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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Diagnosis of adenocarcinoma in the liver is a frequent scenario in routine pathology and has a critical impact on clinical decision making. However, rendering a correct diagnosis can be challenging, and often requires the integration of clinical, radiologic, and immunohistochemical information. We present a deep learning model (HEPNET) to distinguish intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma from colorectal liver metastasis, as the most frequent primary and secondary forms of liver adenocarcinoma, with clinical grade accuracy using H&E-stained whole-slide images. METHODS: HEPNET was trained on 714,589 image tiles from 456 patients who were randomly selected in a stratified manner from a pool of 571 patients who underwent surgical resection or biopsy at Heidelberg University Hospital. Model performance was evaluated on a hold-out internal test set comprising 115 patients and externally validated on 159 patients recruited at Mainz University Hospital. RESULTS: On the hold-out internal test set, HEPNET achieved an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.994 (95% CI, 0.989-1.000) and an accuracy of 96.522% (95% CI, 94.521%-98.694%) at the patient level. Validation on the external test set yielded an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.997 (95% CI, 0.995-1.000), corresponding to an accuracy of 98.113% (95% CI, 96.907%-100.000%). HEPNET surpassed the performance of 6 pathology experts with different levels of experience in a reader study of 50 patients (P = .0005), boosted the performance of resident pathologists to the level of senior pathologists, and reduced potential downstream analyses. CONCLUSIONS: We provided a ready-to-use tool with clinical grade performance that may facilitate routine pathology by rendering a definitive diagnosis and guiding ancillary testing. The incorporation of HEPNET into pathology laboratories may optimize the diagnostic workflow, complemented by test-related labor and cost savings.
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OBJECTIVES: Surgical resection is a key component of the treatment of head and neck cancer and the achievement of free surgical margins are essential for the patients' outcome in terms of survival. While there is a general recommendation for a free resection range of 5 mm, up to date, there is a lack of investigations on the quality of tumor resection in dependence of affected subsite and tumor stage. In the presented study, predictors for the achieved resection margins in surgically treated oral squamous cell carcinomas were analyzed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cohort of 567 patients was included in a retrospective analysis and resection status with exact margin ranges were analysed. Tumor stage, affected subsite and the results of the intraoperative frozen section analysis were assessed. Primary endpoint was the achieved resection margin in mm, secondary endpoints were overall and progression-free survival. RESULTS: The observed mean values of minimal resection margins differed significantly between the investigated subsites (p = 0.042),pathological tumor stages (p < 0.001) and in tumors which demonstrated perineural infiltration (Pn1, p = 0.002). Furthermore, there was a significant impact of the results of the intraoperative frozen section analysis on progression-free and overall survival (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Our data clearly indicate that resection status differs between tumors of different subsites and tumor stages. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Clinical procedures should be adapted in order to achieve similar certainty in all resections, and, thus to improve patients' outcome.
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Secções Congeladas , Margens de Excisão , Neoplasias Bucais , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Bucais/cirurgia , Neoplasias Bucais/patologia , Feminino , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Adulto , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirurgia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologiaRESUMO
PURPOSE: Our previous study on the idiopathic progressive subglottic stenosis (IPSS) highlighted a possible hormonal mechanism, with over-expression of estrogen receptors alpha (ER-α) and progesterone receptors (PR). We tested whether such over-expression take place in non-idiopathic subglottic stenosis (NISS) as well. METHODS: 37 specimens of iatrogenic NISS were analyzed (20 females; mean age, 59 ± 12 years; range 41-85). Immunoreactivity of ER-α and PR was calculated as the product of intensity (1 = weak, 2 = moderate, 3 = strong) and positive cells percentage (1 to 4, for < 10%, 10-50%, 50-80%, and > 80%). This score was calculated on the stenotic tissue (ST), and stenosis margins (SM). RESULTS: The expression of PR was significantly higher in ST of IPSS compared with female and male NISS patients (8.7 ± 3.1 vs. 4.9 ± 3.2, p < 0.001 for IPSS vs. female and 8.7 ± 3.1 vs. 2.1 ± 2.7, p < 0.01 for IPSS vs. male NISS patients). Contrarily, ER-α showed gender differences, as both IPSS and female NISS patients had similar, yet higher ER-α expression compared with male NISS patients (7.0 ± 4.2 vs. 6.5 ± 2.5, p = NS for IPSS vs. female and 7.0 ± 4.2 vs. 3.4 ± 2.0, p < 0.02 for IPSS vs. male NISS patients). There was no difference in fibroblast receptor expression between ST and SM. However, ER-α and PR expression was significantly lower in marginal mucous glands when compared with ST. CONCLUSIONS: The IPSS pathogenesis appears to be driven by hormonal mechanisms, in particular, by over-expression of PR. Marginal cells display a reduced hormone receptor density. This finding could be interpreted as a compensatory mechanism. These findings could open up for targeted IPSS treatment.
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Laringoestenose , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Constrição Patológica , Receptor alfa de Estrogênio/metabolismo , Hormônios , Receptores de Progesterona , Adulto , Idoso de 80 Anos ou maisRESUMO
The introduction of immune checkpoint inhibition for recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer has brought a new treatment option for patients suffering from advanced oral cancers without a chance for curation using surgery or radiotherapy. The application of immune checkpoint inhibitors in most cases is based on the expression levels of PD-L1 in the tumor tissue. To date, there is a lack of data on the dynamic regulation of PD-L1 during disease progression. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the expression levels of PD-L1 in a large cohort of patients (n = 222) with oral squamous cell carcinoma including primary and recurrent tumors. Semiautomatic digital pathology scoring was used for the assessment of PD-L1 expression levels in primary and recurrent oral squamous cell carcinoma. Survival analysis was performed to evaluate the prognostic significance of the protein expression at different stages of the disease. We found a significant up-regulation of PD-L1 expression from primary disease to recurrent tumors (mean PD-L1 H-scores: primary tumors: 47.1 ± 31.4; recurrent tumors: 103.5 ± 62.8, p < 0.001). In several cases, a shift from low PD-L1 expression in primary tumors to high PD-L1 expression in recurrent tumors was identified. Multivariate Cox regression analysis did not reveal a significantly higher risk of death (p = 0.078) or recurrence (p = 0.926) in patients with higher PD-L1 expression. Our findings indicate that the exclusive analysis of primary tumor tissue prior to the application of checkpoint blockade may lead to the misjudgment of PD-L1 expression in recurrent tumors.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço , Neoplasias Bucais , Humanos , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeça e Pescoço , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Antígeno B7-H1/metabolismo , Regulação para Cima , Neoplasias Bucais/genética , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/genéticaRESUMO
Currently, liver histology is the gold standard for the detection of liver fibrosis. In recent years, new methods such as transient elastography (TE) have been introduced into clinical practice, which allow a non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the predictive value of TE for higher grade fibrosis and whether there is any relevance which histologic score is used for matching. For this purpose, we compared TE with 4 different histologic scores in pediatric patients with hepatopathies. Furthermore, we also determined the aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio (APRI) score, another non-invasive method, to investigate whether it is equally informative. Therefore, liver fibrosis in 75 children was evaluated by liver biopsy, TE and laboratory values. Liver biopsies were evaluated using four common histological scoring systems (Desmet, Metavir, Ishak and Chevalier's semi-quantitative scoring system). The median age of the patients was 12.3 years. TE showed a good correlation to the degree of fibrosis severity independent of the histological scoring system used. The accuracy of the TE to distinguish between no/minimal fibrosis and severe fibrosis/cirrhosis was good (p = 0.001, AUC-ROCs > 0.81). The optimal cut-off value for the prediction of severe fibrosis was 10.6 kPa. In contrast, the APRI score in our collective showed no correlation to fibrosis.Conclusion: TE shows a good correlation to the histological findings in children with hepatopathy, independent of the used histological scoring system. What is Known: ⢠The current gold standard for detecting liver fibrosis is liver biopsy. Novel non-invasive ultrasound-based methods are introduced to clinical diagnostics. ⢠Most histological scores have been developed and evaluated in adult populations and for only one specific liver disease. What is New: ⢠Transient elastography (TE) in children showed a good correlation to fibrosis severity irrespective of the utilized histological scoring system. ⢠The aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio (APRI) showed no correlation with different stages of liver fibrosis in children.
