Type IV collagen and CD44v6 expression in benign, malignant primary and metastatic ovarian tumors: correlation with Ki-67 and p53 immunoreactivity

Gynecologic Oncology
Julia K BarJerzy Rabczyñski

Abstract

Loss of basement membrane (BM) components, such as type IV collagen has been demonstrated in ovarian cancer, but the associations with other molecules like CD44v6, involved in metastatic process of ovarian carcinoma, have not been fully analyzed. This study investigates the expression of type IV collagen, CD44v6 molecule in correlation with p53 and Ki-67 presence in primary and metastatic lesion of ovarian carcinoma to define their role in metastases of ovarian carcinoma. The expression of type IV collagen, CD44v6, p53, and Ki-67 was evaluated on frozen tissue sections from primary ovarian tumors (malignant n = 37, benign n = 16), metastatic lesions (n = 29) and ascitic fluid cells (n = 28). Protein expression of all studied biomarkers was evaluated in a subset of specimens using immunohistochemistry (IHC). Type IV collagen expression in the primary ovarian carcinoma was positively correlated with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage and tumor grade. Significant difference was observed for type IV collagen immunoreactivity in carcinoma cells in effusions when compared to corresponding primary tumors (P < 0.001) and metastatic lesions (P < 0.001). Likewise down-regulation of type IV collagen express...Continue Reading

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