Ki-67 is an indicator of progression of neuroendocrine tumors |
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Authors: | Noriko Kimura Wakako Miura Takao Noshiro Yukio Miura Tsuneo Ookuma Hiroshi Nagura |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-2 Sciryomachi Aoba-ku, 980, Sendai, Japan 2. Department of Second Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Japan 3. Department of Second Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Japan
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Abstract: | No current histological or cytological indices can distinguish reliably malignant from benign tumors in neuroendocrine tumors, including pheochromocytomas, pancreatic endocrine tumors, and carcinoid tumors. We investigated immunohistochemically the expression of Ki-67 in 52 neuroendocrine tumors, including 17 pheochromocytomas, 9 pancreatic endocrine tumors, 23 carcinoid tumors, 2 neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC), and 1 neuroblastoma with liver metastasis. Of the 52 tumors, distant metastasis was observed in 4 pheochromocytomas, 2 pancreatic endocrine tumors, 4 carcinoids, 2 NEC, and 1 neuroblastoma. We classified these tumors into 3 groups; Groups A, B, and C, depending on the number of Ki-67-positive cells counted under a 200 x magnified field. Expression of Ki-67 was extremely high in group A (> 50 labeled nuclei/field), moderately high in group B (20–50 labeled nuclei), and very low in group C (< 10 labeled nuclei). There was a significant correlation between expression of Ki-67 and tumor progression. The tumors in group A progressed rapidly with the worst outcome; the tumors in group B progressed slowly but with a bad outcome; and the tumors in group C had no metastasis and a good prognosis. Ki-67 is an excellent indicator to assess progression of neuroendocrine tumors. |
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