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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
Assessment of the malignant potential of parathyroid tumors in the absence of metastasis can be difficult using morphologic criteria alone. The role of prognostic markers that may assist in evaluating aggressive behavior in these tumors has not been fully studied. We performed a retrospective study of 31 parathyroid lesions, including 10 adenomas, 10 atypical lesions, and 11 carcinomas, to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic role of the MiB-1, p53, RB, and bcl-2 markers by immunohistochemical techniques. The mean tumor proliferative fraction (TPF), expressed as the number of MiB-1-positive nuclei per 1000 cells, was 20.3 in adenomas (range, 5-51), 20.0 in atypical lesions (range, 8-36), and 79.8 in carcinomas (range, 4-133). Only 1 of 20 benign lesions had a TPF more than 40, and only 2 of 11 carcinomas had a TPF less than 40. One atypical lesion and two carcinomas showed scattered cells positive for p53. Patients with the adenoma with increased TPF and the atypical lesion with positive p53 have been free of disease for 16 months. bcl-2 was expressed in 7 (70%) of 10 adenomas, 2 (20%) of 10 atypical lesions, and 4 (36%) of 11 carcinomas. Two of the 11 carcinomas were RB negative, whereas all of the 20 benign lesions were RB positive. We conclude that high TPF (greater than 40 as measured by staining with MiB-1) strongly correlates with malignancy and, therefore, may be useful in the diagnosis of carcinomas. Negative RB stain, although not a common event, may be helpful to exclude benign lesions. Other tumor markers (p53 and bcl-2) were not useful in distinguishing malignant from benign lesions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0893-3952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
12-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Adenoma, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Antigens, Nuclear, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Ki-67 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Parathyroid Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Precancerous Conditions, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Retinoblastoma Protein, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Tumor Markers, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:9021722-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of prognostic markers (MiB-1, RB, and bcl-2) in the diagnosis of parathyroid tumors.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article