December 2016

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL EXPRESSION OF p16(INK4A) PROTEIN IN CERVICAL DYSPLASIA AND CARCINOMA IN PATIENTS ATTENDING FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE, NIGERIA

Aim: This study was conducted to determine and compare the immunohistochemical expression of p16(INK4a) in cervical dysplasia and carcinoma in Gombe, Nigeria. Materials: Seventy eight cases of cervical neoplasm; comprising 17 cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), 53 cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), 6 cases of adenocarcinoma and 2 cases of adenosquamous carcinoma. All samples were stained using...

Author(s): Umar A, Avwioro OG, Muhammad AT, Mohammed I, Mohammed MO, Ibrahim KK, Sahabi SM, Abdullahi K, Mohammed SA, and Ajayi AS