title: DNA ploidy and proliferation index of soft tissue sarcomas determined by image cytometry of fresh frozen tissue.
abstract: The DNA content of Feulgen-stained monolayer imprint preparations from 30 fresh frozen soft tissue and bone sarcomas was analyzed using image cytometry. DNA aneuploidy showed a significant association with increasing tumor grade. Of the grade III tumors, 83.3% (15 of 18) were aneuploid; of the grade I and II sarcomas, 33.3% (4 of 12) were aneuploid (P less than 0.00861). The proliferation index (PI) was determined by the percentage of tumor nuclear area staining with the monoclonal antibody Ki-67. The PI was significantly associated with ploidy and tumor grade. Ki-67 PI was elevated (greater than 2.0%) in 73.7% (14 of 19) of the aneuploid tumors, compared with 30% (3 of 10) of the euploid tumors (P less than 0.04597). Ki-67 PI was greater than 2.0% in 77.8% (14 of 18) of the grade III tumors, compared with 27.2% (3 of 11) of the grade I and II tumors (P less than 0.01773). These findings suggest that DNA ploidy and Ki-67 PI as determined by image analysis may be a useful supplement to tumor grading. The literature examining previous studies of sarcoma DNA ploidy is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Herzberg
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kerns
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Honkanen
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pence
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Iglehart
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kinney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011003:Ploidies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm