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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2021

Expression of Amphiregulin in Enchondromas and Central Chondrosarcomas.

Daniele Moraes Losada, André Luiz da Cruz Ribeiro, Francisco Fontes Cintra, Guilherme Rossi Assis de Mendonça, Maurício Etchebehere, Eliane Maria Ingrid Amstalden

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Article in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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Daniele Moraes LosadaDepartamento de Patologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0003-1837-8215
André Luiz da Cruz RibeiroDepartamento de Patologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0003-1667-6067
Francisco Fontes CintraDepartamento de Patologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-0619-6388
Guilherme Rossi Assis de MendonçaDepartamento de Patologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0001-7644-4159
Maurício EtchebehereDepartamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-5176-2369
Eliane Maria Ingrid AmstaldenDepartamento de Patologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0001-7958-2426
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the role of amphiregulin protein, an epidermal growth factor receptor ligand, in cartilaginous tumors.

methodsAmphiregulin expression was examined in 31 enchondromas and 67 chondrosarcomas using immunohistochemistry analysis.

resultsOverall, 15 enchondromas (48.40%) and 24 chondrosarcomas (35.82%) were positive for amphiregulin. According to the receiver operating characteristic curve test, no difference in amphiregulin expression was observed between enchondromas and low-grade chondrosarcomas (p=0.0880). Additionally, 39 lesions (16 in short bones, 13 in long bones, and 10 in flat bones) were positive for amphiregulin, exhibiting a higher percentage of positive cells (p=0.0030) and intensity of immunohistochemical expression (p=0.0055) in short bone lesions than in others. Among 25 enchondromas localized in short bones, 15 expressed amphiregulin; however, all 6 cases localized in long bones were negative for this marker (p=0.0177).

conclusionsAmphiregulin did not help in distinguishing enchondromas from low-grade chondrosarcomas. The present study is the first to document the expression of this immunohistochemical marker in enchondromas. Furthermore, amphiregulin expression in enchondromas was localized in short bones, indicating a phenotypic distinction from that in long bones. This distinction may contribute to an improved understanding of the pathogenesis of these lesions.

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Bone NeoplasmsChondromaChondrosarcomaAmphiregulinHumansImmunohistochemistryAmphiregulin

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PMCPMC8366900
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