1999
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990601)85:11<2475::aid-cncr25>3.0.co;2-1
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Expression of galectin-3 in fine-needle aspirates as a diagnostic marker differentiating benign from malignant thyroid neoplasms

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“…Other investigators have used GAL3 in differentiating follicular carcinomas from adenomas in fine-needle aspirates. 9,11 However, certain problems emerged with GAL3. First, GAL3 expression was also seen in several nonthyroidal cells, for example, squamous cells, fibroblasts and inflammatory cells including macrophages.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Other investigators have used GAL3 in differentiating follicular carcinomas from adenomas in fine-needle aspirates. 9,11 However, certain problems emerged with GAL3. First, GAL3 expression was also seen in several nonthyroidal cells, for example, squamous cells, fibroblasts and inflammatory cells including macrophages.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several investigators have found GAL3 expression to be of value in discriminating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Fibronectin is an extracellular matrix protein produced by fibroblasts. Production of fibronectin by thyroid follicular cells is believed to be associated with transformation.…”
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“…Therefore, Gal-3 protein might be an additional and valuable molecular tool not only to augment the diagnosis of malignant intra-prostatic disease but to also determine the biological activity with regard to the intra-cellular localization of the protein [5]. The observation that already benign glands in the neighborhood of the primary solid tumors as well as PIN lesions tissues exhibit a staining pattern that is substantially different from that in prostate specimens obtained from patients with benign prostatic disease might help to differentiate more precisely between benign and malignant biopsies as supposed for small needle biopsies from thyroid cancer [20][21][22].…”
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“…Vários estudos mostraram expressão elevada da galectina em carcinomas epiteliais da tireóide; nos adenomas foliculares esta elevação não é encontrada [46][47][48] . Xu et al 47 encontraram positividade para este gene em todos os 23 carcinomas, papilíferos e foliculares, analisados e em nenhuma das lesões benignas ou de célula de tecido tireoidiano normal.…”
Section: Progressão Invasão Local E Formação De Metástases Dos Tumorunclassified
“…Em outros trabalhos a expressão elevada em 100% dos carcinomas papilíferos foi confirmada mas o percentual foi menor nos carcinomas foliculares 49 . Vale lembrar que nestes últimos, a expressão elevada de galectina, embora predominantemente difusa, pode ocorrer de forma focal e neste caso podem ocorrer falsos negativos 46 . É fato reconhecido que a galectina 3 pode estar presente em células do sistema linfático (células de Langerhans) macrófagos, neutrófilos e "mast cells" mas Niedsiela et al 50 foram os primeiros a referir a expressão elevada da galectina-3 na tireoidite de Hashimoto.…”
Section: Progressão Invasão Local E Formação De Metástases Dos Tumorunclassified