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Adrenocortical Adenoma and Carcinoma: Histopathological and Molecular Comparative Analysis

Alexander Stojadinovic, Murray F Brennan, Axel Hoos, Atilla Omeroglu, Denis H Y Leung, Maria E Dudas, Aviram Nissan, Carlos Cordon-Cardo and Ronald A Ghossein

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TABLE 3. Cell Cycle Regulator Expression in Adrenocortical Adenoma versus Carcinoma

Molecular Marker (positive percent cutoff)Adenoma (n = 33) n (%)ACC (n = 38) n (%) P
Ki-67 (5%)  <0.001
 Negative33 (100%)20 (64.5%) 
 Positive0 (0%)11 (35.5%) 
p53 (5%)  0.107
 Negative38 (100%)35 (94.6%) 
 Positive0 (0%)2 (5.4%) 
mdm-2 (50%)  0.131
 Negative21 (63.6%)28 (80%) 
 Positive12 (36.4%)7 (20%) 
p21 (10%)  0.006
 Negative21 (63.6%)11 (30.6%) 
 Positive12 (36.4%)25 (69.4%) 
p27 (30%)  0.009
 Negative10 (31.3%)2 (5.6%) 
 Positive22 (68.8%)34 (94.4%) 
Bcl-2 (10%)  N/A
 Negative33 (100%)38 (100%) 
 Positive0 (0%)0 (0%) 
Cyclin D1 (5%)  N/A
 Negative33 (100%)38 (100%) 
 Positive0 (0%)0 (0%) 

 Number of patients in subgroup < total number in respective group reflects tissue loss during specimen micro array processing.

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