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- Kovács, Anikó, 1961, et al.
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Bowen's disease: statistical study of a 10 year period.
- 1996
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Ingår i: The Journal of dermatology. - 0385-2407. ; 23:4, s. 267-74
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- According to histological records, a total of 74 patients were diagnosed with Bowen's disease (B.d.) between 1 January 1984 and 31 December 1993 at the Department of Dermatology of Kitasato University. There was slight female predominance (36 male, 38 female), and 73% of the patients were older than 60 years; the mean age was 66.8 years. Fifteen patients had multiple (two-five) lesions. In 13 patients, other benign skin lesions were also found. Arsenic exposure as etiologic factor could have been present in 2 cases. Only 3 patients had other associated malignant tumors, which does not confirm the paraneoplastic nature of B.d. One-fifth of the lesions were on sun-exposed areas (head, neck and hands). Although we excluded invasive carcinomas from our statistical study, we mention the 8 invasive carcinomas developing from B.d. in that period. Histopathological classification of B.d. is uncommon. Classifying our cases by Darier's histopathological classification, 63.3% of them belonged to the lenticular type. The malignant potential of different histopathological types of B.d. needs further investigation.
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- Kovács, Anikó, 1961, et al.
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Effect of Radiotherapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery Depending on the Presence of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes : A Long-Term Follow-Up of the SweBCG91RT Randomized Trial
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Oncology. - 0732-183X. ; 37:14, s. 1179-87
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PURPOSE: The effects of radiotherapy (RT) on the basis of the presence of stromal tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have not been studied. The purpose of this study was to analyze the association of TILs with the effect of postoperative RT on ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) in a large randomized trial. METHODS: In the SweBCT91RT (Swedish Breast Cancer Group 91 Radiotherapy) trial, 1,178 patients with breast cancer stage I and II were randomly assigned to breast-conserving surgery plus postoperative RT or breast-conserving surgery only and followed for a median of 15.2 years. Tumor blocks were retrieved from 1,003 patients. Stromal TILs were assessed on whole-section hematoxylin-eosin-stained slides using a dichotomized cutoff of 10%. Subtypes were scored using immunohistochemistry on tissue microarray. In total, 936 patients were evaluated. RESULTS: Altogether, 670 (71%) of patients had TILs less than 10%. In a multivariable regression analysis with IBTR as dependent variable and RT, TILs, subtype, age, and grade as independent variables, RT (hazard ratio [HR], 0.42; 95% CI, 0.29 to 0.61; P < .001), high TILs (HR, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.39 to 0.96, P = .033) grade (3 v 1; HR, 2.17; 95% CI, 1.08 to 4.34; P = .029), and age (≥ 50 v < 50 years; HR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.80; P = .002) were predictive of IBTR. RT was significantly beneficial in the low TILs group (HR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.24 to 0.58; P < .001) but not in the high TILs group (HR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.28 to 1.19; P = .138). The test for interaction between RT and TILs was not statistically significant (P = .317). CONCLUSION: This study shows that high values of TILs in the primary tumor independently seem to reduce the risk for an IBTR. Our findings further suggest that patients with breast cancer with low TILs may derive a larger benefit from RT regarding the risk of IBTR.
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- Kovács, Anikó, 1961, et al.
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Immunohistochemical examination of P-cadherin in bullous and acantholytic skin diseases.
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Ingår i: Acta dermato-venereologica. - : Medical Journals Sweden AB. - 0001-5555. ; 84:2, s. 116-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Autoimmune blistering diseases (pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus, bullous pemphigoid, dermatitis herpetiformis) and certain genodermatoses with acantholysis (Darier-disease, Hailey-Hailey disease) have different aetiological factors, but all result in bulla formation and/or in acantholysis. Cadherins are Ca++-dependent cell-cell adhesion molecules which play an important role in the cellular connection between normal cells. P-cadherin is involved in the selective adhesion of epidermal cells, and is expressed only on the surfaces of the two basal layers. We examined the expression of P-cadherin in some autoimmune bullous skin diseases and Darier's disease using immunohistochemistry and found P-cadherin to be strongly upregulated. We believe the upregulation is compensatory to the primary pathophysiological events in the various bullous dermatoses.
