Primary invasive and in situ vaginal carcinoma. Flow cytometric analysis of DNA aneuploidy and cell proliferation from archival paraffin-embedded tissue.
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Eleven invasive and five non-invasive primary vaginal carcinomas were studied by DNA flow cytometry using archival paraffin-embedded tissue as starting material. Overall frequency of DNA aneuploidy in the invasive carcinomas was 8/11 (73%). DNA aneuploidy occurred in all four advanced stage (III-IV) and in 4/7 (57%) of the early stage (I-II) carcinomas. Among the squamous cell carcinomas aneuploid DNA content was also associated with non-keratinizing tumor type. Invasive vaginal carcinomas showed a high median S-phase fraction (SPF) (18.4%, range 6.9-31.8%). High SPF values were associated with advanced stage and non-keratinizing tumors. Corrected 5-year survival rate in invasive vaginal cancer was 44%, with no significant relation to DNA ploidy or SPF. In situ carcinomas were almost as often DNA-aneuploid (3/5, 60%) as the invasive carcinomas and had comparable median SPF value (13.4%, range 5.5-24.6). One in situ carcinoma with a high DNA-index and SPF relapsed, but overall 5-year survival rate was 100%. In conclusion, both invasive and in situ vaginal carcinomas frequently contain DNA-aneuploid stemlines and show a high SPF. Although DNA aneuploidy and high SPF correlate with advanced stage and non-keratinizing tumor type, they do not have much prognostic relevance in vaginal neoplasia.
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| Authors | R Punnonen, O P Kallioniemi, J Mattila, M Väyrynen, T Koivula |
| Journal | European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology (Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol) Vol. 32 Issue 3 Pg. 247-51 (Sep 1989) ISSN: 0301-2115 [Print] Ireland |
| PMID | 2792545 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
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