Comparison of the desmoplastic reaction and invading ability in invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast and prostatic adenocarcinoma based on the expression of heat shock protein 47 and fascin.

Objective: To investigate the diversity within invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and prostatic adenocarcinoma (PCa) by evaluating immunohistochemical expression of heat shock protein 47 (HSP47) and fascin, the molecules that are related to desmoplasia and invasion, and analyze its correlation with clinicopathologic parameters.

Study Design: HSP47 and fascin immunoreactivity (IR) was evaluated in 49 mastectomies diagnosed as IDC and 57 radical prostatectomies diagnosed as PCa. IR was evaluated as: 0: < 5%, 1+: 5-25%, 2+: 25-50%, 3+: > 50%.