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Title: | Intratumoral Lymphatic Vessel Density in Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinomas: A Possible Association With Favorable Prognosis |
Authors: | GOES, Renata Sampaio; CARVALHO, Jesus P.; ALMEIDA, Bernardo G. L.; BACCHI, Carlos E.; GOES, Joao Carlos Sampaio; CALIL, Marcelo Alvarenga; BARACAT, Edmund C.; CARVALHO, Filomena M. |
Citation: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY, v.31, n.1, p.8-14, 2012 |
Abstract: | Lymphatic vessels serve as major routes for regional dissemination, and therefore, lymph node status is a key indicator of prognosis. To predict lymph node metastasis, tumor lymphatic density and lymphangiogenesis-related molecules have been studied in various tumor types. To our knowledge, no previous studies have evaluated the role of intratumoral lymphatic vessel density (LVD) in the behavior of vulvar carcinomas. The aim of this study was to analyze intratumoral LVD in relation to patient survival and well-characterized prognostic factors for cancer. Thirty-five patients with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma underwent vulvectomy and dissection of regional lymph nodes. Clinical records were reviewed, in addition to histological grade, peritumoral lymphatic invasion, and depth of infiltration for each case. Tissue microarray paraffin blocks were created, and lymphatic vessels were detected using immunohistochemical staining of podoplanin (D2-40 antibody). Intratumoral LVD was quantified by counting the number of stained vessels. Higher values for intratumoral LVD were associated with low-grade and low-stage tumors, and with tumors without lymphatic invasion and reduced stromal infiltration. In a univariate analysis, high intratumoral LVD was associated with a higher rate of overall survival and a lower rate of lymph node metastasis. Our results suggest that increased intratumoral LVD is associated with favorable prognosis in vulvar squamous carcinomas. |
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