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ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
卷 71, 期 3, 页码 949-954出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02545-5
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Background. E-Cadherin plays a major role in maintaining the intercellular junctions in epithelial tissues. The reduction of E-cadherin expression in cancer cells may be associated with tumor differentiation, metastasis, and a poor prognosis. Methods. Immunohistochemistry for E-cadherin expression was performed on 109 tumors from patients with non-small cell lung cancer who underwent operations. Results. With respect to membranous immunostaining, 57 carcinomas were E-cadherin-positive, 39 carcinomas E-cadherin-reduced, and 13 carcinomas E-cadherin-negative. The percentage of poorly differentiated tumors in the impaired E-cadherin expression group was significantly higher than that in the E-cadherin-positive group (p = 0.005). Furthermore, the frequency of lymph node metastases in tumors with impaired E-cadherin expression was significantly higher than that in the E-cadherin-positive tumors (p = 0.011). A Cox regression analysis revealed that E-cadherin expression was a significant factor in the prediction of survival for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (p = 0.002). Conclusions. E-Cadherin expression was associated with tumor differentiation, lymph node metastasis, and prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. (C) 2001 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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