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Técnicas de Imagem por Elasticidade , Hepatopatias , Aspartato Aminotransferases , Biópsia , Criança , Humanos , Fígado/diagnóstico por imagem , Fígado/patologia , Cirrose Hepática/diagnóstico por imagem , Cirrose Hepática/patologia , Curva ROCRESUMO
Cutaneous beta human papillomavirus (HPV) types are suspected to be involved, together with ultraviolet (UV) radiation, in the development of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Studies in in vitro and in vivo experimental models have highlighted the transforming properties of beta HPV E6 and E7 oncoproteins. However, epidemiological findings indicate that beta HPV types may be required only at an initial stage of carcinogenesis, and may become dispensable after full establishment of NMSC. Here, we further investigate the potential role of beta HPVs in NMSC using a Cre-loxP-based transgenic (Tg) mouse model that expresses beta HPV38 E6 and E7 oncogenes in the basal layer of the skin epidermis and is highly susceptible to UV-induced carcinogenesis. Using whole-exome sequencing, we show that, in contrast to WT animals, when exposed to chronic UV irradiation K14 HPV38 E6/E7 Tg mice accumulate a large number of UV-induced DNA mutations, which increase proportionally with the severity of the skin lesions. The mutation pattern detected in the Tg skin lesions closely resembles that detected in human NMSC, with the highest mutation rate in p53 and Notch genes. Using the Cre-lox recombination system, we observed that deletion of the viral oncogenes after development of UV-induced skin lesions did not affect the tumour growth. Together, these findings support the concept that beta HPV types act only at an initial stage of carcinogenesis, by potentiating the deleterious effects of UV radiation.
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Carcinogênese/efeitos da radiação , Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação/metabolismo , Proteínas Oncogênicas Virais/metabolismo , Neoplasias Cutâneas/metabolismo , Pele/efeitos da radiação , Raios Ultravioleta/efeitos adversos , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Animais , Betapapillomavirus/metabolismo , Epiderme/metabolismo , Epiderme/patologia , Epiderme/efeitos da radiação , Feminino , Deleção de Genes , Genes p53/efeitos da radiação , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Mutagênese/efeitos da radiação , Mutação , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação/patologia , Proteínas Oncogênicas Virais/genética , Receptores Notch/genética , Receptores Notch/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Pele/metabolismo , Pele/patologia , Neoplasias Cutâneas/etiologia , Neoplasias Cutâneas/patologia , Carga Tumoral/efeitos da radiação , Proteínas Virais/genéticaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: SRY-related HMG-box 10 (SOX-10) is commonly expressed in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, data on the biological significance of SOX-10 expression is limited. Therefore, we investigated immunhistological SOX-10 expression in TNBC and correlated the results with genetic alterations and clinical data. METHODS: A tissue microarray including 113 TNBC cases was stained by SOX-10. Immunohistological data of AR, BCL2, CD117, p53 and Vimentin was available from a previous study. Semiconductor-based panel sequencing data including commonly altered breast cancer genes was also available from a previous investigation. SOX-10 expression was correlated with clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and genetic data. RESULTS: SOX-10 was significantly associated with CD117 and Vimentin, but not with AR expression. An association of SOX-10 with BCL2, EGFR or p53 staining was not observed. SOX-10-positive tumors harbored more often TP53 mutations but less frequent mutations of PIK3CA or alterations of the PIK3K pathway. SOX-10 expression had no prognostic impact either on disease-free, distant disease-free, or overall survival. CONCLUSIONS: While there might be a value of SOX-10 as a differential diagnostic marker to identify metastases of TNBC, its biological role remains to be investigated.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Carcinoma Lobular/patologia , Fatores de Transcrição SOXE/metabolismo , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Carcinoma Lobular/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma Lobular/metabolismo , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Seguimentos , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Taxa de Sobrevida , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/metabolismoRESUMO
The classical Paget's disease of the nipple is histologically characterized by tumor cell infiltration originating in intraductal or invasive breast carcinoma, immunohistologically by a frequent overexpression of HER2 and clinically by eczema-like changes of the nipple and areola. Variants with different histological, immunohistological, and clinical features are observed in nonclassical forms of Paget's disease, such as isolated Paget's disease of the nipple, anaplastic Paget's disease, Paget's disease with invasion, and pigmented Paget's disease of the nipple. In the differential diagnosis of Paget's disease, benign changes have to be considered, including Toker cell hyperplasia, nipple eczema, and rare dermatoses.
