Fatty acid synthase and hepsin expression in benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatic carcinoma

This study was carried out on 82 cases, including 48 cases diagnosed as BPH and 34 cases diagnosed as PCa, received as paraffin blocks and fresh specimens. Results: The immunohistochemical expression of fatty acid synthase was positive in the cytoplasm of three (6.25%) of 48 BPH cases and 32 (94.1%) of 34 PCa cases, with significantly higher expression in the higher Gleason scores (P
Source: Egyptian Journal of Pathology - Category: Pathology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research