Cyclin D1 expression in endometrioid-type endometrial adenocarcinoma is correlated with histological grade and proliferative activity, but not with prognosis.

To elucidate carcinogenesis in the endometrium, we investigated cyclin D1 immunoreactivities in 20 normal endometria, 20 endometrial hyperplasias and 141 endometrioid-type endometrial adenocarcinoma. We also evaluated the correlation of cyclin D1 expression with Ki-67, cyclin E, cyclin A, cdk2, p27 and p53, and clinicopathological parameters and prognosis. Cyclin D1 expression increased significantly with histological grade, and the labeling index (LI) for cyclin D1 was 121 +/- 23.4% in G1, 12.7 +/- 23.7% in G2 and 15.7 +/- 18.5% in G3. The LIs were significantly correlated with those for cyclin E, cyclin A and Ki-67, but not with the LIs of cdk2, p27 or p53. In contrast, high cyclin D1 expression was significantly correlated with low p53 expression. Cyclin D1 expression was not significantly correlated with any of the clinicopathological parameters except histological grade. Cyclin D1 expression was significantly correlated with histological grade and proliferative activity, but not clinicopathological parameters and prognosis in endometrial adenocarcinoma.