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Neoplasias da Mama , Doença de Paget Mamária , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Hiperplasia/patologia , Mamilos/patologia , Doença de Paget Mamária/diagnóstico , Doença de Paget Mamária/patologiaRESUMO
The nipple-areola complex is the origin of various morphologically distinct tumors and tumor-like lesions, which can be delineated from the special structures of the nipple, in particular the intramammary ducts, skin-appendages, and the intramammary stroma. Benign tumors are most frequent and this includes epithelial tumors such as mammary adenoma and syringomatous tumor of the nipple. Less commonly observed are benign mesenchymal tumors such as leiomyoma of the nipple, or tumor-like lesions like pseudo-lymphoma. With excess formations of the nipple, the different forms of polythelia and polymastia have to be considered.
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Adenoma , Neoplasias da Mama , Leiomioma , Mamilos , Adenoma/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico , Humanos , Leiomioma/diagnóstico , Mamilos/patologia , PeleRESUMO
Cutaneous human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are considered as cofactors for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) development, especially in association with UVB. Extensively studied transgenic mouse models failed to mimic all aspects of virus-host interactions starting from primary infection to the appearance of a tumor. Using the natural model Mastomys coucha, which reflects the human situation in many aspects, we provide the first evidence that only UVB and Mastomys natalensis papillomavirus (MnPV) infection strongly promote NMSC formation. Using UVB exposures that correspond to UV indices of different geographical regions, irradiated animals developed either well-differentiated keratinizing squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), still supporting productive infections with high viral loads and transcriptional activity, or poorly differentiated non-keratinizing SCCs almost lacking MnPV DNA and in turn, early and late viral transcription. Intriguingly, animals with the latter phenotype, however, still showed strong seropositivity, clearly verifying a preceding MnPV infection. Of note, the mere presence of MnPV could induce γH2AX foci, indicating that viral infection without prior UVB exposure can already perturb genome stability of the host cell. Moreover, as shown both under in vitro and in vivo conditions, MnPV E6/E7 expression also attenuates the excision repair of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers upon UVB irradiation, suggesting a viral impact on the DNA damage response. While mutations of Ras family members (e.g. Hras, Kras, and Nras) were absent, the majority of SCCs harbored-like in humans-Trp53 mutations especially at two hot-spots in the DNA-binding domain, resulting in a loss of function that favored tumor dedifferentiation, counter-selective for viral maintenance. Such a constellation provides a reasonable explanation for making continuous viral presence dispensable during skin carcinogenesis as observed in patients with NMSC.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/virologia , Papillomaviridae/genética , Infecções por Papillomavirus/virologia , Neoplasias Cutâneas/virologia , Raios Ultravioleta , Animais , Carcinogênese/genética , Reparo do DNA/genética , Humanos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Infecções por Papillomavirus/complicações , Neoplasias Cutâneas/complicações , Neoplasias Cutâneas/terapiaRESUMO
Recently, it has been reported that IgG4-related disease may occur in the breast manifesting as nodular sclerosing interstitial mastitis. Here we report a case with multiple tumor-like nodules in one breast. The histologic diagnosis was established on core needle biopsies, and treatment was initiated without open biopsy. Diagnosis of IgG4-related sclerosing mastitis should be suspected in cases of tumor-like lesions on imaging with an interstitial plasma cell-rich sclerosing inflammation on histology.
