PMID- 28454253 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1792-1074 (Print) IS - 1792-1082 (Electronic) IS - 1792-1074 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 3 DP - 2017 Mar TI - Expression and clinical significance of YAP in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients. PG - 1311-1314 LID - 10.3892/ol.2016.5541 [doi] AB - The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression levels of Yes-associated protein (YAP) in different grades of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) tissues and vocal cord polyps tissues, and to investigate any correlations with clinical factors. The expression of YAP in 128 cases of LSCC and 10 cases of vocal cord polyps tissues was tested using immunohistochemistry. YAP was primarily present in the nucleus of LSCC and controls, whereas phosphorylated YAP expression was present in the cytoplasm. The results indicated that YAP expression was upregulated in LSCC samples compared with vocal cord polyps tissues. YAP expression was positively correlated with the malignant degree of LSCC (P<0.01) and a high level of YAP expression in LSCC tissues was correlated with pathological type, lymphatic metastasis and clinical stage. The present study provided evidence for the expression and localization of YAP in LSCC and vocal cord polyps tissues. Thus, YAP may be involved in the occurrence and development of LSCC as an oncogene. FAU - Qiu, Shijie AU - Qiu S AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery), Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China. FAU - Xia, Zhaoxia AU - Xia Z AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery), Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Qun AU - Li Q AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery), Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China. FAU - Ye, Dong AU - Ye D AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery), Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China. FAU - Huang, Qi AU - Huang Q AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery), Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China. FAU - Shen, Zhisen AU - Shen Z AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery), Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161227 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Lett JT - Oncology letters JID - 101531236 PMC - PMC5403389 OTO - NOTNLM OT - larynx squamous cell carcinoma OT - yes-associated protein EDAT- 2017/04/30 06:00 MHDA- 2017/04/30 06:01 PMCR- 2016/12/27 CRDT- 2017/04/30 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/07/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/04/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/04/30 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/12/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - OL-0-0-5541 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ol.2016.5541 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Lett. 2017 Mar;13(3):1311-1314. doi: 10.3892/ol.2016.5541. Epub 2016 Dec 27.