Immunohistochemical expression of p53 protein in invasive breast carcinoma: clinicopathologic correlations.
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- Published online on: September 1, 1999 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.6.5.1159
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Abstract
The results of immunohistochemical expression of p53 protein in 106 invasive breast cancers were correlated with conventional pathologic prognostic parameters. Archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections of these cases were stained with a monoclonal antibody (Ab-2), raised against p53 protein using a peroxidase-labelled streptavidin biotin kit. Fifty-six (53%) showed positive nuclear staining; 31 were considered weakly, 21 moderately and 4 strongly positive. Forty-three (77%) of these positive cases stained less than 50% of the tumor cells, with a significant association between intensity and proportion of nuclei stained (p<0. 05). p53 staining also correlated with histologic grade (p<0.005) but not with tumor size nor clinical stage (p>0.05). The follow-up data did not reveal any statistically significant survival advantage for patients with p53 negative tumors.