NDLI: bcl-2 expression is not associated with survival in metastatic cutaneous melanoma: A historical cohort study

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Author	Espíndola, Marília B Corleta, Oly C
Abstract	Background Programmed cell death (apoptosis) has been implicated in tumor development and may affect the metastatic potential of tumor cells. The role of bcl-2, a proto-oncogene that inhibits apoptosis, has been studied in several malignancies, including cutaneous melanoma (CM). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of bcl-2 in 35 regional lymph node, 28 subcutaneous and 17 visceral CM metastases, correlating the findings with patient survival. Methods In a historical cohort study patient survival was correlated with the expression of bcl-2 in regional lymph node, subcutaneous and visceral metastases of CM. Eighty slides containing surgical specimens from 50 patients diagnosed with stage III and IV CM, 28 male (56%) and 22 female (44%), were analyzed. Mean age at diagnosis was 43 years (16–74 years; median = 42 years). Mean Breslow depth was 5.01 mm (0.4–27.5 mm). The slides were submitted to immunohistochemical reaction using anti-bcl-2 monoclonal antibody and classified according to the degree of staining (< 5%; 5 to 50%; or > 50% of tumor cells stained). The relationship between bcl-2 protein expression and survival for each type of metastasis, gender and age at initial diagnosis was analyzed. Results Mean overall survival was 33.9 months after the diagnosis of the initial metastatic lesion (range: 0 to 131 months). Twenty-four out of 50 patients (48%) had died from CM by the end of the study period. bcl-2 expression was detected in 74.3, 85.7 and 82.4% of lymph node, subcutaneous and visceral metastases, respectively. After univariate and multivariate analyses, no correlation was found between positive bcl-2 expression and overall survival for the types of metastases evaluated. Conclusion The immunohistochemical expression of bcl-2 in metastasis alone is not a prognostic marker for CM.
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ISSN	14777819
DOI	10.1186/1477-7819-6-65
Journal	World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	6
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2008-06-20
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Surgical Oncology Cutaneous Melanoma Immunohistochemical Expression Regional Lymph Node Metastasis Visceral Metastasis Metastasis Site
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Subject	Oncology Surgery
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5-Year Journal Impact Factor	2.8/2023

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