title: Evaluation of nucleolar organizer region-associated proteins in endometrial pathology.
abstract: In the current study the argyrophil staining technique for NOR proteins (Ag-NORs) has been performed on cases of different endometrial lesions, trying to find an aid in differentiating atypical hyperplasia from well differentiated carcinoma in biopsy specimens. We conclude that the Ag-NOR count, even though in endometrial carcinoma is significantly exceeding that of atypical hyperplastic endometrium, could be a misleading discriminator, because of a wide overlap of values in individual cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology, Ospedale Civile Bollate, Italy.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fibbi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lo Re
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albertoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Canevini
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D004717:Endometrium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000378:metabolism; D009697:Nucleolus Organizer Region / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D016622:Silver Staining
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins