Iranian Journal of Pathology

Correlation of P16 (Ink4a) and CK17 to HPV (16E6+18E6) in Premalignant and Malignant Lesions of Uterine Cervix: A Clinicopathologic Study

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

Mohammed Chaloob 1
Alaa G. Hussein 2
Ban Qasim 2

1 Missan Health Directorate, Missan, Iraq

2 Dept. of Pathology and Forensic medicine, College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq

Abstract
Background: This research was accomplished to evaluate the IHC expression of p16 (ink4a) and CK17 in low grade cervical intraepithelial lesions (LSIL), high grade cervical intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) and invasive cervical carcinomas and to assess their correlation to HPV (16E6+18E6).
Methods: The study included (127) formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded cervical biopsies; of which 22 cases were chronic cervicitis, 24 cases were LSIL, 28 cases were HSIL and 53 cases were invasive cervical carcinomas. Sections were immunohistochemically stained for p16 (ink4a), CK17 and HPV (16E6+18E6).
Results: The study established a highly significant increase in IHC of expression of p16 (ink4a), CK17 and HPV (16E6+18E6) from LSIL through HSIL to invasive carcinomas (P-value˂0.001). There was non-significant association between IHC expression of all makers with age of patients; types, grade and stage of cervical carcinomas (P-value˃0.05). HPV (16E6+18E6) revealed a significantly positive correlation with p16 (ink4a) (P-value˂0.05) and a non- significant correlation with CK17 (P-value˃0.05); in LSIL, HSIL and invasive carcinoma cases.
Conclusion: p16 (ink4a) expression directly reflects infection with high risk HPV in cervical lesions and can add a significant diagnostic accuracy in the evaluation of CIN. CK 17 is a good marker of malignant transformation, with increasing in its expression according to the severity of cervical lesions; however, it is not related to HPV infection. Both markers are not related to prognostic variables of patients with cervical carcinoma.

Keywords

LSIL
HSIL
Cervical Carcinoma
p16 (ink4a)
CK17
HPV(16E6+18E6)
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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 4
Autumn 2016
Pages 377-390

  • Receive Date 12 October 2015
  • Revise Date 06 December 2015
  • Accept Date 23 February 2016

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