Ki-67 reactivity in primary fallopian tube cancers

• Authors: J. Rabczynski , A. Kochman , P. Kowalski , P. Ziolkowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Forty-four cases of primary cancer of the fallopian tube (PFTC) were analyzed as to Ki-67 expression, grade, stage and the cancer histological type. Among patients with an average age of 57.5 years (range 38?70 years), 27 patients were FIGO I, 7 were FIGO II and 10 were FIGO III. Histological classification of PFTC revealed 18 cases of endometroid type, 9 serous, 7 undifferentiated, 6 urothelial, 2 clear-cell and 2 of other type. Histological grading revealed 11 cases of G1, 16 of G2 and 17 of G3 tumors. The quantity of Ki-67 positive cells was counted on 300 cancer cells in random high-power fields (10x40) and recorded as the labeling index (LI, %). Positive staining for Ki-67 was shown in the nuclei in all cases. Ki-67 LI values ranged from 14. 2 to 97.2% (median 36. 1). Ki-67 LI values were graded as 36. 1% as high and <36. 1% as low. We did not find any significant differences in Ki-67 LI values among tumors of various clinical stages, histological grades and histological types. The p value was statistically significant only for stage as a prognostic factor.

Keywords

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CANCER; FALLOPIAN TUBE

Discipline

• IMMUNOLOGY: IMMUNOLOGY

• Publisher: Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis
• Year: 2000
• Volume: 48
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 281-285

Contributors

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J. Rabczynski

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A. Kochman

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P. Kowalski

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P. Ziolkowski

• Document Type: SHORT COMMUNICA
• Publication order reference: J. Rabczynski, Department of Pathological Anatomy, University Medical School, Wroclaw, Poland