Expression of nestin and Ki-67 in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors and its significance
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-9801.2012.04.009
- VernacularTitle:巢蛋白和Ki-67在恶性外周神经鞘膜瘤中的表达及其意义
- Author:
Shan LU
;
Hua WANG
;
Yuping WANG
;
Yu YANG
;
Yanfeng ZHONG
;
Jie ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor;
Nestin;
Ki-67;
Immunohistochemistry
- From:
Cancer Research and Clinic
2012;24(4):246-249
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the expression of nestin and Ki-67 in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) and its significance in the differential diagnosis. Methods Immunohistochemical technique (SP) was used to detect the expression of nestin and Ki-67 in 42 cases of MPNST and 24 cases of benign peripheral nerve tumor.Results Total expression of nestin was found in 95.2 %(40/42) of MPNST.Strong expression of nestin was detected more frequent in MPNST compared to benign peripheral nerve tumors [40.5 %(17/42) versus 4.2 %(1/24),x2 =8.403,P =0.004].Ki-67 labeling index in MPNST varied from 1%-70 %.However,greater than 3 % labeling index of Ki-67 staining was observed in 64.3 %(27 / 42) of MPNST while none of the 24 benign tumors had nuclear staining exceeding 3 %. The higher Ki-67 labeling index showed significant differences between the two groups (x2 =23.518,P =0.000).Conclusion Nestin and Ki-67 are useful markers in distinguishing MPNST from benign tumors.