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Biópsia com Agulha de Grande Calibre/métodos , Mama , Mastite/patologia , Plasmócitos , Mama/diagnóstico por imagem , Mama/patologia , Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Biópsia Guiada por Imagem/métodos , Doença Relacionada a Imunoglobulina G4/diagnóstico , Doença Relacionada a Imunoglobulina G4/patologia , Doença Relacionada a Imunoglobulina G4/fisiopatologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Mamografia/métodos , Mastite/imunologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Plasmócitos/imunologia , Plasmócitos/patologia , Esclerose , Ultrassonografia de Intervenção/métodosRESUMO
Treatment of patients with neck lymph node metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) from unknown primary tumor (NSCCUP) is challenging due to the risk of missing occult tumors or inducing toxicity to unaffected sites. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a promising biomarker given its causal link to oropharyngeal SCC and superior survival of patients with HPV-driven oropharyngeal SCC and NSCCUP. Identification of HPV-driven NSCCUP could focus diagnostic work-up and treatment on the oropharynx. For the first time, we assessed HPV antibodies and their prognostic value in NSCCUP patients. Antibodies against E6 and E7 (HPV16/18/31/33/35), E1 and E2 (HPV16/18) were assessed in 46 NSCCUP patients in sera collected at diagnosis, and in follow-up sera from five patients. In 28 patients, HPV tumor status was determined using molecular markers (HPV DNA, mRNA and cellular p16INK4a ). Thirteen (28%) NSCCUP patients were HPV-seropositive for HPV16, 18, 31, or 33. Of eleven patients with HPV-driven NSCCUP, ten were HPV-seropositive, while all 17 patients with non-HPV-driven NSCCUP were HPV-seronegative, resulting in 91% sensitivity (95% CI: 59-100%) and 100% specificity (95% CI: 80-100%). HPV antibody levels decreased after curative treatment. Recurrence was associated with increasing levels in an individual case. HPV-seropositive patients had a better overall and progression-free survival with hazard ratios of 0.09 (95% CI: 0.01-0.42) and 0.03 (95% CI: 0.002-0.18), respectively. For the first time, seropositivity to HPV proteins is described in NSCCUP patients, and high sensitivity and specificity for HPV-driven NSCCUP are demonstrated. HPV seropositivity appears to be a reliable diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for patients with HPV-driven NSCCUP.
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Anticorpos Antivirais/análise , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/diagnóstico , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/secundário , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/diagnóstico , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/secundário , Neoplasias Primárias Desconhecidas/patologia , Infecções por Papillomavirus/diagnóstico , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/mortalidade , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/mortalidade , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Primárias Desconhecidas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Primárias Desconhecidas/virologia , Papillomaviridae , Infecções por Papillomavirus/complicações , Infecções por Papillomavirus/mortalidade , Prognóstico , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeça e PescoçoRESUMO
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BACKGROUND: One mechanism by which alcoholic liver disease (ALD) progresses is oxidative stress and the generation of reactive oxygen species, among others due to the induction of cytochrome P-4502E1 (CYP2E1). Experimental data underline the key role of CYP2E1 because ALD could be partially prevented in rats by the administration of the specific CYP2E1 inhibitor chlormethiazole. As CYP2E1 is linked to the formation of carcinogenic etheno DNA adducts in ALD patients, a causal role of alcohol-induced CYP2E1 in hepatocarcinogenesis is implicated. The purpose of this study was to investigate CYP2E1 induction in ALD, and its correlation with oxidative DNA lesions and with hepatic histology. METHODS: Hepatic biopsies from 97 patients diagnosed with ALD were histologically scored for steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis. CYP2E1 and the exocyclic etheno DNA adduct 1,N6 -etheno-2'deoxyadenosine (εdA) were determined immunohistochemically. In addition, in 42 patients, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) was also evaluated using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: A significant positive correlation was found between CYP2E1 and εdA (p < 0.0001) as well as between CYP2E1 and 8-OHdG (p = 0.039). Both CYP2E1 (p = 0.0094) and ÉdA (p < 0.0001) also correlated significantly with the stage of hepatic fibrosis. Furthermore, a significant correlation between the fibrosis stage and the grade of lobular inflammation (p < 0.0001) was observed. However, the amount of alcohol consumed did not correlate with any of the parameters determined. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest an important role of CYP2E1 in the generation of εdA, in the fibrotic progression of ALD, and thus in alcohol-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis. CYP2E1 may be a target in the treatment of ALD and a potential prognostic marker for disease progression.
