@article{MAKHILLRJMS201610612113, title = {Immunohistochemical Detection of Alpha-Methyl-Co-Racemase (AMACR) in Adenocarcinoma of Prostate}, journal = {Research Journal of Medical Sciences}, volume = {10}, number = {6}, pages = {707-710}, year = {2016}, issn = {1815-9346}, doi = {rjmsci.2016.707.710}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-9346&doi=rjmsci.2016.707.710}, author = {Ali,Mohammed S.,Hagir E.,Mohamed A.,Saleh A. and}, keywords = {Prostate tumor,AMACR expression IHC,adenocarcinoma,vital factors,Saudi Arabia}, abstract = {The aim of study was to evaluate the expression pattern of Alpha-methylacyl-CoA Racemase (AMACR) in prostate tumors. In order to examine the relationship between AMCAR expression and tumor, we analyzed a total of 10 cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia and 20 cases of prostate adenocarcinoma . Expressions pattern of AMCAR were analysed and found that only one case (10%) of benign prostatic hyperplasia showed expression whereas 19 cases (95%) of prostate adenocarcinoma showed expression at different levels of intensity. The difference in expression pattern among benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate adenocarcinoma was statically significant (p>0.05). Expression profile were further categorised according to grade of the tumor and found that AMCAR was expressed in 4 (100%), 6 (100%) and 9 (90%) in well, moderate and poor differentiated prostate adenocarcinoma respectively. This difference of expression among the different types of grade was statistically insignificant (p>0.05). Our results concluded that AMCAR is a valuable diagnostic and prognostic marker of prostate cancer and one of the vital factors in pathogenesis of prostrate adenocarcinoma.} }