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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
We measured microvessel density and cell proliferation index in 84 breast cancers using survival analysis to find out their prognostic value. Immunohistochemistry was applied using antibody to factor VIII-related antigen as a marker for microvessels and MIB-1 antibody to stain proliferating cells. We were not able to show any difference in survival with a mean follow-up of 10.3 years between patients with high and low microvessel count or cell proliferation index. Vascular density did not correlate with the cell proliferation rate (p = 0.4). However, patient age correlated negatively with the cell proliferation index of the tumor (p = 0.0009). There was no significant difference both in microvessel count and in cell proliferation between patients with lymph node metastasis and node negative patients. This result questions the usefulness of vascular density and cell proliferation rate as prognostic markers in breast cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0344-0338
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
195
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Carcinoma, Lobular, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Ki-67 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Neovascularization, Pathologic, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:10048092-von Willebrand Factor
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Prognostic value of vascular density and cell proliferation in breast cancer patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't