Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Researchers from Chung-Shan Medical University discuss findings in squamous cell carcinoma

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 18th, 2007

"Most of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 1 (CIN 1) will regress and 12% to 40% of high-gradc CIN may progress to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the uterine cervix. However, the differentiation of CIN 1 and high-grade CIN is sometimes controversial among pathologists," investigators in Taichung, Taiwan report.

"Human telomerasc reverse transcriptase (hTERT) is therefore applied to detect the differences among normal, CIN 1, high-grade CIN, and SCC tissues of uterine cervix. One hundred six cervical specimens were collected for immunohistochemical study of hTERT. These data were compared with the human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA status. Expression of hTERT in...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2007-10-18)

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