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Heterotypic Three-dimensional In Vitro Modeling of Stromal-Epithelial Interactions During Ovarian Cancer Initiation and Progression
Published on: August 28, 2012
Expression and localization of e-cadherin in epithelial ovarian cancer
Dominique Koensgen1, Cornelia Freitag, Irina Klaman
1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ernst Moritz Arndt University Hospital Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, Germany.
Background:
Findings for the role of E-cadherin in ovarian cancer (OC) are controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression and prognostic role of E-cadherin in OC.
Materials And Methods:
Expression analysis of E-cadherin was performed by immunohistochemistry in 36 patients (12 primary OC, 15 recurrent OC, 9 benign ovarian lesions). Tumor specimens were collected within OC. Correlation analysis with clinicopathological factors and survival was performed.
Results:
E-Cadherin was significantly reduced in OC compared to benign ovarian lesions (p=0.024). In primary OC, E-cadherin was comparable in ovarian tumor and corresponding metastatic tumor tissue. E-Cadherin showed no association with clinicopathological factors. A significant correlation between increased volume of ascites and higher E-cadherin immunoexpression was found in primary OC (p=0.029). E-Cadherin expression showed no statistically prognostic significance for survival (p=0.856).
Conclusion:
The function of E-cadherin in OC remains controversial and needs to be elucidated further in larger studies.
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