Assessment of VAV2 Expression Refines Prognostic Prediction in Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Silviu Sbiera,
Iuliu Sbiera,
Carmen Ruggiero,
Mabrouka Doghman,
Esther Korpershoek,
Ronald R. de Krijger,
Hester Ettaieb,
Harm R. Haak,
Marco Volante,
Mauro Papotti,
Giuseppe Reimondo,
Massimo Terzolo,
Michaela Luconi,
Gabriella Nesi,
Massimo Mannelli,
Rossella Libé,
Bruno Ragazzon,
Guillaume Assié,
Jérôme Bertherat,
Barbara Altieri,
Guido Fadda,
Natalie Rogowski-Lehmann,
Martín Reincke,
Felix Beuschlein,
Martin Faßnacht,
Enzo Lalli
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2017-00984
Subject(s) - adrenocortical carcinoma , malignancy , immunohistochemistry , medicine , oncology , pathology , biology , endocrinology
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine malignancy with overall poor prognosis. The Ki67 labeling index (LI) has a major prognostic role in localized ACC after complete resection, but its estimates may suffer from considerable intra- and interobserver variability. VAV2 overexpression induced by increased Steroidogenic Factor-1 dosage is an essential factor driving ACC tumor cell invasion.
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