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ArticleOncology letters2016

Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in cervical cancer is associated with lymphovascular invasion.

Friederike Hoellen, Annika Waldmann, Constanze Banz-Jansen, Achim Rody, Maria Heide, Frank Köster, Julika Ribbat-Idel, Christoph Thorns, Maximilian Gebhard, Martina Oberländer and 2 more

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Article in Oncology letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Friederike HoellenDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Campus, Lübeck D-23538, Germany.
Annika WaldmannInstitute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck D-23538, Germany.
Constanze Banz-JansenDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Campus, Lübeck D-23538, Germany.
Achim RodyDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Campus, Lübeck D-23538, Germany.
Maria HeideDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Campus, Lübeck D-23538, Germany.
Frank KösterDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Campus, Lübeck D-23538, Germany.
Julika Ribbat-IdelInstitute for Pathology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck D-23538, Germany.
Christoph ThornsInstitute for Pathology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck D-23538, Germany.
Maximilian GebhardInstitute for Pathology, Hamburg D-22339, Germany.
Martina OberländerDepartment of Surgery, Section for Translational Surgical Oncology and Biobanking, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Campus, Lübeck D-23562, Germany.
Jens K HabermannDepartment of Surgery, Section for Translational Surgical Oncology and Biobanking, University of Lübeck and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Campus, Lübeck D-23562, Germany.
Marc ThillDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Frankfurt D-60431, Germany.
University of Lübeck · DEAgaplesion Markus Hospital · DEUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is associated with carcinogenesis and tumor progression. The current study analyzed the effect of COX-2 expression in patients with invasive squamous cervical cancer. Tissue samples from 123 cervical cancer patients were collected for a retrospective analysis using immunohistochemistry (IHC) with an antibody against COX-2. The clinical and survival data of the patients were analyzed. Positive staining for COX-2 (defined as an immunoreactivity score of ≥4) was detected in 28 patients (23%), with significantly higher percentages of staining in tumor cells compared with peritumoral stroma cells (P<0.001). COX-2 expression was significantly associated with lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI; P=0.017). The association of COX-2 expression with LVSI suggests a possible effect of COX-2 on tumor progression in cervical cancer. Further studies including larger patient collectives are required in order to perform analyses of clinical subgroups and patient survival.

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cervical cancercyclooxygenase-2lymphangiosislymphovascular space invasion

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PMID27698799
PMCPMC5038214
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