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01.09.2003 | Original Paper
p34cdc2 expression is an independent indicator for lymph node metastasis in colorectal carcinoma
verfasst von:
T. Nozoe, M. Honda, S. Inutsuka, D. Korenaga
Erschienen in:
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
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Ausgabe 9/2003
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Abstract
Purpose
The significance of p34cdc2 expression in human tumors has not been fully explained. The aim of the current study was to elucidate the clinicopathologic significance of immunohistochemical p34cdc2 expression in carcinoma of the colon and rectum.
Methods
The immunohistochemical expression of p34cdc2 was examined in 90 consecutive colorectal tumor cases, and p34cdc2 expression and the clinicopathologic features of the patients and their tumors were compared.
Results
Lymph node metastasis was significantly more frequent in tumors expressing p34cdc2 (47.8%, 11 of 23 tumors) than in tumors not expressing p34cdc2 (22.4%, 15 of 67 tumors; P=0.020). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that tumor depth (P=0.008) and p34cdc2 expression (P=0.022) were independently associated with lymph node metastases of colorectal carcinomas.
Conclusions
The immunohistochemical expression of p34cdc2 is independently associated with lymph node metastasis in colorectal carcinoma.