| Myoepithelioma of minor salivary gland--an immunohistochemical analysis of four cases. | |
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PMID: 17143433 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION AND METHODS: We performed an immunohistochemical study in four cases of myopitheliomas with objective to realize a profile in respect of differentiation grade by the monoclonal antibodies CK14, vimentin and alph-SMA, besides to investigate the cell proliferation by anti-PCNA, besides, we compare the immunoreactive with glandular normal tissue. RESULTS: In the glandular normal tissue the myoepithelials cells had shown expression for alpha-SMA and CK 14, while that in the ductals cells, only the presence of CK 14 was verified. All the cases was verified positivity for CK 14 and vimentin, however, CK 14 had been present only in epithelioid and fusiform cells, while that the vimentin revealed positive also in the cytoplasm of the plasmocytoid cells. alpha-SMA was not detected in the neoplasic cells. Immunopositivity for the PCNA was observed in more than 75% of the cellular component of the analyzed tumors, independent of the cellular type. CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that it did not have difference in the proliferative activity among the cellular types presents in the myoepitheliomas and, still, the results of this study suggest that the constituent cells of this neoplasia one really represent cells of the mioepitelial ancestry, but in different stages of differentiation. |
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Authors:
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Ericka Janine Dantas da Silveira; Antonio Luiz Amaral Pereira; Maria Carmen Fontora; Lélia Batista de Souza; Roseana de Almeida Freitas |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology Volume: 72 ISSN: 1808-8694 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2006 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-12-04 Completed Date: 2007-05-10 Revised Date: 2008-10-06 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101207337 Medline TA: Braz J Otorhinolaryngol Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 528-32 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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UFRN, Postgraduate Program in Oral Pathology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. |
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Actins
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metabolism Adult Aged, 80 and over Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / metabolism, pathology* Female Humans Immunohistochemistry Keratin-14 / metabolism Male Myoepithelioma / metabolism, pathology* Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / metabolism Salivary Gland Neoplasms / metabolism, pathology* Salivary Glands, Minor / pathology Tumor Markers, Biological / metabolism* Vimentin / metabolism |
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0/Actins; 0/Keratin-14; 0/Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; 0/Tumor Markers, Biological; 0/Vimentin |
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