression levels correlate with clinico-pathological parameters and serum CA125 levels and finally to investigate the prognostic value of tissue CA125 expression levels in ovarian cancer (OC) patients. METHODS: We designed tissue arrays (TA) and analyzed the CA125 expression in tissues from 778 Danish women with an ovarian tumor. Furthermore, corresponding preoperative blood samples obtained before surgery were collected from 382 women with OC. RESULTS: Significantly more CA125 expression positive tumors (no expression vs. expression) were found in the serous subtype compared to the percentage of positive tumors in mucinous, endometroid and other subtypes for patients both with borderline ovarian tumors and with OC (p<0.00001, p<0.00001). Similarly, a positive significant correlation was found between elevated serum CA125 levels and elevated levels of CA125 tissue expression (N=382 stage I-IV OC, Spearman rho=0.31, p<0.0001) (N=206 stage III OC, Spearman rho=0.30, p<0.0001). We found a significantly shorter survival for stage III/IV OC patients with no CA125 tissue expression compared to stage III/IV OC patients with positive CA125 tissue expression (p=0.0003). CONCLUSION: Our finding that tissue CA125 expression was lacking in late stage primary OC tumor of Danish women with poor survival may be of value in selecting patients as eligible candidates for individually based treatments.     

Advanced-stage serous borderline tumors of the ovary: a clinicopathological study of 49 cases.

There is controversy about patient outcomes and pathological parameters of prognostic significance in patients with stage II or stage III ovarian serous borderline tumors. Forty-nine cases of stage II and III ovarian serous borderline tumors were identified on review of the medical records at Vancouver Hospital and British Columbia Cancer Agency for the period from 1979 to 1996. Pathological features assessed included presence of micropapillary architecture, tumor cell DNA content (ploidy), and characteristics of the extraovarian implants, including invasiveness and mitotic activity. Clinical follow-up information (3-17 years of follow-up) was obtained for 48 patients. Fifteen patients had stage II tumors and 34 had stage III tumors. Fourteen patients experienced tumor recurrence 1 to 8 (mean 3.5) years after presentation and of these, six patients died of disease (2, 3, 4, 7, 10, and 11 years after presentation). Patients with gross residual disease, as assessed by the surgeon, more frequently experienced a recurrence compared with patients without gross residual disease, but this difference did not reach statistical significance (0.05相似文献   

Periodic acid-Schiff stain as a prognostic indicator in serous and mucinous ovarian tumors

The prognostic significance of periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stain in 112 serous: 43 benign, 25 borderline and 44 malignant cystadenomas: and in 106 mucinous: 60 benign, 32 borderline and 14 malignant cystadenomas of the ovary were investigated. The amount of positively stained mucin was estimated morphometrically. The outcome of most patients with benign or borderline lesion was good. One patient with benign mucinous cystadenoma died, however, of pseudomyxoma peritonei and another patient with borderline mucinous cystadenoma died of peritoneal carcinosis. Other patients were alive and free of the disease after a follow-up of 1-14 years, or had died of causes unrelated to the ovarian disease. Abundant PAS positive mucin predicted a longer survival both in serous and in mucinous malignant tumors. The 5-year survivals for the serous cystadenocarcinomas with and without PAS positive mucin were 21% and 13%, respectively (not statistically significant). For mucinous cystadenocarcinomas with mucin value over and below the median, the 5-year survival rates were 57% and 14%, respectively (P less than 0.10). High PAS positivity in both serous and mucinous cystadenocarcinomas clearly indicated better prognosis, although statistical significance was not achieved. Thus, further studies are needed for final evaluation of the prognostic significance of the PAS stain in these ovarian tumors.     

卵巢上皮性肿瘤中黏蛋白MUC2和MUC5AC的表达及意义

目的 研究卵巢上皮性肿瘤中黏蛋白MUC2和MUCSAC的表达，探讨它们在卵巢上皮性肿瘤恶性进展中的作用及其临床意义。方法 采用免疫组化方法SP法检测20例良性、23例交界性和37例恶性卵巢上皮性肿瘤中黏蛋白MUC2和MUCSAC的表达。结果 黏蛋白MUC2和MUCSAC表达水平随卵巢黏液性肿瘤恶性程度的增加而表达增高。黏蛋白MUC2的表达与肿瘤的病理分级和临床分期密切相关，而黏蛋白MUCSAC与病理分级和临床分期无关。结论 卵巢黏液性肿瘤发生早期肿瘤细胞即有胃型和肠型的分化，并且随着肿瘤的恶性进展持续存在。检测黏蛋白MUC2的表达可作为预测卵巢癌预后的有价值的指标。。