Journal of Okayama Medical Association
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An immunohistochemical and clinical study of human growth hormone in lung cancer

Kunikata, Eiji
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Published Date
1990-04
Abstract
The human growth hormone (hGH) in lung cancer was studied immunohistochemically in 160 patients by the PAP method. Thirty-four neoplasm specimens (21.3%) contained hGH-positive tumor cells. Positive reaction for hGH was shown in 19 of 64 squamous cell carcinomas, 13 of 48 adenocarcinomas, 2 of 5 carcinods, and none of 26 small cell carcinomas and 17 large cell carcinomas. The sensitivity for hilar type lung cancer was higher than that for peripheral type (p<0.05). Positive rates for hGH were not affected by age, sex, tumor size, lymph node involvement or postsurgical stage. The survival rate of hGH positive patients was not worse than that of hGH negative.
Keywords
肺癌
ヒト成長ホルモン
酵素抗体法
ISSN
0030-1558
NCID
AN00032489