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Carcinogênese , Citocromo P-450 CYP2E1/metabolismo , Desoxiadenosinas/metabolismo , Hepatopatias Alcoólicas/metabolismo , Fígado/metabolismo , 8-Hidroxi-2'-Desoxiguanosina , Carcinoma Hepatocelular , Desoxiguanosina/análogos & derivados , Desoxiguanosina/metabolismo , Feminino , Fibrose , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Inflamação/metabolismo , Inflamação/patologia , Gordura Intra-Abdominal/metabolismo , Gordura Intra-Abdominal/patologia , Fígado/patologia , Cirrose Hepática Alcoólica/metabolismo , Cirrose Hepática Alcoólica/patologia , Hepatopatias Alcoólicas/patologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Experimental pneumoperitoneum induces ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) in the liver, most likely via Kupffer cell (KC)-dependent mechanisms. Glycine has been shown to ameliorate IRI in various animal models. Thus, this study was performed to assess the effects of glycine on the liver after pneumoperitoneum. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sprague-Dawley rats (220-250 g in weight) underwent CO2 pneumoperitoneum (12 mm Hg) for 90 min. Some rats received i.v. glycine (1.5 mL, 300 mM) 10 min before pneumoperitoneum. Controls were given the same volume of Ringer's solution. Transaminases, hepatic microcirculation, and phagocytosis of latex beads indexing both liver injury and KC activation were examined following pneumoperitoneum. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), plus a subsequent t test or χ2 test (or Fisher's exact test) were carried out as appropriate. Results are presented as mean ± SEM. RESULTS: Glycine significantly decreased lactate dehydrogenase at 1 h and both aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase at 2 h after pneumoperitoneum from 477 ± 43, 154 ± 17, and 60 ± 6 U/L in controls to 348 ± 25, 101 ± 11, and 34 ± 3 U/L, respectively (p < 0.05). In parallel, glycine significantly decreased both the rate of permanent adherence of leukocytes to the endothelium by up to 35% and the rate of phagocytosis by > 50% compared to the control group. CONCLUSION: Glycine decreased IRI after pneumoperitoneum, most likely via KC-dependent mechanisms.
