Immunohistochemical analysis of primary renal cell carcinomas and paired bone metastases
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6702.2014.08.001
- VernacularTitle:肾癌原发灶与骨转移灶配对组织的免疫组化分析
- Author:
Lijie ZHANG
;
Xiaobo HUANG
;
Tao XU
;
Qingquan XU
;
Xiaofeng WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Carcinoma,renal cell;
Immunohistochemistry;
Neoplasm metastasis;
Molecular targeted therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Urology
2014;35(8):561-564
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To compare the histopathologic and immunohistochemical differences between primary renal cell carcinomas and paired bone metastases in order to discuss the significance in the selection of standard targeted therapies.Methods The clinical data of 19 patients who underwent nephrectomy and resection of bone metastases successively from January 2003 to September 2013 were analysed retrospectively.The paraffin-embedded surgical samples of all the patients were obtained for histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis.The differences of Fuhrman grades,expression of Ki-67,CD34,vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2),epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and CXC subfamily receptor 4 (CXCR4) were compared between primary renal cell carcinomas and their paired bone metastases.Microvessel density (MVD) was evaluated by the CD34 immunostaining.Results The Fuhrman grades of samples from bone metastases were higher than that of primary tumors (36.8%,7/19) (P=0.008).The Ki-67 label index was (4.00±3.96)% in primary tumors and (7.90±7.38)% in bone metastases (P=0.033).The microvessel density (MVD) was 58.13±22.90 in primary tumors and 46.71±25.40 in the bone metastases (P=0.026).The immunohistochemistry scores of VEGFR2 were 4.68±1.20 in primary tumors and 4.05±1.58 in bone metastases (P=0.014).The immunohistochemistry scores of EGFR were 5.89±1.05 in primary tumors and 5.47± 1.12 in bone metastases (P=0.134).The immunohistochemistryscores of CXCR4 in cytomembrane and cytoplasm were 1.74±1.97 in primary tumors and 2.16± 1.64 in bone metastases (P=0.414).The inununohistochemistry scores of CXCR4 in cell nucleus were 2.52±2.09 in primary tumors and 3.42±1.95 in bone metastases (P=0.009).Conclusions The Fuhrman grades and the expression of Ki-67 and CXCR4 in cell nucleus were higher in bone metastases than that in the primary renal cell carcinomas.The MVD and the expression of VEGFR2 were lower in bone metastases than that in the primary tumors.The above alternations may contribute to the poor prognosis of bone metastasis and the poor result of angiosuppressive therapy.