Article
TERT promoter mutation status in sarcomatoid urothelial carcinomas of the upper urinary tract.
Future oncology (London, England) - 1 Apr 2017
Wang Xiaoyan, Lopez-Beltran Antonio, Osunkoya Adeboye O, Wang Mingsheng, Zhang Shaobo, Davidson Darrell D, Emerson Robert E, Williamson Sean R, Tan Puay-Hoon, Kaimakliotis Hristos Z, Baldridge Lee Ann, MacLennan Gregory T, Montironi Rodolfo, Cheng Liang
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To determine TERT promoter mutation status as well as the expression of PAX8, GATA3, p63, p40, p53 and uroplakin III in 17 patients with the upper urinary tract sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma. METHODS & RESULTS: TERT C228T mutations were found in six of 17 cases (35%). p53 was expressed in 77% of these tumors. PAX8, GATA3, p40 and uroplakin III are less frequently expressed. Lymph node metastases were...
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