EGFR expression in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Relationship to tumour morphology and cell adhesion proteins.

Abstract:

AIMS:We aimed to study epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression in surgically resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs) by immunohistochemistry and their relationship to clinicopathological features, cell proliferation and cell adhesion protein expression. METHODS:A total of 99 PDACs were analysed on tissue microarrays for EGFR, E-cadherin and β-catenin expression patterns in tumour cells. The percentage of cells expressing the three proteins (membrane, cytoplasm or nuclear pattern) and of Ki67-positive tumour cells was assessed. Tumour protein expression was studied with regard to clinicomorphological features, Ki67 index and for postsurgical survival. RESULTS:Membrane tumour EGFR correlated with histological poor differentiation (dedifferentiation), increased number of mitoses and severe tumour cell atypia (pleiomorphism) as well as with aberrant adhesion protein expression such as nuclear β-catenin and cytoplasmic E-cadherin. Cytoplasmic tumour E-cadherin correlated with an increased Ki67-positive tumour cell component, whereas nuclear E-cadherin correlated with a shorter postsurgical overall survival, as well as with tumour necrosis and an abundant clear cell component. CONCLUSIONS:In conclusion, the results of our study suggest a complex role for EGFR in PDAC carcinogenesis, tumour expression of this protein being associated with tumour dedifferentiation, mitotic activity or pleiomorphism, as well as with aberrant tumour cell adhesion protein expression.

journal_name

J Clin Pathol

authors

Handra-Luca A,Hammel P,Sauvanet A,Lesty C,Ruszniewski P,Couvelard A

doi

10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201662

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-04-01 00:00:00

pages

295-300

issue

4

eissn

0021-9746

issn

1472-4146

pii

jclinpath-2013-201662

journal_volume

67

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