Primary carcinoid tumor of the common hepatic duct: A rare case with immunohistochemical and molecular findings.
Oncol Rep
; 13(3): 543-6, 2005 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-15706430
ABSTRACT
We report immunohistochemical (IHC) and molecular findings in a rare case of a carcinoid tumor of the extrahepatic bile ducts in a 33-year-old woman, who presented with a 3.9x2.8x2.6 cm mass within the right and common hepatic ducts. She underwent surgery and a carcinoid tumor was identified. This lesion is of interest because in addition to the morphological and cytological features of a typical carcinoid, it demonstrated a distinct pleomorphic area immunoreactive for gastrin. By molecular analysis, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) with opposite allelic patterns between the gastrin-positive and gastrin-negative areas of the tumor was identified. The molecular studies for LOH along with the morphology and IHC profiling suggest that this second population of gastrin-positive carcinoid cells may represent a new clone within the carcinoid tumor with differentiation toward gastrin production or may represent the next step in the carcinogenic process with a gradual emergence of a more aggressive clone.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de los Conductos Biliares
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Tumor Carcinoide
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Conducto Hepático Común
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oncol Rep
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos