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| Oliveira,M.C.; Marroni,C.P.; Pizarro,C.B.; Pereira-Lima,J.F.; Barbosa-Coutinho,L.M.; Ferreira,N.P.. |
| Inactivating mutations of TP53, a tumor suppressor gene, are associated with abnormal cell proliferation. Although p53 expression is common in many human malignancies, p53 protein has seldom been evaluated in pituitary tumors. When detected, the percentage of p53-positive cells is low, and, in general, it is exclusive for invasive lesions. The aim of the present study was to use immunohistochemistry to determine the presence of p53 protein in pituitary adenomas from tumor samples of 163 surgeries performed in 148 patients (40% male, 60% female). In 35% of the cases the adenoma was nonfunctional, while in the others it was associated with PRL, GH and/or ACTH endocrine hypersecretion syndrome. Macroadenomas were observed in 83.2% of the cases with available... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Pituitary; Pituitary adenoma; Invasive adenoma; P53; Immunohistochemistry. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000500008 |
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