title: p53 expression in ovarian carcinoma with regard to second-look findings.
abstract: Forty-eight (48) cases of ovarian carcinoma subjected to primary surgery and platinum based chemotherapy followed by second-look laparotomy (SLL) were analyzed with respect to p53 status. Overall aberrant p53 accumulation was observed in 20 (41.6%) out of 48 patients. While one out of 5 patients (20.0%) with stage I-II disease showed positive p53 staining, 19 out of 43 patients (44.1%) with stage III disease were found to be positive for p53. According to the histologic types, 41.9% of serous (13/31), 33.3% of endometrioid (2/6), 50.0% of transitional (2/4), 40.0% of mixed (2/5) and 50,0% of mucinous types of tumors showed abnormal expression of p53. p53 positivity was found in 12 (54.5%) out of 22 SLL(+) patients while only 8 (30.7%) were p53 positive out of 26 with SLL(-) patients. Cases with abnormal p53 accumulation tended to be SLL positive, however, the difference was not significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayhan
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D016158:Genes, p53; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007813:Laparotomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D012086:Reoperation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002945:Cisplatin