Kalaitsidou, Ioanna; Pasteli, Nikoleta; Venetis, Gregory; Poulopoulos, Athanasios; Antoniades, Konstantinos (2023). Immunohistochemical Expression of Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (EpCAM) in Salivary Gland Cancer: Correlation with the Biological Behavior. Diagnostics, 13(16) MDPI 10.3390/diagnostics13162652
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Salivary gland neoplasms comprise a diverse group of tumors with different biological behaviors and clinical outcomes. Understanding the underlying molecular alterations associated with these malignancies is critical for accurate diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment strategies. Among the many biomarkers under investigation, epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) has emerged as a promising candidate in salivary gland cancer research. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the differential expression of EpCAM in salivary gland cancer and its potential correlation with the biological behavior of these tumors. The clinical characteristics of 65 patients with salivary gland malignancy of different histopathological subtypes were included. We report the differential expression of EpCAM and the relationship between the clinical and histopathologic features of these tumors. Regarding the evaluation of the effect of EpCAM expression on survival, in our study, we showed that tumors with high EpCAM expression had reduced disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) (p < 0.001) compared to patients with cancers with low EpCAM expression. In addition, the concurrent presence of perineural invasion and positive EpCAM expression appeared to be associated with shorter disease-free survival and overall survival. In conclusion, our study confirmed the prognostic value of detecting perineural invasion and EpCAM expression.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kalaitsidou, Ioanna |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2075-4418 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
29 Aug 2023 11:17 |
Last Modified: |
30 Aug 2023 03:29 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/diagnostics13162652 |
PubMed ID: |
37627911 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
EpCAM biological behavior perineural invasion prognosis salivary gland malignancy |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/185773 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/185773 |
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