Research Article Vimentin is not a reliable prognostic biomarker for cervical cancer

Abstract

clinical and pathological aspects, and to survival. Vimentin expression was observed in 100% of the tumor specimens. Hyperexpression of this biomarker in tumor cells (> 40%) was observed in 25% of the cases; however, it was not associated with clinical and pathological, or prognostic aspects of cervical cancer. Five-year survival for this group of patients was 66%; it was influenced by age, tumor size, presence of lymph node metastases, presence of distant metastases, and clinical stage. Hyperexpression of vimentin was not found to be a prognostic factor for cervical cancer.