Abstract
Background
A molecular surrogate may exist for the clinical behaviour of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA).
Methods
In 9–14 cases, a ‘correlation’ of clinical behaviour with molecular expression (m-RNA expression through RT-PCR) of VEGF, FGF, PDGF, Ras, c-Myc, c-Kit and p53 was undertaken.
Results
A comparison of the two extremes of expressions characterized some specific clinical phenotypes for every marker except c-Myc. A higher FGF was associated with post-adolescent presentation, smaller tumour size, enhanced haemorrhage and recurrence. A higher c-Kit was associated with adolescents, rapid growth, skull base involvement and recurrence. Enhanced Ras was associated with post-adolescence, smaller tumour size, skull base involvement and recurrence. Enhanced p53 and PDGF were associated with adolescents, early presentation and rapid progression. Higher VEGF expression was associated with skull base involvement and enhanced haemorrhage.
Conclusion
This study is currently the only evidence revealing a clinical molecular association in JNA and larger multicentric studies need to be performed to show a statistical significance.
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The principal author would like to acknowledge Praveen Pandey from CDRI for his efforts in generating the necessary laboratory data and while the basic molecular expression values have been published in the laryngoscope, the current study exclusively correlates the clinical parameters.
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Mishra, A., Mishra, S.C., Tripathi, A.M. et al. Clinical correlation of molecular (VEGF, FGF, PDGF, c-Myc, c-Kit, Ras, p53) expression in juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 275, 2719–2726 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-018-5110-5
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