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- Title
Epidermal growth factor receptor in meningiomas is expressed predominantly on endothelial cells.
- Authors
Shiurba, Robert A.; Eng, Lawrence F.; Vogel, Hannes; Lee, Yuen-Ling; Horoupian, Dikran S.; Urich, Henry; Shiurba, R A; Eng, L F; Vogel, H; Lee, Y L; Horoupian, D S; Urich, H
- Abstract
The immunohistochemistry of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was studied with monoclonal antibodies in 12 meningiomas of various histologic subtypes, nine benign and three malignant. Strong immunoreactivity of EGFR epitopes was found in the endothelia of the tumor vasculature in six cases. A much weaker reaction was detected within tumor cells in six cases, in one of which it was diffuse and five focal. No correlation was established between the presence of EGFR epitopes and the histologic type or biologic behavior of the meningiomas. The results suggest that the EGFR may participate in tumor angiogenesis, but its role in the growth of neoplastic meningioma cells remains elusive.
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 1988, Vol 62, Issue 10, p2139
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(19881115)62:10<2139::AID-CNCR2820621013>3.0.CO;2-G