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Expression of E-cadherin and β-catenin in Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Expresión de E-cadherina y β-catenina en carcinomas de células escamosas de laringe e hipofaringe
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Patricia García-Caboa,b,
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, Juana María García-Pedrerob, M. Ángeles Villarongab, Francisco Hermida-Pradob, Rocío Granda-Díazb, Eva Alloncab, Fernando Lópeza,b, Juan Pablo Rodrigoa,b
a Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain
b Instituto Universitario de Oncología de Principado de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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Received 12 November 2019. Accepted 11 December 2019
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Table 1. Expression of E-cadherin and β-catenin in Relation to the Clinical and Pathological Characteristics in Patients With SCC of the Larynx
Table 2. Expression of E-cadherin and β-catenin in Relation to the Clinical and Pathological Characteristics in Patients With Hypopharyngeal SCC
Table 3. Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors for Specific Survival and Disease-specific Survival in Patients With SCC of the Larynx
Table 4. Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors for Specific Survival and Disease-specific Survival in Patients With SCC of the Hypo Pharynx
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Abstract
Introduction and objectives

dysfunction of the E-cadherin/catenin complex is directly related to carcinogenesis and metastases development.

The aim of this paper is to investigate the prognostic significance of E-cadherin and β-catenin expression in surgically treated laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas.

Material and methods

Tumour tissue samples were obtained from 133 consecutive patients with squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck: 68 of the larynx and 65 hypopharyngeal carcinomas, who underwent surgical treatment in our hospital between 2000 and 2005.

E-cadherin and β-catenin expression was analysed by immunohistochemistry, quantifying the percentage of stained cells and the intensity of staining.

Results

E-cadherin and β-catenin expression was evaluable in 59 laryngeal carcinomas and in 58 cases of hypopharyngeal carcinomas.

In the laryngeal tumours, a significant association was found between the low expression of membrane β-catenin with T4 tumours and tumour recurrence. In the hypopharynx there was a significant association between positive expression of nuclear β-catenin and poor histological differentiation (P = .02). In the multivariate analysis, only the presence of lymph node metastases was an independent predictive factor of decreased disease-specific survival in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas.

Conclusions

The expression of E-cadherin and β-catenin does not show prognostic significance in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas over the TNM classification.

Keywords:
E-cadherin
β-catenin
Squamous cell carcinoma
Larynx
Hypopharynx
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Introducción y objetivos

La disfunción del complejo E-cadherina/catenina está relacionada directamente con la carcinogénesis y el desarrollo de metástasis.

El objetivo de este trabajo es investigar el significado pronóstico de la expresión de E-cadherina y β-catenina en carcinomas de células escamosas de laringe e hipofaringe tratados quirúrgicamente.

Material y métodos

Se obtuvieron muestras de tejido tumoral de 133 pacientes consecutivos con carcinomas escamosos de cabeza y cuello: 68 de laringe y 65 carcinomas de hipofaringe, que fueron sometidos a tratamiento quirúrgico en nuestro hospital entre 2000 y 2005.

La expresión de E-cadherina y β-catenina se analizó mediante inmunohistoquímica, cuantificando el porcentaje de células teñidas y la intensidad de la tinción.

Resultados

La expresión de E-cadherina y β-catenina fue evaluable en 59 muestras de carcinomas de laringe y en 58 de hipofaringe.

En tumores de laringe se observó una asociación significativa entre la baja expresión de β-catenina de membrana y tumores avanzados T4 y la recidiva tumoral. A nivel de hipofaringe se encontró una asociación significativa de la expresión positiva de β-catenina nuclear con pobre diferenciación histológica (P = 0,02). En el análisis multivariante sólo la presencia de metástasis ganglionares era factor predictor independiente de disminución de la supervivencia específica para enfermedad en carcinoma de células escamosas de laringe.

Conclusiones

La expresión de E-cadherina y β-catenina no parece tener utilidad pronóstica superior al TNM en los carcinomas epidermoides de laringe e hipofaringe.

Palabras clave:
E-cadherina
β-catenina
Carcinoma células escamosas
Laringe
Hipofaringe

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