title: Proliferating cell nuclear antigen in gallbladder carcinoma.
abstract: Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression was studied in 103 gallbladder carcinomas and 23 metastatic lesions as well as in 25 control non-neoplastic gallbladder specimens. Positive nuclear staining was observed in 88% of controls, in 92% of carcinomas and in 70% of metastases. The mean number of positive cells was 21.2% in controls, 44.1% in primary carcinomas and 32% in metastatic cancer cells. Differences which were significant were control v. primary tumour, P < 0.000001; control v. metastasis, P < 0.01 and primary tumour v. metastasis, P < 0.006. In 57 (60%) of the primary tumours there was positive staining in over 40% of tumour cells. We were not able to demonstrate any relationship between macroscopic or microscopic features and PCNA expression. However, tumours confined to the mucosa expressed PCNA more frequently than did more advanced tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Roa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Araya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yatani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villaseca
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wistuba
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: De-Aretxabala
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002455:Cell Division; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen