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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2017

Hormone-receptor expression status of epithelial ovarian cancer in Ibadan, South-western Nigeria.

Mustapha Akanji Ajani, Ayodeji Salami, Olutosin Alaba Awolude, Abideen Olayiwola Oluwasola

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mustapha Akanji AjaniDepartment of Histopathology, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun state, Nigeria.
Ayodeji SalamiDepartment of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria.
Olutosin Alaba AwoludeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria.
Abideen Olayiwola OluwasolaDepartment of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria.
University College Hospital, Ibadan · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEpidemiological evidence strongly suggests that steroid hormones are implicated in the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer. Estrogen receptor (ER) and Progesterone receptor (PR) are prognostic indicators for a number of epithelial tumors and may play the same role in ovarian cancers. This study aims to evaluate the expression of ER and PR in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) in an African population and compare it with other prognostic factors such as age, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage, grade and histological subtype.

methodsNinety cases of histologically confirmed EOC were reviewed. Immunohistochemistry was used to assess their ER and PR expression status and was then compared with other demographic variables using statistical methods, with level of significance set at p < 0.05.

results30.2% and 8.3% of serous and mucinous carcinomas respectively were ER positive while 41.2% and 22.5% of both tumour types were PR positive. One of the two endometrioid carcinomas showed PR expression but neither were positive for ER. The only case of Brenner tumour in the series was ER positive but negative for PR. There was a significant association between ER and the histological subtypes (p = 0.042) while no significant association was found between PR expression and histological subtypes (p = 0.650). No significant association was found between hormone receptor status, age and stage of the EOC.

conclusionThe study showed a lower ER expression in serous carcinoma compared to large cohorts from developed countries. Future translational studies could be used to determine response of EOC to endocrine therapy.

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Adenocarcinoma, MucinousAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrenner TumorCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNigeriaOvarian NeoplasmsPrognosisReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneEpithelial ovarian cancerestrogen receptorprogesterone receptor

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PMID29187928
PMCPMC5660308
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