【摘要】 目的 探讨乳腺浸润性导管癌中表皮钙黏蛋白(E-cadherin,E-cad)的表达及其意义。 方法 选取2005年1月-2009年12月的组织病理切块,用免疫组织化学EnVision二步法检测63例乳腺浸润性导管癌(invasive ductal carcinoma,IDC)组织中E-cad的表达情况,设为IDC组;另检测15例乳腺纤维腺瘤及15例乳腺小叶增生症乳腺组织中E-cad的表达情况,设为对照组;比较两组的E-cad表达。 结果 E-cad在IDC组及对照组中表达阳性率分别为58.7%、80.0%;两组间差异有统计学意义(P lt;0.05)。在乳腺IDC患者中,年龄 lt;38岁和≥38岁组的E-cad阳性表达率分别是54.2%、61.5%,两组间差异无统计学意义(P gt;0.05);肿块直径 lt;3 cm和≥3 cm组的E-cad阳性表达率分别是54.8%、66.7%,两组间差异无统计学意义(P gt;0.05);组织学分级为Ⅰ+Ⅱ级和Ⅲ级组的E-cad阳性表达率分别是76.3%、32.0%,两组间差异有统计学意义(P lt;0.05);无、有腋窝淋巴结转移组的E-cad阳性表达率分别是78.3%、47.5%,两组间差异有统计学意义(P lt;0.05)。 结论 E-cad的表达与患者年龄及肿块大小无关,而与组织学分级、淋巴结转移相关。在乳腺浸润性导管癌中,无淋巴结转移者E-cad表达高于有淋巴结转移者,提示E-cad是乳腺浸润性导管癌发生淋巴结转移的重要指标。
【Abstract】 Objective To explore the expression of the protein E-cadherin (E-cad) in invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast and its significance. Methods We chose 63 cases of pathological wax with IDC between 2005 and 2009, and immunohistochemical EnVision method was used to detect the expression of E-cad protein in these cases which were designated to be the IDC group. At the same time, the E-cad expression in 15 cases of breast adenoma and another 15 cases of breast lobular hyperplasia were also detected, and these cases were designed to the the control group. The expression of E-cad in these two groups were compared. Results The positive rates of E-cad protein expression in the IDC group and the control group were respectively 58.7% and 80.0% with a significant difference between the two groups (P lt;0.05). In the IDC group, the positive rates of E-cad protein expression in patients aged lt;38 and ≥38 years old were respectively 54.2% and 61.5% without a significant difference (P gt;0.05). The positive rates of E-cad protein expression for tumors with a diameter lt;3 cm and ≥3 cm were respectively 54.8% and 66.7% without a significant difference (P gt;0.05). The positive rates of E-cad protein expression for class Ⅰ+Ⅱ tumors and class Ⅲ tumors were respectively 76.3% and 32.0% with a significant difference (P lt;0.05). The positive rates of E-cad protein expression for patients without and with axillary lymph node metastasis were respectively 78.3% and 47.5% with a significant difference (P lt;0.05). Conclusions The expression of E-cad is correlated with histological classification and lymph node metastasis and was not related to tumor size and age of the patients. The expression of E-cad is higher in IDC patients without lymph node metastasis than that in IDC patients with lymph node metastasis, which indicates that E-cad is an important index for lymph node metastasis of IDC.
Citation: LIU Guitao,LI Xia. Expression of E-cadherin in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast and Its Significance. West China Medical Journal, 2011, 26(7): 983-985. doi: Copy