Correlation between ultrasonic features and expression levels of C-erbB-2, VEGF and nm23 in breast cancer

Oncology Letters
Min NieZhibin Wang

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most common female malignancies in clinical practice, which ranks number one in terms of its high incidence. We investigated the relevance of ultrasonic features of breast cancer and expression levels of C-erbB-2, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and nm23 and its clinical significance. A total of 76 patients with breast cancer were recruited who were admitted to The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from January, 2016 to August, 2017. All patients underwent color Doppler ultrasonic imaging, and expression levels of C-erbB-2, VEGF and nm23 in their tumor tissues were measured by immunohistochemistry. The ultrasonic features were evaluated and compared with the expression levels of C-erbB-2, VEGF and nm23 for each patient. Ultrasonography showed a tumor mass with spiculated margins, abnormal vasculature, and a diameter no less than 3 cm, as well as lymph node metastasis. The above signs were associated with high expression of C-erbB-2, VEGF and nm23 (p<0.05), but calcification was not associated with high expression of these biomarkers (p>0.05). For patients with highly expressed C-erbB-2 and VEGF, the time to peak (TTP) of the time-intensity curve obtained by contrast enhanced ultraso...Continue Reading

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