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- Kovács, Anikó, 1961, et al.
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[Immunohistochemical study of P-cadherin in breast cancer]. : P-cadherin immunhisztokémiai vizsgálata emlórákokban.
- 2002
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Ingår i: Orvosi hetilap. - 0030-6002. ; 143:8, s. 405-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Cell adhesion molecules play a significant role in the cellular connection of normal cells. The cadherins are believed to act as tumour suppressors, and their altered expression and function have been associated with tumour development.The authors examined the expression of a Ca++ dependent intercellular adhesion molecule, P-cadherin using an immunohistochemical method in 69 surgically resected breast carcinomas.P-cadherin was detected in 30 cases (43.5%, cytoplasmic and/or membrane staining). The expression of P-cadherin was independent of tumour size and lymph node status, but correlated with a high tumour grade (grade III). In contrast, expression of E-cadherin correlated with lower tumour grade (grade I-II). P-cadherin expression was not detected in invasive lobular carcinomas.In general, P-cadherin was expressed at a lower frequency compared to E-cadherin, alpha-, and beta-catenin. These results suggest that an inverse relationship may exist between E- and P-cadherin in relation to grade, and that the expression of P-cadherin may be a marker of aggressiveness.
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- Kovács, Anikó, 1961, et al.
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P-cadherin as a marker in the differential diagnosis of breast lesions.
- 2003
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Ingår i: Journal of clinical pathology. - : BMJ. - 0021-9746. ; 56:2, s. 139-41
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To assess the value of the calcium dependent cell adhesion molecule P-cadherin as a myoepithelial marker in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast lesions.Immunohistochemical analysis of normal breast, sclerotic breast lesions, tubular carcinomas, and ductal carcinoma in situ using a P-cadherin specific antibody and comparison with smooth muscle actin.All myoepithelial cells in normal breast ducts, ductules, and lobules and sclerotic lesions showed strong staining for P-cadherin. There was no staining of tubular carcinomas; myoepithelial cells were demonstrated around in situ carcinomas. Weaker reactivity was seen in a proportion of cells in some hyperplasias and in situ carcinomas. This weak reactivity in these tissues was not seen for smooth muscle actin but in radial scars, tubular carcinomas, and ductal carcinoma in situ staining of stromal cells caused difficulties in the identification of myoepithelial cells.P-cadherin is a useful marker in the differential diagnosis of breast lesions.
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- Kovács, Anikó, 1961, et al.
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Spousal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Case Report of a Metachronous Presentation of Breast Cancer in a Genetically Unrelated Couple
- 2017
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Ingår i: Clinics in Oncology. - 2474-1663. ; 2
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present a systematic review of the literature about spousal cancer, concerning the possible cancer aetiology of synchronous and metachronous, concordant and discordant cancer types in married couples. Synchronous and metachronous breast cancer in spouses are extremely rare. We present here a married couple whom were diagnosed with metachronous breast cancer, with a 10year delay in onset in the husband. This case of spousal breast cancer may represent a coincidental phenomenon, as breast cancer is quite uncommon in men. It has been postulated that exposure to viral, nutritional and environmental / contamination factors for extended periods of time might facilitate cancer development in the same organ in spouses. However, current cancer incidence rates among cohabitants are relatively low.
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- Larsson Wexell, Cecilia, 1965, et al.
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A Case Report on Gardner Syndrome With Dental Implant Treatment and a Long-Term Follow-Up.
