Two benign adenomatous lesions are commonly recognized within the sinonasal tract, namely respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma (REAH) and seromucinous hamartoma (SH). We present 10 hitherto unrecognized benign polypoid nasal and sinonasal tumoriform lesions having in average 3.6 cm in largest dimension, which are histogenetically related to SH and REAH. In addition to typical structures of REAH and SH, these lesions contained an additional characteristic and slightly atypical adenomatous component, which we termed atypical sinonasal glands arising in SH (ASGSH). ASGSH often produced deep red colored secretion with peripheral clearing similar to that seen in thyroid follicles. In contrast to SH, ASGSH was endowed by both secretory and myoepithelial layers and had mostly angulated shapes with snout-like protrusions into the lumens. Both layers were formed by an irregular, disorganized, and often incomplete cell lining, which had slightly atypical cytological features without mitoses. In 3 cases, ASGSHs revealed sebaceous differentiation, and in 3 cases the stroma produced a well-differentiated cartilage. Neoplastic nature of ASGSH was supported by finding of various mutations as revealed by next generation sequencing in five cases. In two cases each, we found identical mutations in BRAF gene (Val600Glu), and RET gene (Arg912Trp), respectively and in one case FAT1 gene alteration (Pro1665Leu).
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- adenom patologie genetika MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- hamartom * patologie genetika MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mutace MeSH
- nádory nosu patologie genetika MeSH
- nádory vedlejších dutin nosních patologie genetika MeSH
- respirační sliznice patologie MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex cord tumor (UTROSCT) is a rare tumor of uncertain lineage and low malignant potential. Most tumors behave in a benign manner, but a subset of UTROSCT exhibit an aggressive clinical course with recurrences and metastases. The recurrent molecular alterations in UTROSCT mostly represent gene fusions involving NCOA1-3. We performed a comprehensive clinicopathological, morphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis on a cohort of 35 UTROSCT. The tumors exhibited various architectural patterns (diffuse, corded/trabecular, tubular, sertoliform, fascicular, whorled, nested, microfollicular, and pseudoglandular), often in combination. The immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the polyphenotypic immunoprofile, often with coexpression of sex cord-stromal, smooth muscle, and epithelial markers, as well as hormone receptors. Next-generation sequencing RNA analysis revealed recurrent NCOA1-3 gene fusions in 22/32 analyzed cases (69%), including ESR1::NCOA3 (11/22), GREB1::NCOA2 (7/22), ESR1::NCOA2 (3/22), and GREB1::NCOA1 (1/22). Tumor mutation burden was low in all cases. The fusion-positive cases exhibited statistically significant association with whorled architecture, conversely necrosis was associated with fusion-negative status. We did not find a significant relationship between any architectural pattern and GREB1 alterations, but the NCOA2-altered tumors were associated with pseudoglandular architecture. The GREB1-altered cases occurred in older patients and tended to be more often intramural masses compared with ESR1-altered cases. On the contrary, the ESR1-altered cases presented more often like submucosal or polypoid tumors. Two tumors exhibited aggressive behavior with recurrent disease. Both of these cases harbored a GREB1::NCOA2 fusion. Unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis of our cohort revealed 2 main clusters. The tumors with GREB1 or NCOA2 fusion cluster together, suggesting that there are underlying molecular differences between these cases and cases with ESR1::NCOA3 fusion or without fusion. Our findings contribute to the growing knowledge about a rare neoplasm with currently uncertain biological behavior.
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- dospělí MeSH
- gonadální stromální nádory * genetika patologie MeSH
- imunohistochemie * MeSH
- koaktivátor 2 jaderných receptorů genetika MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- nádorové biomarkery * genetika analýza MeSH
- nádory dělohy * genetika patologie MeSH
- nádory vaječníků genetika patologie MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Cíl: Zjistit míru metylací DNA vybraných genových promotorů u jednotlivých typů hyperplazie endometria ve srovnání s normální endometriální tkání. Soubor a metodika: Byla použita MS-MLPA (multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification). Porovnáno bylo celkem 120 vzorků tkáně endometria; 40 vzorků s atypickou hyperplazií endometria, 40 vzorků s hyperplazií endometria bez atypií a 40 kontrolních vzorků tkáně zdravého endometria. Výsledky a závěry: Rozdíly v metylaci DNA mezi jednotlivými skupinami byly zjištěny v genech TWIST1, GATA4, MUS81 a NTRK1 (TWIST1: atypická hyperplazie 67,5 %, benigní hyperplazie 2,5 %, normální endometrium 22,5 %; p < 0,00001; GATA4: atypická hyperplazie 95,0 %, benigní hyperplazie 65,0 %, normální endometrium 22,5 %; p < 0,00001; MUS81: atypická hyperplazie 57,5 %, benigní hyperplazie 22,5 %, normální endo-metrium 5,0 %; p < 0,00001; NTRK1: atypická hyperplazie 65,0 %, benigní hyperplazie 27,5 %, normální endometrium 10 %; p < 0,00001). U genů TWIST1, GATA4, MUS81 a NTRK1 byla pozorována vyšší míra metylace u vzorků s atypickou hyperplazií endometria v porovnání se vzorky zdravého endometria a dále byla vyšší míra metylace pozorována u vzorků s atypickou hyperplazií endometria v porovnání se vzorky benigní hyperplazie endometria. Metylace DNA u tumor supresorových genů TWIST1, GATA4, MUS81 a NTRK1 se uplatňuje v patogenezi atypické hyperplazie endometria.
