Abstract:Objective To investigate the expressions of Annexin A1 and CA19-9 in cholangiocarcinoma and their correlations with clinical and pathological features. Methods Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expressions of Annexin A1 and CA19-9 in 54 samples of cholangiocarcinoma and the surrounding tissues and 15 samples of non-carcinoma bile duct tissue. Statistical analysis was performed with reference to the related clinical and pathological features. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the expressions of Annexin A1 and CA19-9 in the serum of 24 healthy volunteers, 24 patients with bile duct stones and 24 cases of bile duct carcinoma. Results The positive expression rates of Annexin A1 and CA19-9 in the cholangiocarcinoma were significantly higher than those in the peri-carcinoma tissue and non-carcinoma bile duct tissue (P < 0.05). The positive expression of Annexin A1 was correlated with the pathological grades, clinical stages and lymph node metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma (P < 0.05). The positive expression of CA19-9 was correlated with the lymph node metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma (P < 0.05). The expression of Annexin A1 in the cholangiocarcinoma was positively correlated with that of CA19-9 (r = 0.356,P < 0.05). The results of ELISA indicated that the expressions of Annexin A1 and CA19-9 in serum of the cholangiocarcinoma patients were significantly higher than those in the patients with bile duct stones and the healthy volunteers (P < 0.05). In the cholangiocarcinoma patients, the expressions of Annexin A1 and CA19-9 before operation had significant differences from those after operation (P < 0.05). Conclusions The positive expressions of Annexin A1 and CA19-9 may be correlated with carcinogenesis, development and lymph node metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma. The combined detection of the above markers possibly has certain referential value in diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma and its prognosis.