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ArticleAfrican health sciences2023

Clinicopathological pattern of oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 over-expression of epithelial ovarian carcinomas in Nigeria.

Mustapha Akanji Ajani, Aliyu Lawan, Temitope Oke, Galina Khramtsova, Ifeanyichukwu Nwanji, Ayodeji Salami, Olutosin Awolude, Henry Ebili, Michael E Onwukamuche, Elisabeth Sveen and 2 more

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Mustapha Akanji AjaniDepartment of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Nigeria.
Aliyu LawanDepartment of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Nigeria.
Temitope OkeDepartment of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Nigeria.
Galina KhramtsovaDepartment of Medicine, Section of Haematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Illinois. United States of America.
Ifeanyichukwu NwanjiDepartment of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Nigeria.
Ayodeji SalamiDepartment of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Nigeria.
Olutosin AwoludeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Nigeria.
Henry EbiliDepartment of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching, Hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria.
Michael E OnwukamucheDepartment of Histopathology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi. Nigeria.
Elisabeth SveenDepartment of Medicine, Section of Haematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Illinois. United States of America.
Toshio YoshimatsuDepartment of Medicine, Section of Haematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Illinois. United States of America.
Olufunmilayo I OlopadeDepartment of Medicine, Section of Haematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Illinois. United States of America.

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Abstract

Background: Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from all gynaecological malignancies. Only few biomarkers of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) prognosis have been studied so far among Nigerian patients. Objective: To determine the pattern of oestrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) expression in patients with EOC seen in Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective multicentre study of 102 cases of epithelial ovarian cancers. Relevant clinical information was obtained from hospital-based records in the 3 participating centres. Tissue microarrays were constructed using representative tumour tissue and the ER, PR and HER2 immunohistochemical staining was carried out at the University of Chicago, United States of America. Results: Serous carcinomas predominated (71% of cases). ER positivity was observed in 31.4%, PR positivity in 21.5% and HER2/neu in 16.7% of tumours. Fifty-two percent of tumours were triple negative. Serous tumours were significantly associated with ER positivity (p=0.001). Mean patient age for EOC was 52.6 ± 13.1 years. There were no statistically significant associations between hormone receptor status and histological grade, FIGO staging or survival. Conclusion: Serous tumours were significantly associated with ER expression while non-serous tumours tended to be triple negative.

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Ovarian NeoplasmsReceptors, EstrogenAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesEstrogensFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNigeriaReceptors, ProgesteroneBiomarkers, TumorERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesEstrogensReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneEpithelial ovarian cancerHER-2 over-expressionOestrogen receptorProgesterone receptor

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PMCPMC10862617

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