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DOCN M9630150
TI CD4 lymphocytes in women with invasive and preinvasive cervical
neoplasia.
DT 9603
AU Gemignani M; Maiman M; Fruchter RG; Arrastia CD; Gibbon D; Ellison T;
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New; York,
Health Science Center at Brooklyn 11203, USA.
SO Gynecol Oncol. 1995 Dec;59(3):364-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96095751
AB OBJECTIVE. To assess the relationship between CD4 lymphocyte population
and stage of disease in cervical neoplasia. METHODS. Study population
was 107 women with invasive cervical cancer, 116 women with cervical
intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and 32 women without neoplasia
diagnosed in 1988-1994. All women under age 50 were seronegative for the
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). All women over age 50 with CD4:CD8
ratio below normal were HIV-negative. Stage was defined by FIGO criteria
using clinical findings. CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte populations were
enumerated by flow cytometry prior to treatment. The normal range of CD4
counts was defined as 537-1571 cells/mm3. RESULTS. Distribution of CD4
count was similar in stages I (n = 40), II (n = 24), and III (n = 32),
with 31% below normal and 9% above normal (mean CD4 count = 881).
However, in stage IV (n = 11), 64% were below normal and 18% above
normal (mean CD4 = 591). The difference in distribution between stages
I-III and stage IV was statistically significant. Among 116 CIN
patients, 10% had CD4 counts below normal and 3% above normal (mean CD4
= 910). Among 32 women without cervical neoplasia, 0% had CD4 counts
below normal and 3% above normal. The difference between CIN and
invasive cancer in the distribution of CD4 counts and CD8 counts was
significant (P < 0.01). There was no difference in the CD4 count
distribution by CIN severity. Forty-five percent of patients with
below-normal CD4 counts at diagnosis developed recurrent cancer compared
to 43% of patients with normal or above-normal CD4 counts. CONCLUSION.
Women with invasive cervical cancer have lower CD4 counts and a broader
distribution compared to women with preinvasive or no neoplasia.
Metastatic cancer at diagnosis was associated with severely depressed
CD4 count.
DE Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia/IMMUNOLOGY/PATHOLOGY Cervix
Neoplasms/IMMUNOLOGY/*PATHOLOGY Cohort Studies CD4-CD8 Ratio
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*PATHOLOGY CD8-Positive
T-Lymphocytes/PATHOLOGY Female Human Middle Age Neoplasm
Invasiveness Neoplasm Staging Reference Values JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).