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Quantitative microscopy of human DNA topoisomerase II-alpha expression in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
Lea Rath-Wolfson1, Ilan Hammel, Valentina Kugel
1Department of Pathology, Hasharon Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel.
Objective:
To compare the nuclear size of various grades of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) stained immunohistochemically with the nuclear enzyme topoisomerase II-alpha (topo II-alpha) in bladder urothelial neoplasms.
Study Design:
Histologic sections from 53 consecutive papillary bladder neoplasms were stained immunohistochemically for topo II-alpha expression. There were 18 (33.9%) urothelial neoplasms of low malignant potential (UNLMP), 18 (33.9%) low grade urothelial carcinoma (LGUCa), and 17 (32%) with high grade urothelial carcinoma (HGUCa). The histologic slides were photographed at 400 x magnification and then projected on a screen, and the area with stained nuclei was measured.
Results:
The cells and nuclei in HGUCa were significantly larger than in LGUCa (P < .05) and UNLMP (P < .01).
Conclusion:
Calculation of the area fraction of nuclei in TCC of the bladder stained with topo II-alpha is an additional method of establishing the grade of these tumors.
