Abstract
To examine the biological significance of ferritin (FRN) expression, a retrospective immunohistochemical study was performed in normal coIonic mucosae (n = 8), adenomas (n = 88), and colorectal carcinomas (n = 104). FRN was present in some epithelia in the crypt base of normal colonic mucosae. Significant cytoplasmic staining for FRN was revealed in 26 (29.5%) cases of adenoma and 54 cases (51.9%) of adenocarcinoma. The cancer cells had a higher proportion of FRN expression than those of adenomas or non‐neoplastic mucosae (P < 0.001). Expression of FRN showed a positive association with the degree of dysplasia (P = 0.039) and the distal location of adenoma (P = 0.013). FRN expression tended to be associated with the tumor size (P = 0.083), but no substantial difference was observed among the histologic types of adenoma (P = 0.754). The results suggest that cytoplasmic FRN expression is associated with cellular proliferation. The proliferative index shows a significant difference through the adenoma‐carcinoma sequence. Further investigation is necessary to clarify the clinical implication of FRN expression in tumor cells and normal‐appearing mucosae. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 35-40 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Surgical Oncology |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 Jan 1 |
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- Oncology
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Adenoma‐carcinoma sequence : A reappraisal with immunohistochemical expression of ferritin. / Yang, Hsiao‐Bai ‐B; Hsu, Ping‐I ‐I; Lee, Jen‐Chang ‐C; Chan, Shih-Huang; Lin, Xi-Zhang; Chow, Nan-Haw.
In: Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 60, No. 1, 01.01.1995, p. 35-40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Adenoma‐carcinoma sequence
T2 - A reappraisal with immunohistochemical expression of ferritin
AU - Yang, Hsiao‐Bai ‐B
AU - Hsu, Ping‐I ‐I
AU - Lee, Jen‐Chang ‐C
AU - Chan, Shih-Huang
AU - Lin, Xi-Zhang
AU - Chow, Nan-Haw
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - To examine the biological significance of ferritin (FRN) expression, a retrospective immunohistochemical study was performed in normal coIonic mucosae (n = 8), adenomas (n = 88), and colorectal carcinomas (n = 104). FRN was present in some epithelia in the crypt base of normal colonic mucosae. Significant cytoplasmic staining for FRN was revealed in 26 (29.5%) cases of adenoma and 54 cases (51.9%) of adenocarcinoma. The cancer cells had a higher proportion of FRN expression than those of adenomas or non‐neoplastic mucosae (P < 0.001). Expression of FRN showed a positive association with the degree of dysplasia (P = 0.039) and the distal location of adenoma (P = 0.013). FRN expression tended to be associated with the tumor size (P = 0.083), but no substantial difference was observed among the histologic types of adenoma (P = 0.754). The results suggest that cytoplasmic FRN expression is associated with cellular proliferation. The proliferative index shows a significant difference through the adenoma‐carcinoma sequence. Further investigation is necessary to clarify the clinical implication of FRN expression in tumor cells and normal‐appearing mucosae. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
AB - To examine the biological significance of ferritin (FRN) expression, a retrospective immunohistochemical study was performed in normal coIonic mucosae (n = 8), adenomas (n = 88), and colorectal carcinomas (n = 104). FRN was present in some epithelia in the crypt base of normal colonic mucosae. Significant cytoplasmic staining for FRN was revealed in 26 (29.5%) cases of adenoma and 54 cases (51.9%) of adenocarcinoma. The cancer cells had a higher proportion of FRN expression than those of adenomas or non‐neoplastic mucosae (P < 0.001). Expression of FRN showed a positive association with the degree of dysplasia (P = 0.039) and the distal location of adenoma (P = 0.013). FRN expression tended to be associated with the tumor size (P = 0.083), but no substantial difference was observed among the histologic types of adenoma (P = 0.754). The results suggest that cytoplasmic FRN expression is associated with cellular proliferation. The proliferative index shows a significant difference through the adenoma‐carcinoma sequence. Further investigation is necessary to clarify the clinical implication of FRN expression in tumor cells and normal‐appearing mucosae. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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DO - 10.1002/jso.2930600108
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JF - Journal of Surgical Oncology
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