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Gazzetta Medica Italiana - Archivio per le Scienze Mediche 2021 May;180(5):145-50
DOI: 10.23736/S0393-3660.19.04189-5
Copyright © 2019 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA
language: English
Expression of the oncoproteins p16, p53 and Ki67 as predictive value in the differentiation of low-grade intracervical neoplasms of high and low risk
Pasquale GOGLIA 1 ✉, Anna M. DALENA 1, Anna C. DE VANNA 2, Antonella SORRENTINO 1, Carmen BELLI 3, Mario BELLI 3
1 Unit of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Oncology, Gaetano Rummo General Hospital, Benevento, Italy; 2 Unit of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Cytology, Synlab Italia, Brescia, Italy; 3 Italian League for the Fight against Cancer, Provincial Section of Avellino, Avellino, Italy
BACKGROUND: The cytological characteristics of the precursors of squamous carcinoma of the cervix are divided into two groups: the low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL or LGSIL) and the high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL or HGSIL). We also observed the immunocytochemical characteristics of ASC-US (anomaly of squamous cells of intermediate significance).
METHODS: The study is based on the observation of 1367 ThinPrep pap tests. The population is represented by the subjects belonging to the LILT (League for the Fight against Cancer - Provincial Section of Avellino), without strict selection criteria (random). Low-grade lesions, including ASC-US and L-SIL, were tested with antibodies (Ki67, pl6 and p53) for the possible selection of cases with high and low risk of transformation into cancer.
RESULTS: In 18 months, 1367 Thin Prep were reviewed and among them, 98% were diagnosed as negative while 2% were positive for intraepithelial lesions. Specifically, 31 cases diagnosed as positive were: 5 (16%) ASC-US; 2 (6%) ASC-H; 19 (62%) L-SIL; 3 (10%) H-SIL; 1 (3%) carcinoma and 1 case of AGC (3%).
CONCLUSIONS: The most common diagnoses were of ASC-US and L-SIL (HPV correlated). The cases diagnosed as ASC-US showed a range of ages from 27-45 years while L-SIL lesions from 23-55 years. In the present work both lesions with an indeterminate significance and low-grade intraepithelial lesions were considered.
KEY WORDS: Oncogene proteins; Uterine cervical neoplasms; Carcinoma, squamous cell