目的:探讨胰岛素样生长因子Ⅱ mRNA结合蛋白3(IMP3)在平滑肌肉瘤及平滑肌瘤中的表达及意义。方法:应用免疫组化sP法观察IMP3在15例平滑肌肉瘤患者中的表达情况及与临床病理特征的关系,同时选取54例平滑肌瘤患者作为对照。结果:IMP3在平滑肌肉瘤患者中的阳性表达率为73.33%(11/15),IMP3在子宫组、中低分化组、肿瘤性坏死组、核分裂计数〉125个/10HPF组及ki67〉20%组的阳性表达率高于子宫外组、高分化组、无肿瘤性坏死组、核分裂〈25个/10HPF组及ki67≤20%、≤10%组(P〈0.05);随访病例中,死亡、复发及转移病例(100.00%,4/4)均表达IMP3,明显高于健在且未复发、转移病例(60.00%,6/10),两组比较差异无统计学意义(P〉0.05)。在54例平滑肌瘤患者中仅5例(9.26%)弱至中度阳性表达IMP3,IMP3在平滑肌肉瘤与平滑肌瘤中的表达比较差异有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。结论:IMP3参与了平滑肌肉瘤的发生并在该肿瘤中高度表达,可作为一个新的与平滑肌瘤鉴别的辅助指标。
Objective: To explore the expression and significance of insulin like growth factor- Ⅱ mRNA binding protein 3 (IMP3) in leiomyosarcoma and liomyoma. Methods: Immunohistochemical SP method was used to observe the expression of IMP3 in 15 pa- tients with leiomyosarcoma and the relationship with clinicopathological characteristics, 54 patients with liomyoma were selected as control group. Results: The positive expression rate of IMP3 in leiomyosarcoma was 73.33% (11/15) ; the positive expression rates of IMP3 in u- terine group, moderate or poor differentiation group, tumor necrosis group, mitosis count ≥25/10 HPF group, and ki67 〉20% group were statistically significantly higher than those in extrauterine group, high differentiation group, non-tumor necrosis group, mitosis count〈25/10 HPF group, and ki67≤20% group, and ki67≤10% group (P〈0. 05) ; during follow-up, all the four death, recurrent, and metastatic pa- tients ( 100.00% ) expressed IMP3, which was statistically significantly higher than that in alive patients without recurrence and metastasis (60. 00%, 6/10) (P〉0. 05 ) . Among 54 patients with liomyoma, only five patients (9. 26% ) expressed weak to moderate positive IMP3, there was statistically significant difference between leiomyosarcoma and liomyoma (P〈0. 05) . Conclusion: IMP3 plays an important role in tumorigenesis of leiomyosarcoma and the expression level of IMP3 in leiomyosarcoma is high, IMP3 can be used as a new aided index in differential diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma and liomyoma.