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Expression of Actin-bundling Protein Fascin and its Relationship with Altered E-cadherin and beta-catenin Expressions in Ovarian Serous Neoplasms.
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Original Article Expression of Actin-bundling Protein Fascin and its Relationship with Altered E-cadherin and beta-catenin Expressions in Ovarian Serous Neoplasms.
Eun Yoon Cho, YoonLa Choi, Seoung Wan Chae, Eo Jin Kim, Kyehyun Kim, Geung Hwan Ahn, Jin Hee Sohn
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2005;39(4):258-264
DOI: https://doi.org/
1Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 110-746, Korea.jhpath.sohn@samsung.com
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 110-746, Korea
3Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Background
: Fascin, an actin-bundling protein, has been found in specialized normal cells, including the neuronal, endothelial and dendritic cells, and its expression is known to be greatly increased in various human neoplasms. Methods : Immunohistochemical stainings for fascin, betacatenin, and E-cadherin were performed in normal ovary tissue (n=13), and in benign (n=14), borderline (n=32), and malignant (n=74) ovarian serous neoplasms. We evaluated the fascin expression, and its relationship with the betacatenin and E-cadherin expressions, as well as the clinicopathologic factors. Results : Fascin expression was detected in the majority of the borderline (100%, 32/32) and malignant tumors (90.5%, 67/74), but it was not seen in the normal ovarian surface epithelial cells and the benign tumors (p<0.001). Fascin expression was significantly correlated with the occurrence of peritoneal metastases in the carcinomas (p=0.043). A significant relationship between the expressions of fascin and betacatenin (p=0.046), as well as E-cadherin (p=0.035) was noted. There was no significant correlation with the tumor grade of carcinoma, the FIGO stage, tumor recurrence, tumor-related death and the survival rate. Conclusions : In ovarian serous neoplasms, the fascin expression may be closely linked with tumor progression and metastasis, and it was associated with the up-regulation of betacatenin and E-cadherin.

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