Andresa Borges Soares, Elizabeth Ferreira Martinez, Patricia Fernandes Avila Ribeiro, Icleia Siqueira Barreto, Maria Cássia Aguiar, Cristiane Furuse, Marcelo Sperandio, Victor Angelo Montalli, Ney Soares de Araújo, Vera Cavalcanti de Araújo
There is mounting evidence on the importance of some biological processes in tumor growth, such as vascular supply, apoptosis, autophagy, and senescence. We have investigated these processes in polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA), in an attempt to identify those that are relevant for this particular lesion. We analyzed 31 cases of PLGA using immunohistochemistry to antibodies against CD34 and CD105 to detect blood vessels; against D2-40 to detect lymphatic vessels; against Bax, Bcl-2, and survivin to explore cell apoptosis; and against Beclin and LCB3 to investigate autophagy and against p21 and p16 to assess senescence...
April 2017: Virchows Archiv: An International Journal of Pathology