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Glicina/farmacologia , Fígado/irrigação sanguínea , Pneumoperitônio Artificial/efeitos adversos , Traumatismo por Reperfusão/prevenção & controle , Alanina Transaminase/sangue , Animais , Aspartato Aminotransferases/sangue , Feminino , Células de Kupffer/fisiologia , Fagocitose , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-DawleyRESUMO
Adenomas of the breast are rare benign tumors although single cases with malignant behavior have been reported. However, the genetic basis of these tumors is unknown. Employing targeted next generation sequencing of 50 cancer-related genes as well as Sanger sequencing, we profiled a cohort of 18 mammary adenomas comprising 9 ductal, 6 tubular, and 3 lactating adenoma. Missense mutations were detected in 8 of the 18 cases (44%). Specifically, five (56%) ductal adenomas and three (50%) tubular adenomas harbored mutated genes. No mutations were detected in lactating adenomas. Three of the nine ductal adenomas showed mutant AKT1 (p.E17K) with two of them harboring an additional GNAS mutation (p.R201C). One case had mutant PIK3CA (p.H1047R) and another case a mutation in GNAS (p.R201C). The three cases of mutated tubular adenomas showed mutations in either MET or FGFR3. Of note, we did not detect copy number changes and none of the cases including tubular adenomas had mutations in exon 2 of MED12. Our results suggest that ductal adenomas are related to papillomas of the breast and screening for mutations in exon 2 of MED12 might help to facilitate differential diagnosis between tubular adenoma and fibroadenoma in difficult cases. Lastly, our data exemplarily demonstrate that mutations in cancer-related genes per se do not indicate malignancy but occur in benign tumors. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Adenoma/genética , Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Cromograninas/genética , Subunidades alfa Gs de Proteínas de Ligação ao GTP/genética , Complexo Mediador/genética , Mutação/genética , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/genética , Adenoma/patologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Classe I de Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases , Éxons/genética , Feminino , Seguimentos , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala/métodos , Humanos , Lactação/genética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Prognóstico , Adulto JovemRESUMO
HER2-positive breast cancers are a heterogeneous group of tumors, which share amplification and overexpression of HER2. In routine diagnostics, the HER2 (ERBB2) status is currently assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH). Data on targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) approaches that could be used to determine the HER2 status are sparse. Employing two breast cancer-related gene panels, we performed targeted NGS of 41 FFPE breast cancers for which full pathological work-up including ISH and IHC results was available. Selected cases were analyzed by qPCR. Of the 41 cases, the HER2 status of the 4 HER2-positive and 6 HER2-negative tumors was independently detected by our NGS approach achieving a concordance rate of 100%. The remaining 31 cases were equivocal HER2 cases by IHC of which 5 showed amplification of HER2 by ISH. Our NGS approach classified all non-amplified cases correctly as HER2 negative and corroborated all but one of the 5 cases with amplified HER2 as detected by ISH. For the overall cohort, concordance between the gold standard and NGS was 97.6% (sensitivity 88.9% and specificity 100%). Additionally, we observed mutations in PIK3CA (44%), HER2 (8%), and CDH1 (6%) among others. Amplifications were found in CCND1 (12%), followed by MYC (10%) and EGFR (2%) and deletions in CDKN2A (10%), MAP2K4 and PIK3R1 (2% each). We here show that targeted NGS data can be used to interrogate the HER2 status with high specificity and high concordance with gold standard methods. Moreover, this approach identifies additional genetic events that may be clinically exploitable. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala/métodos , Mutação/genética , Receptor ErbB-2/genética , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Feminino , Amplificação de Genes , Humanos , Hibridização in Situ Fluorescente , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , PrognósticoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Glyoxalase 1 is a key enzyme in the detoxification of reactive metabolites such as methylglyoxal and induced Glyoxalase 1 expression has been demonstrated for several human malignancies. However, the regulation and clinical relevance of Glyoxalase 1 in the context of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma has not been addressed so far. METHODS: Argpyrimidine modification as a surrogate for methylglyoxal accumulation and Glyoxalase 1 expression in tumor cells was assessed by immunohistochemical staining of tissue microarrays with specimens from oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients (n = 154). Prognostic values of distinct Glyoxalase 1 staining patterns were demonstrated by Kaplan-Meier, univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard model analysis. The impact of exogenous methylglyoxal or a Glyoxalase 1 inhibitor on the viability of two established tumor cell lines was monitored by a colony-forming assay in vitro. RESULTS: Glyoxalase 1 expression in tumor cells of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients was positively correlated with the presence of Argpyrimidine modification and administration of exogenous methylglyoxal induced Glyoxalase 1 protein levels in FaDu and Cal27 cells in vitro. Cal27 cells with lower basal and methylglyoxal-induced Glyoxalase 1 expression were more sensitive to the cytotoxic effect at high methylgyoxal concentrations and both cell lines showed a decrease in colony formation with increasing amounts of a Glyoxalase 1 inhibitor. A high and nuclear Glyoxalase 1 staining was significantly correlated with shorter progression-free and disease-specific survival, and served as an independent risk factor for an unfavorable prognosis of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients. CONCLUSIONS: Induced Glyoxalase 1 expression is a common feature in the pathogenesis of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and most likely represents an adaptive response to the accumulation of cytotoxic metabolites. Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients with a high and nuclear Glyoxalase 1 staining pattern have a high risk for treatment failure, but might benefit from pharmacological targeting Glyoxalase 1 activity.
