ARGYROPHILIC NUCLEOLAR ORGANIZER REGIONS (AGNORS) IN INFLAMMATORY PREMALIGNANT AND MALIGNANT LESIONS OF THE UTERINE CERVIX

被引:13
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作者
LAHSHMI, S
NAIR, SA
JAYASREE, K
JAYAPRAKASH, PG
RAJALEKSHMY, TN
KANNAN, S
PILLAI, R
机构
[1] SAT HOSP,REG CANC CTR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,INDIA
[2] SAT HOSP,DIV CANC RES,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,INDIA
[3] SAT HOSP,DIV SURG PATHOL,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,INDIA
[4] SAT HOSP,DIV RADIAT ONCOL,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,INDIA
[5] SAT HOSP,DEPT OBSTET & GYNECOL,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,INDIA
关键词
ARGYROPHILIC NUCLEOLAR ORGANIZER REGIONS; LESIONS;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3835(93)90116-Q
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Nuclear organizer regions (NORs) code for ribosomal RNA and are associated with non-histone nucleoproteins, which can be identified by silver staining (AgNORs). AgNORs have been correlated to proliferative activity of tumors and hence may be prognosis-related. The present study evaluates AgNOR counts in inflammatory lesions of the uterine cervix, cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia, and invasive cervical squamous carcinoma. Significant variation in AgNOR counts were observed between the three study groups, with invasive carcinoma showing maximum counts. Further, a highly significant positive correlation was observed between AgNOR counts and tumor progression. These results therefore suggest that AgNOR counts may be of significance in the evaluation of cervical carcinogenesis and could elaborate histopathological diagnosis of cervical lesions.
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页码:197 / 201
页数:5
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