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Overexpression of galectin-1 at the tumor invasion front is associated with poor prognosis in early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma
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Oral Oncology . Apr2008, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p325-334. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Summary: Metastasis is a final and eventually fatal step in the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and typically accompanies a large primary tumor. Metastasis may also present from a small primary tumor and progress rapidly; therefore, early diagnosis is important for patients with small primary tumors. Galectin-1 is one significantly upregulated tumor-associated protein in many neoplasms. To determine the clinical significance of galectin-1, we analyzed its expression in clinical samples by immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay. Galectin-1 protein was significantly overexpressed in the tumor-associated stroma as well as the invasion front during early oral carcinogenesis (P <0.05). During the metastatic stage, the only significant immunoreactivity was at the tumor invasion front (P <0.05). Although galectin-1 mRNA was not significantly upregulated in the whole cancerous tissue, it was upregulated in stromal parts during early-stage OSCC and in epithelial parts at the metastatic stage. Survival analysis and a Cox’s proportional hazards model showed that synchronous upregulation of galectin-1 protein and mRNA was correlated with worse disease-free survival in early-stage OSCC (P =0.024 and P =0.047, respectively). Our findings suggest that galectin-1 upregulation at the tumor invasion front might be a predictor of early metastasis in oral carcinogenesis. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13688375
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Oral Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31307631
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2007.03.004