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Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/patologia , Lactoilglutationa Liase/biossíntese , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/mortalidade , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/metabolismo , Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/mortalidade , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Lactoilglutationa Liase/análise , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Orofaríngeas/mortalidade , Prognóstico , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeça e PescoçoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) can be used to screen for biliary tract cancer in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). AIM: To study the influence of benign dominant strictures (DS), superimposed bacterial cholangitis (SBC), smoking status, and inflammatory bowel disease on CEA serum levels. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of CEA values in cancer-free PSC patients was performed. We included the maximal CEA value obtained during follow-up and information on the presence of DS and SBC at that time, and we analyzed the CEA values in the presence and absence of DS and SBC. Results are reported as medians with the interquartile range (IQR). RESULTS: The median maximal CEA level, which was 1.8 ng/mL (IQR 1.2-2.9) in the final 270 PSC patients included in the study, was not influenced by the presence of either DS or SBC (P = 0.320). Moreover, in 49 patients, the first CEA value available at the time of DS (1.5 ng/mL; IQR 1.2-2.1) and that at a time without DS (1.6 ng/mL; IQR 1.1-2.3) did not differ significantly (P = 0.397). Lastly, in 24 patients, the median CEA values at a time without SBC (1.8 ng/mL; IQR 1.2-2.5) and at the time of SBC (1.8 ng/mL; IQR 1.0-3.0) were comparable (P = 0.305). Smoking did not influence CEA-based cancer screening. CONCLUSIONS: Serum CEA level is not influenced by the presence of DS or SBC and might therefore serve as a favorable parameter for improving cancer screening in PSC patients.
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Infecções Bacterianas/sangue , Doenças dos Ductos Biliares/sangue , Neoplasias dos Ductos Biliares/sangue , Biomarcadores Tumorais/sangue , Antígeno Carcinoembrionário/sangue , Colangiocarcinoma/sangue , Colangite Esclerosante/sangue , Colangite/sangue , Adulto , Neoplasias dos Ductos Biliares/diagnóstico , Colangiocarcinoma/diagnóstico , Constrição Patológica/sangue , Feminino , Humanos , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/sangue , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
Papillary hidradenoma (a.k.a. hidradenoma papilliferum) is a benign tumor of the anogenital region that almost exclusively arises in middle-aged Caucasian women. These tumors may recur and rare cases of malignant development have been reported. The genetic basis of papillary hidradenoma is currently unknown. Hence, we employed targeted high-coverage next generation sequencing interrogating 50 cancer-related genes and conventional Sanger sequencing to investigate the mutational landscape in a cohort of 15 cases. Additionally, we analyzed the HPV status of these tumors. Thirteen cases (87%) harbored mutations in cancer-related genes. Recurrent mutations in PIK3CA and AKT1 were present in 10 of the cases (67%). One PIK3CA mutated case had a concomitant STK11 mutation. Three cases harbored mutually exclusive mutations in BRAF, APC and ERBB4. The remaining two cases showed no mutations. None of the cases harbored DNA of human papilloma virus. Our results also provide evidence that--just as BRAF V600E mutations in hyperplastic polyps and benign nevi- a mutated driver gene does not imply malignant behavior per se but may set the basis for malignant transformation. The latter point may explain why rare cases of papillary hidradenoma have been reported to take a malignant course. Lastly, our genetic data may suggest treatment avenues beyond conventional surgery for some of these tumors.