Objective: To analyze the association between fibulin-2 and Ki-67 index with histopathological grade and other clinicopathological factors in patients with meningioma among the Minangkabau ethnic group.
Methods: This cross-sectional observational study uses 50 specimens comprising 25 low-risk meningioma cases and 25 high-risk meningioma cases obtained at three anatomical pathology laboratories in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, between 2019 and 2022. All samples were stained using an immunohistochemistry procedure with Ki-67 and fibulin-2. The chi-square test was used to assess IBM SPSS statistics version 26 for Windows was used to assess the association of Ki-67 and fibulin-2 with the histopathological grade. The p-value of <0.05 was considered significant.
Result: We found a significant association between Ki-67 (p = 0.013) or fibulin-2 (p = 0.001) expression with histopathological grade of meningioma. High histopathological grade has high expression of Ki-67 and fibulin-2, with Odds ratio (OR) of 13.500 (1.556-117.137) and 10.028 (2,738-36,722), respectively. Fibulin-2 expression was also associated with the age of patients (p = 0.020). The low age group (<50) has high expression of fibulin-2 (OR 0.196 (0.056-0.691). Conclusion: Ki-67 and fibulin-2 were associated with the histopathological grade of meningioma, while fibulin-2 is also associated with age in the Minangkabau ethnic group.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.8.2735 | DOI Listing |
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