Objective: To investigate DNA methylation of specific tumor suppressor genes in endometrial hyperplasia compared to normal endometrial tissue. File and methodology: To search for epigenetic events, methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification was employed to compare the methylation status of 40 tissue samples with atypical endometrial hyperplasia, 40 tissue samples with endometrial hyperplasia without atypia, and 40 control tissue samples with a normal endometrium. Results and conclusion: Differences in DNA methylation among the groups were found in TWIST1, GATA4, MUS81, and NTRK1 genes (TWIST1: atypical hyperplasia 67.5%, benign hyperplasia 2.5%, normal endometrium 22.5%; P < 0.00001; GATA4: atypical hyperplasia 95%, benign hyperplasia 65%, normal endometrium 22.5%; P < 0.00001; MUS81: atypical hyperplasia 57.5%, benign hyperplasia 22.5%, normal endometrium 5%; P < 0.00001; NTRK1: atypical hyperplasia 65%, benign hyperplasia 27.5%, normal endometrium 10%; P < 0.00001). Higher methylation rates were observed for the tumor suppressor genes of TWIST1, GATA4, MUS81, and NTRK1 in samples with atypical endometrial hyperplasia compared to samples with normal endometrial tissue, and higher methylation rates were found in samples with atypical endometrial hyperplasia compared to samples of benign endometrial hyperplasia. DNA methylation of TWIST1, GATA4, MUS81, and NTRK1 is involved in the pathogenesis of atypical endometrial hyperplasia.
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- DNA vazebné proteiny genetika MeSH
- endonukleasy genetika MeSH
- hyperplazie endometria * genetika metabolismus patologie MeSH
- jaderné proteiny genetika MeSH
- klinická studie jako téma MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- metylace DNA MeSH
- receptor trkA genetika MeSH
- transkripční faktor GATA4 genetika metabolismus MeSH
- transkripční faktor Twist genetika MeSH
- tumor supresorové geny MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
BACKGROUND: Stathmin, a cytosolic microtubule-destabilizing phosphoprotein involved in the regulation of mitosis, is widely expressed in various malignancies and acts as an adverse prognostic factor. Our research analyzed its immunohistochemical expression on a large cohort of ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors, evaluating its potential utility in differential diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic application. METHODS: We examined 390 cases of ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors including 281 adult granulosa cell tumors (AGCT), 5 juvenile granulosa cell tumors (JGCT), 33 Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors (SLCT), 50 fibromas/thecomas (F/T), 11 Leydig cell tumors/steroid cell tumors (LCT/SterCT), 5 sex-cord stromal tumors NOS (SCST-NOS), 3 Sertoli cell tumors (SCT), and 2 sclerosing stromal tumors (ScST). Immunohistochemical analysis was performed using TMAs. RESULTS: Strong expression (> 50%) was observed in all cases of AGCT, JGCT, SLCT, SCST-NOS, SCT and 1 ScST. The other case of ScST exhibited mild expression (5-10%). The negative cases included exclusively F/T and LCT/SterCT, with F/T showing 24% of negative cases and LCT/SterCT comprising 64% of negative cases. CONCLUSION: The results of our study indicate that stathmin is neither a prognostic marker nor suitable for the differential diagnosis of challenging cases of ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors. However, its predictive value may be theoretically significant, as a decrease in stathmin expression potentialy influences response to chemotherapy treatment.
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- diferenciální diagnóza MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- gonadální stromální nádory * patologie diagnóza metabolismus terapie MeSH
- imunohistochemie * MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nádorové biomarkery * analýza MeSH
- nádory vaječníků * patologie diagnóza metabolismus terapie MeSH
- prognóza MeSH
- stathmin * analýza metabolismus MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Pseudogout is characterized by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals (CPPD), primarily affecting large joints. Extra-articular manifestations, particularly in the head and neck region, are exceedingly rare. We report a unique case of bilateral isolated pseudogout of the middle ear manifesting with progressive conductive hearing loss as the first and only symptom of pseudogout. Otoscopy and CT scan often yield a differential diagnosis that includes tumors or cholesteatoma, necessitating surgery with histopathological examination. The definitive diagnosis is confirmed upon identification of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals. In most cases, removal of the crystals results in resolution of conductive hearing loss. Laryngoscope, 134:5131-5134, 2024.
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- chondrokalcinóza * komplikace diagnóza diagnostické zobrazování MeSH
- diferenciální diagnóza MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- otoskopie MeSH
- počítačová rentgenová tomografie MeSH
- převodní nedoslýchavost * etiologie diagnóza MeSH
- střední ucho diagnostické zobrazování patologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- kazuistiky MeSH
