1992-04-01
Occurrence of epidermal growth factor receptors in benign and malignant ovarian tumors and normal ovarian tissues: an immunohistochemical study
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Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology , Volume 118 - Issue 4 p. 303- 307
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) was studied with monoclonal antibody 2E9 on 50 ovarian tumors of various histological types and 10 non-tumorous ovarian tissues by immunohistochemistry. Enhanced expression was observed in 26/50 (52%) of the tumors. Only 25 out of 46 epithelial tumors (54%) showed positivity in epithelial tumor cells. Staining was cytoplasmic in all cases. No correlation was established between EGF-R expression and the histological type of the epithelial tumor. Apart from EGF-R expression in tumor cells, low immunoreactivity was also observed in stromal and endothelial cells in both normal and tumorous ovarian tissues. Furthermore in 8/9 specimens containing necrotic areas, EGF-R was noticed in these areas as well. Both of the latter observations may have impact on the evaluation of the prognostic value of EGF-R activity in tumors, when based on EGF-R measurements using biochemical binding studies. We therefore recommend that EGF-R is measured with both methods in studies regarding its clinical value.
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| doi.org/10.1007/BF01208620, hdl.handle.net/1765/62105 | |
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| Organisation | Department of Pathology |
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Henzen-Logmans, S., van der Burg, M., Foekens, J., Berns, E., Brussée, R., Fieret, J., … Rodenburg, C. (1992). Occurrence of epidermal growth factor receptors in benign and malignant ovarian tumors and normal ovarian tissues: an immunohistochemical study. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 118(4), 303–307. doi:10.1007/BF01208620 |
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