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ArticleScientific reports2020

Study on collagen parameters in vulvar cancer and preneoplastic lesions by Second Harmonic Generation microscopy.

Maria das Graças de Fátima Cavalcanti Castor, Leuridan Cavalcante Torres, Roberto José Vieira de Mello, Rodrigo de Andrade Natal, José Vassallo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria das Graças de Fátima Cavalcanti Castor *Division of Pelvis, Hospital de Cancer de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Leuridan Cavalcante TorresDivision of Pelvis, Hospital de Cancer de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil. leuridan.torres@gmail.com.
Roberto José Vieira de MelloDivision of Anatomic Pathology, Hospital de Cancer de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Rodrigo de Andrade Natal *Laboratory of Investigative Pathology, CIPED, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
José VassalloLaboratory of Investigative Pathology, CIPED, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Hospital de Câncer de Pernambuco · BRUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extracellular matrix plays an important role in cellular balance, and collagen fibers are its most important component. Over the last few years, second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy has been used for the analysis of collagen fibers in several types of gynaecological cancers, such as breast and ovarian cancer. The value of collagen parameters obtained with this technique to gain insights on the physiopathology and on the prognostic evaluation of cancer has been advocated. Herein, we have characterized the collagen fibers in squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) and preneoplastic lesions using the SHG microscopy. Collagen parameters, quantity, organization, and uniformity, of VSCC, adjacent skin of VSCC or preneoplastic lesions were compared with values obtained in normal tissue of healthy control. There was an evident decrease in the values of collagen fiber parameters in the VSCC. Increased quantity and uniformity of tumor associated collagen fibers were associated with the presence of lymph node metastases, which suggest a prognostic value of such parameters in the evaluation of vulvar cancer.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellCollagenExtracellular MatrixFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedPrecancerous ConditionsPrognosisSecond Harmonic Generation MicroscopyVulvar NeoplasmsCollagen

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PMID32221321
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