[Importance of proliferative potential (as the ratio of a proliferative cells number and duration of mitosis) in diagnoses of malignant degree and prognosis of adrenocortical cancer]

Arkh Patol. 2011 Sep-Oct;73(5):43-7.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The aim of research has been the estimation of a proliferative potential as simultaneous detection of a proliferative cells number (Ki-67 index) and duration of mitosis (nucleolar argyrophilic protein expression--B23/nucleophosmin and C23/nucleolin) at patients with adrenocortical cancer. In according to lifetime of patients after operation 2 groups had been sorted out. The first one included patients surviving 56.12 months, the second one--9.25 months. We've found out that different aspects of tumor diagnosis as well distinction of benignant or malignant tumor growth, a malignant degree of tumors, a prognostic criteria of illness, survival of patients etc. must be characterized by total research both a proliferative cells fraction (Ki-67 index) and a rate of mitosis (expressions of B23/nucleophosmin and C23/nucleolin).

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms* / metabolism
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms* / mortality
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms* / ultrastructure
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / biosynthesis*
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitosis
  • Neoplasm Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Survival Rate

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Neoplasm Proteins