Pulmonary Low Malignant Potential Adenocarcinoma: A Validation of the Proposed Criteria for This Novel Subtype.
Am J Surg Pathol
; 48(2): 204-211, 2024 Feb 01.
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ABSTRACT
Adenocarcinoma (ADC) is the most common histologic type of lung cancer, including in situ (lepidic), minimally invasive, and invasive forms. While the former 2 types are associated with a favorable outcome, the latter includes tumors with variable behavior, often tumor stage-related. A recent study proposed strict morphologic criteria defining a new subgroup of resected stage I invasive ADC (16% of cases) with favorable outcomes (100% disease-specific survival), named "ADC of low malignant potential (LMP-ADC)." The following criteria were met ≤3 cm size, nonmucinous histotype, ≥15% lepidic growth, and the absence of the following high-grade patterns, >1 mitosis/2 mm 2 , necrosis, and vascular/pleural invasion. The aim of the present study was to validate the performance of such criteria to identify LMP-ADC in a series of 274 stage IA resected lung ADCs from a single institution. Thirty-four tumors (12.4%) met the proposed criteria for LMP-ADC, as confirmed by additional stains for mitotic figures, Ki67 index, and elastic fibers (helpful to assess alveolar wall invasion). Minor differences between the lepidic and invasive components were observed regarding cell atypia and proliferation. p53 was normally expressed by invasive tumor cells. Mutations occurred in known lung cancer genes (mostly KRAS and EGFR). Five patients (14.7%) developed disease progression and 2 of them (5.9%) died of the disease. In our series, the disease-specific survival was 94.1%. In conclusion, in resected invasive lung ADC, a subgroup presenting low-grade morphologic features and associated with favorable prognosis does exist. Morphologic criteria for LMP-ADC supported by ancillary techniques represent a valid tool to better define this novel subgroup and to refine the stratification of invasive lung ADC, possibly suggesting modified follow-up protocols, based on the observed indolent behavior in most cases.
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Assunto principal:
Adenocarcinoma
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Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Humans
Idioma:
En
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Am J Surg Pathol
Ano de publicação:
2024
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