Expression of podoplanin in salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma and its association with distant metastasis and clinical outcomes.

Molecular Medicine Reports
He-Ming WuWei Guo

Abstract

Distant metastasis is a common cause of mortality in patients with salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC). However, presently, the development of distant metastasis is unable to be predicted in clinical practice. Recent studies have shown that overexpression of podoplanin is associated with metastasis and survival in patients with several cancer types. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether podoplanin is overexpressed in SACC and whether such overexpression is associated with distant metastasis and survival. Podoplanin expression was determined using immunohistochemistry (IHC) in tumors from 40 SACC patients. The expression status was analyzed in regards to patient clinicopathological parameters and survival rates. Overexpression of podoplanin was detected in 13 (32.5%) of the 40 tumors. Overexpression was significantly associated with disease-free survival (P=0.025) and distant metastasis (P=0.015), although it was not associated with recurrence and overall survival. In conclusion, podoplanin is overexpressed in a subset of SACCs and may be a biomarker predicting distant metastasis in patients with SACC.

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