The impact of immunohistochemical expression of nitric oxide synthases on clinical and pathological features of renal cell carcinoma.

World Journal of Urology
Stênio de Cássio ZequiAdemar Lopes

Abstract

To evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) types 1, 2, and 3 in intratumoral and non-neoplastic samples of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and correlate it with the clinical and pathological features of this malignancy. We analyzed 110 patients with RCC underwent radical nephrectomy (RN) or partial nephrectomy (PN) by streptavidin-biotin peroxidase method, tissue microarray, and digital microscopy. As endpoints, NOS expression was correlated with pathological features, overall survival (OS), and cancer-specific survival (CSS). Non-neoplastic samples had higher NOS3 and lower NOS 2 levels than RCC tissues. Greater expression of all NOS isoforms was associated with larger tumors. High NOS1 expression correlated with microscopic venous invasion (MVI) (p = 0.046) and lymph node metastases (p = 0.007). High NOS2 expression was linked to MVI, more RN performed, and male gender (p = 0.035, p = 0.003, and p = 0.027, respectively). High NOS3 expression correlated with lymph node metastases (p = 0.039), microlymphatic invasion (p = 0.029), invasion of the renal pelvis and ureter (p = 0.004), RN (p = 0.003), and shorter OS (58.1 vs. 79.4 % respectively, p = 0.033) by univariate analysis. DFS was not influence...Continue Reading

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