The expression of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 in proliferative endometrium and endometrial adenocarcinoma

Abstract

The expression of the inducible COX-2 but not of COX-1 is stimulated in the glandular epithelium of proliferative endometrium and in the cancer cells of human endometrial adenocarcinoma, in particular in those in the borders of carcinoma and spreading into lymphatic vessels.