摘要
Objectives:We explored the expression levels and clinical significance of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)in urothelial carcinoma(UC)tissues.Materials and methods:Patient data were reviewed,and 111 paraffin specimens of UC obtained from the Department of Urology,Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong FirstMedical University,from 2020 to 2021 were collected.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect HER2 protein expression in all UC tumor tissues.The χ^(2) and Fisher exact testswere used to analyze the relationship between HER2 protein expression and clinicopathological data(sex,age,histopathological diagnosis,invasiveness,histopathological grade,maximum tumor diameter,muscle invasion,regional lymph node metastasis,and clinical stage).Results:In this study,92 cases(82.88%)showed HER2 protein expression,and there was a statistically significant difference in the distribution of HER2 positivity(immunohistochemistry 2+and 3+)according to the pathological grades of UC(p=0.021).Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positivity was not associated with sex,age,histopathological diagnosis,invasiveness,maximum tumor diameter,muscle invasion,regional lymph node metastasis,or clinical stage(all p<0.05).Conclusions:Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 protein is highly expressed in UC,and its expressionmay be closely related to the high pathological grade of UC.
基金
supported by Integrated Research on Intelligent Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of High-Risk Tumors of the Urinary System(grant 6020119027)
Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2023LZL005,ZR2021QH313).
