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Nephroblastoma is a success of paediatric oncologic therapy.

DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGY, Issue 7 2010
How further can we go?: Results of a cyto-histologic correlation study
Abstract Nephroblastoma is a success of paediatric oncologic therapy, yet, there are still some cases where favourable response to preoperative chemotherapy is not achieved. Fine needle biopsy has the role of diagnostic confirmation and, idyllically of predicting a response to preoperative chemotherapy. To advance in this aim, we retrieved a total of 14 nephroblastomas, (seven male patients and seven female with a mean age of 44.4 months), diagnosed in our department by fine needle biopsy and submitted afterward to chemotherapy and nephrectomy, in the last 10 years. Correlation between cytologic features, (morphology, cell death, and proliferation (Ki-67 labelling index), and post chemotherapy tumour evaluation was done. Cytologic pattern per se was not predictive of histologic tumour classification (P = 0.6061). We did not find any correlation between the percentage of necrosis and apoptosis (P = 0.682) in cytologic smears and histologic regressive changes but when both these two criteria coexisted in cytologic blastemal component of nephroblastomas, this fact seemed to lead to a favourable response of the tumour to chemotherapy. When evaluation of Ki-67 labelling index was done in the blastematous component present in the smears, divergent results were obtained. The small number of cases prevented any firm conclusions. By summing up, our results support the idea that there are probably two types of blastema in nephroblastoma with different "suicide" potential and chemotherapeutic response. Further studies should be performed to stratify the influence of necrosis, apoptosis, and proliferation in chemosensivity of nephroblastomas. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2010. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]

Prognostic value of the expression of Ki-67, CD44 and vascular endothelial growth factor, and microvessel invasion, in renal cell carcinoma

BJU INTERNATIONAL, Issue 7 2004
E. Yildiz
OBJECTIVE To determine if use of cell proliferation, cell adhesion, level of angiogenesis-related factors and presence of microscopic vascular invasion (MVI) could better predict the biological behaviour of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which has a widely variable clinical outcome despite the use of conventional prognostic factors (staging and grading). MATERIALS AND METHODS The expression of Ki-67, CD44H and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were assessed immunohistochemically in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues from 48 RCCs, using a Ki-67 labelling index (LI), CD44 LI and level of VEGF expression, respectively. In addition all the pathological slides were reviewed retrospectively for the presence and absence of MVI. The prognostic value of all the variables assessed was then evaluated, and correlated with the usual prognostic variables and cancer-specific survival. RESULTS Univariate analysis of cancer-specific survival showed that tumour stage (P < 0.001), tumour size (P = 0.005), metastasis, MVI, Ki-67 LI, CD44H LI and VEGF expression (all P < 0.001) were predictors of tumour-related death. There was a statistical correlation between CD44H LI and each of Ki-67 LI (r = 0.61), expression level of VEGF (r = 0.72) and presence of MVI (r = 0.71). Independent predictors of cancer-specific survival in a multivariate analysis were: in all patients with RCC, the MVI (P = 0.003) and VEGF expression (P = 0.01); in those with no metastases, MVI (P = 0.01); in patients with no MVI, VEGF (P = 0.04); and in patients with MVI, Ki-67 LI (P = 0.003). No independent predictor was identified in patient with metastases. CONCLUSION This study suggests that cell proliferation, cell adhesion, the level of VEGF expression and the presence of MVI represent a complex tumour-host interaction that may favour the progression of RCC. Cell proliferation, CD44H and VEGF expression appear to be powerful markers for identifying patients with an adverse prognosis. [source]

The hTERT-protein and Ki-67 labelling index in recurrent and non-recurrent meningiomas

CELL PROLIFERATION, Issue 1 2005
L. Maes
However, a number of these tumours recur even after total resection. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic significance for recurrence of the human telomerase catalytic subunit (hTERT) in the cells of meningiomas. The expression of hTERT-protein can be evaluated by immunohistochemical staining using a monoclonal antibody against hTERT (clone 44F42, NCL-L-hTERT). The interdependence between tumour recurrence and cell proliferation in this study is analysed by Ki-67 immunoreactivity (clone MIB-1). Archival material from 29 non-recurrent and 32 recurrent tumours has been evaluated, including specimens from World Health Organization (WHO) stages I (n = 73), II (n = 2) and III (n = 12). Although the tumours were categorized as benign meningiomas following the WHO classification, recurrence in 22 of 50 cases did not correlate with the tumour stage. For hTERT staining, the following results were found for nucleolar and total nuclear staining, respectively: non-recurrent meningiomas, 2.9% (± 7.7) and 3.0% (± 8.0); recurrent meningiomas at first resection, 16.8% (± 19.7) and 31.6% (± 30.2). Concerning the Ki-67 labelling index (LI): for the group of non-recurrent meningiomas, results were 2.1% (± 1.7) and for the recurrent group at first resection, 1.7% (± 2.0). A significant difference was seen for the hTERT staining (P < 0.001) between the non-recurrent and recurrent meningiomas, whereas no statistical significance was found for Ki-67. In conclusion hTERT-positive meningiomas had a high incidence for recurrence. Ki-67 was a good marker of cell proliferation status of the tumours, but did not correlate with recurrence; thus, hTERT alone seemed to be a potential predictor for recurrence. [source]