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. - : Elsevier BV. - 1531-5053. ; 77:8, s. 1617-1627
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- A case of Gardner syndrome (GS) in a 37-year-old woman is presented in which rehabilitation with dental implant treatment was followed for 7years. The course of diagnostics and treatment is followed through an overview of 45 tissue biopsy and cytology samples during a period of 30years. The patient was diagnosed with GS after a routine review of an oral panoramic radiograph presenting with multiple osteomas and multiple unerupted supernumerary teeth. Biopsy results and surgical procedures with histopathologic diagnoses from 1986 to 2016 are presented. Histologic analysis of the sampled jawbone showed a picture similar to an osteoid osteoma. The installed implant was functionally stable, with no clinical or radiographic events observed at yearly visits, for 7years. In 1991, benign tumors appeared; in 2014, multiple adenomas were found in the small intestine and rectum. This case report shows the potential for dental implant treatment in a patient with GS.
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- Möllerström, Elin, et al.
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Up-regulation of cell cycle arrest protein BTG2 correlates with increased overall survival in breast cancer, as detected by immunohistochemistry using tissue microarray.
- 2010
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Ingår i: BMC cancer. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1471-2407. ; 10:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that the ADIPOR1, ADORA1, BTG2 and CD46 genes differ significantly between long-term survivors of breast cancer and deceased patients, both in levels of gene expression and DNA copy numbers. The aim of this study was to characterize the expression of the corresponding proteins in breast carcinoma and to determine their correlation with clinical outcome. METHODS: Protein expression was evaluated using immunohistochemistry in an independent breast cancer cohort of 144 samples represented on tissue microarrays. Fisher's exact test was used to analyze the differences in protein expression between dead and alive patients. We used Cox-regression multivariate analysis to assess whether the new markers predict the survival status of the patients better than the currently used markers. RESULTS: BTG2 expression was demonstrated in a significantly lower proportion of samples from dead patients compared to alive patients, both in overall expression (P=0.026) and cell membrane specific expression (P=0.013), whereas neither ADIPOR1, ADORA1 nor CD46 showed differential expression in the two survival groups. Furthermore, a multivariate analysis showed that a model containing BTG2 expression in combination with HER2 and Ki67 expression along with patient age performed better than a model containing the currently used prognostic markers (tumour size, nodal status, HER2 expression, hormone receptor status, histological grade, and patient age). Interestingly, BTG2 has previously been described as a tumour suppressor gene involved in cell cycle arrest and p53 signalling. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that high-level BTG2 protein expression correlates with prolonged survival in patients with breast carcinoma.
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- Nilsson, Jeanette, 1962, et al.
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Nuclear Janus-activated kinase 2/nuclear factor 1-C2 suppresses tumorigenesis and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by repressing Forkhead box F1.
- 2010
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Ingår i: Cancer research. - 1538-7445. ; 70:5, s. 2020-2029
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Progression to metastasis is the proximal cause of most cancer-related mortality. Yet much remains to be understood about what determines the spread of tumor cells. This paper describes a novel pathway in breast cancer that regulates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), motility, and invasiveness. We identify two transcription factors, nuclear factor 1-C2 (NF1-C2) and Forkhead box F1 (FoxF1), downstream of prolactin/nuclear Janus-activated kinase 2, with opposite effects on these processes. We show that NF1-C2 is lost during mammary tumor progression and is almost invariably absent from lymph node metastases. NF1-C2 levels in primary tumors correlate with better patient survival. Manipulation of NF1-C2 levels by expression of a stabilized version or using small interfering RNA showed that NF1-C2 counteracts EMT, motility, invasiveness, and tumor growth. FoxF1 was found to be a direct repressed target of NF1-C2. We provide the first evidence for a role of FoxF1 in cancer and in the regulation of EMT in cells of epithelial origin. Overexpression of FoxF1 was associated with a mesenchymal phenotype, increased invasiveness in vitro, and enhanced growth of breast carcinoma xenografts in nude mice. The relevance of these findings is strengthened by the correlation between FoxF1 expression and a mesenchymal phenoype in breast cancer cell isolates, consistent with the interpretation that FoxF1 promotes invasion and metastasis.
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