Abstract | OBJECTIVE: MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study group consisted of 66 patients operated on because of epithelial ovarian tumor The study group was further divided into three subgroups: cystadenomas, borderline tumors and ovarian cancers. RESULTS: The average value of p53 was the highest in the ovarian cancer group (50.12 +/- 39.52), whereas average value for p21 was the highest in patients with borderline tumors (24.41 +/- 24.43). There was a negative correlation between tumor stage and parameters of p21(+++), p21(++), p271 (+) but no correlation was found between the expression of p53, p21 and histological type of ovarian cancer. CONCLUSION: The assessment of p53 and p21 can be expensive, but it proves to be a useful tool in difficult cases. Positive reaction to p53 can be noted in both, benign and malignant ovarian tumors, but in case of cancer its intensity is notably stronger.
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Authors | Małgorzata Gajewska, Mirosław Wielgoś, Grzegorz Panek, Janina Marczewska |
Journal | Ginekologia polska
(Ginekol Pol)
Vol. 85
Issue 2
Pg. 111-6
(Feb 2014)
ISSN: 0017-0011 [Print] Poland |
Vernacular Title | Analiza czestości wystepowania proapoptycznych białek p53 i p21 w nabłonkowych guzach jajnika. |
PMID | 24745156
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- CDKN1A protein, human
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Biomarkers, Tumor
(genetics)
- Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
(genetics)
- Female
- Genes, p53
(genetics)
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Incidence
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Staging
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
(epidemiology, genetics, pathology)
- Ovarian Neoplasms
(epidemiology, genetics, pathology)
- Precancerous Conditions
(genetics)
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