Abstract
The distinctive tissue localization of collagen types, particularly of type IX collagen in human cartilaginous tumors (10 cases of enchondroma and 15 cases of chondrosarcoma including 3 cases of secondary chondrosarcoma) was examined immunohistochemically using affinitypurified antibodies against types I, II, III, V, VI, and IX collagen, in comparison with that in human fetal cartilage. In fetal cartilage matrix, types II and IX collagen were diffusely distributed, while types I, III, and V collagens were not present. In the matrices of enchondromas and primary chondrosarcomas, types II and IX collagens were also diffusely distributed, but with some areas of irregular type IX collagen deposits. The secondary chondrosarcoma simulated normal fetal cartilage in the distribution pattern of types II and IX collagen, unlike the pattern in primary chondrosarcoma, where types II and IX collagen were decreased and poorly immunostained, whereas non-cartilaginous interstitial collagens (I, III, and V) appeared diffusely in the matrix, increasing with the grade of malignancy. These findings suggest that neoplastic cartilage is characterized initially by an uneven distribution of type IX collagen, prior to any alteration of other types of collagen; the diverse expressions of intercellular components in cartilaginous tumors may be one indicator for malignancy.
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Abbreviations
- High-M r :
-
high molecular mass
- low-M r :
-
low molecular mass
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Kawashima, A., Ueda, Y., Tsuchiya, H. et al. Immunohistochemical localization of collagenous proteins in cartilaginous tumors: characteristic distribution of type IX collagen. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 120, 35–40 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01200722
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