MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS AND PROGNOSTIC MARKERS IN ENDOMETRIAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA (CRITICAL REVIEW)

TAMAR GODUADZE; GEORGE TEVDORASHVILI; GEORGE BURKADZE

doi:10.52340/jecm.2021.549

MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS AND PROGNOSTIC MARKERS IN ENDOMETRIAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA (CRITICAL REVIEW)

Authors

TAMAR GODUADZE
GEORGE TEVDORASHVILI
GEORGE BURKADZE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52340/jecm.2021.549

Keywords:

Endometrial carcinoma, Neoplasia, Prognostic markers

Abstract

Endometrial carcinoma represents the most common gynaecologic malignancy, which frequently arises from malignant progression of endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia (EIN). Nowadays, there are no defined prognostic markers for the prognosis of the malignant progression of EIN and it still represents the subject of various investigations. Different studies indicate, that sex hormone receptors, DNA damage and apoptosis proteins, as well as epithelial-mesenchymal transformation markers play an important role in the progression of EIN. However, most of the published studies are full of contradictory results, which indicates that additional studies are necessary. In current review, we will discuss the current knowledge about the mentioned markers in terms of the prognosis of EIN.

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