Octamer 4 expression and lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of breast: Are they associated?

Purpose: Octamer 4 (Oct-4) is a transcription factor which is required for the self-renewal and pluripotency of embryonic stem cells and germ cells. In this study, we tried to examine the association of expression of Oct-4 with lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of the breast. Methods: The st...

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Main Authors: Sangita A Vanik, Shakti Kumar Yadav, Aarzoo Jahan, Sonam Kumar Pruthi, Namrata Sarin, Ratna Chopra, Sompal Singh
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=1;spage=63;epage=66;aulast=
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author Sangita A Vanik
Shakti Kumar Yadav
Aarzoo Jahan
Sonam Kumar Pruthi
Namrata Sarin
Ratna Chopra
Sompal Singh
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Shakti Kumar Yadav
Aarzoo Jahan
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Ratna Chopra
Sompal Singh
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description Purpose: Octamer 4 (Oct-4) is a transcription factor which is required for the self-renewal and pluripotency of embryonic stem cells and germ cells. In this study, we tried to examine the association of expression of Oct-4 with lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of the breast. Methods: The study was conducted on a total of 45 cases of invasive ductal carcinoma of breast, no special type. Oct-4 expression was studied on paraffin-embedded sections by immunohistochemistry. Results: Oct-4 expression was seen in 22.2% of cases. No statistically significant association was found between the expression of Oct-4 and histological type, tumor size, histological grade, and lymph node metastasis. Of Oct-4 positive tumor, 80% of cases showed lymph node metastasis, as compared to 62.85% without Oct-4 expression. However, the association was statistically insignificant. Conclusion: Oct-4 expression can be a promising biomarker of carcinogenesis, metastatic potential, and prognosis of carcinoma breast. However, the study with larger sample size is needed to establish the clinicopathological potential of this biomarker.
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spelling doaj-art-aa2db0e994d34a16be7d38c531488f3c2025-08-20T03:39:32ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292019-01-01401636610.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_154_18Octamer 4 expression and lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of breast: Are they associated?Sangita A VanikShakti Kumar YadavAarzoo JahanSonam Kumar PruthiNamrata SarinRatna ChopraSompal SinghPurpose: Octamer 4 (Oct-4) is a transcription factor which is required for the self-renewal and pluripotency of embryonic stem cells and germ cells. In this study, we tried to examine the association of expression of Oct-4 with lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of the breast. Methods: The study was conducted on a total of 45 cases of invasive ductal carcinoma of breast, no special type. Oct-4 expression was studied on paraffin-embedded sections by immunohistochemistry. Results: Oct-4 expression was seen in 22.2% of cases. No statistically significant association was found between the expression of Oct-4 and histological type, tumor size, histological grade, and lymph node metastasis. Of Oct-4 positive tumor, 80% of cases showed lymph node metastasis, as compared to 62.85% without Oct-4 expression. However, the association was statistically insignificant. Conclusion: Oct-4 expression can be a promising biomarker of carcinogenesis, metastatic potential, and prognosis of carcinoma breast. However, the study with larger sample size is needed to establish the clinicopathological potential of this biomarker.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=1;spage=63;epage=66;aulast=Breast carcinomalymph node metastasisOctamer 4
spellingShingle Sangita A Vanik
Shakti Kumar Yadav
Aarzoo Jahan
Sonam Kumar Pruthi
Namrata Sarin
Ratna Chopra
Sompal Singh
Octamer 4 expression and lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of breast: Are they associated?
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Breast carcinoma
lymph node metastasis
Octamer 4
title Octamer 4 expression and lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of breast: Are they associated?
title_full Octamer 4 expression and lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of breast: Are they associated?
title_fullStr Octamer 4 expression and lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of breast: Are they associated?
title_full_unstemmed Octamer 4 expression and lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of breast: Are they associated?
title_short Octamer 4 expression and lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of breast: Are they associated?
title_sort octamer 4 expression and lymph node metastasis in ductal carcinoma of breast are they associated
topic Breast carcinoma
lymph node metastasis
Octamer 4
url http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=1;spage=63;epage=66;aulast=
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