We describe the expression of α-catenin in early gastric cancer and compare its role related to clinicopathology. Sixty-nine specimens were surgically obtained from early gastric cancer patients- Monoclonal antibody ...We describe the expression of α-catenin in early gastric cancer and compare its role related to clinicopathology. Sixty-nine specimens were surgically obtained from early gastric cancer patients- Monoclonal antibody anti-α-catenin was used in the immunohistochemical (ABC method)study. The rate of reduced expression of α-catenin was 65. 2%. There was a statistically significant correlation between the decreased expression of a-catenin and the histology, the quantity or stroma and infiltration pattern of tumors, as well as the age of patients, the size, the position, the gross type and lymph node metastasis of tumors. our observations suggest that reduced expression of α-catenin might be involved in the initial step of invasion and metastasis in early gastric cancer.展开更多
文摘We describe the expression of α-catenin in early gastric cancer and compare its role related to clinicopathology. Sixty-nine specimens were surgically obtained from early gastric cancer patients- Monoclonal antibody anti-α-catenin was used in the immunohistochemical (ABC method)study. The rate of reduced expression of α-catenin was 65. 2%. There was a statistically significant correlation between the decreased expression of a-catenin and the histology, the quantity or stroma and infiltration pattern of tumors, as well as the age of patients, the size, the position, the gross type and lymph node metastasis of tumors. our observations suggest that reduced expression of α-catenin might be involved in the initial step of invasion and metastasis in early gastric cancer.