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- Original Article Immunohistochemical Markers for Metastasis in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.
- Kyungeun Kim, Cheryn Song, Jae Y Ro, Hanjong Ahn, Yong Mee Cho
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Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2008;42(2):81-86
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2Department of Urology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
3Department of Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is notorious for its high metastatic potential, and 30% of RCC patients present with metastatic disease at the initial presentation and 50% of them will develop metastasis or recurrence after radical surgery.
METHODS
In an attempt to identify the best predictive marker(s) for metastasis in patients with clear cell RCCs (CRCCs), we examined the expression patterns of 7 metastasis/prognosis-related markers by constructing a tissue microarray including primary CRCC specimens from 30 metastatic and 60 nonmetastatic CRCCs. The markers we studied were Ki-67, MUC1, CD44s, PTEN, gelsolin, CA9 and p53.
RESULTS
The expressions of Ki-67, PTEN, CD44s, gelsolin and p53 were increased, whereas those of MUC1 and CA9 were decreased in the metastatic CRCCs compared with the non-metastatic CRCCs. The receiver operating characteristic curve-area under the curve (AUC) value of Ki-67 was 0.671, which was the highest among the 7 markers. The optimal cut-off value, sensitivity and specificity of the Ki-67 expression were 1.67%, 86.7% and 41.7%, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
These results demonstrate that the Ki-67 expression was increased in metastatic CRCCs, and it had the highest predictive value among the 7 markers. This suggests that Ki-67 could be an excellent predictive marker for metastasis in CRCC patients.
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