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Veuger J, Kuipers NC, Willems SM, Halmos GB. Tumor Markers and Their Prognostic Value in Sinonasal ITAC/Non-ITAC. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3201. [PMID: 37370810 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15123201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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One of the rare tumor entities present in the nose and paranasal sinuses is sinonasal (non-) intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (ITAC/non-ITAC). Currently, surgery with postoperative radiotherapy is the cornerstone of the treatment of these tumors. Systemic treatment is usually applied in a palliative setting. The prognosis of these tumors is very diverse. Biomarkers that may have prognostic value in these rare malignancies could help clinicians in decision-making. A systematic search of the literature was performed using the PubMed database. All studies investigating the prognostic significance of biomarkers in paranasal sinus ITAC/non-ITAC were retrieved. The findings were categorized within the hallmarks of cancer, to gain an understanding of the functions of possible prognostic biomarkers in the development of ITAC/non-ITAC. There were twenty-one studies reporting on twenty-one possible biomarkers included in the review. The expression of Mucin antigen sialosyl-Tn, C-erbB-2 oncoprotein, TIMP3 methylation, TP53, VEGF, ANXA2, MUC1 and the mucinous histological subtype were found to have a significant negative effect on survival. None of the biomarkers were found to have a positive effect on prognosis. The hallmarks 'activating invasion and metastasis' and 'sustaining proliferative signaling' seem to play the largest role in sinonasal (non-)ITAC. It could be concluded that there are multiple biomarkers foreboding a negative prognosis for ITAC/non-ITAC patients.
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- Julius Veuger
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, 3543 AZ Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9723 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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Esposito A, Stucchi E, Baronchelli M, Di Mauro P, Ferrari M, Lorini L, Gurizzan C, London NRJ, Hermsen M, Lechner M, Bossi P. Molecular Basis and Rationale for the Use of Targeted Agents and Immunotherapy in Sinonasal Cancers. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11226787. [PMID: 36431263 PMCID: PMC9698911 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11226787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Despite the progress of surgery, radiotherapy, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the prognosis for advanced sinonasal cancers (SNCs) remains poor. In the era of precision medicine, more research has been conducted on the molecular pathways and recurrent mutations of SNCs, with the aim of understanding carcinogenesis, helping with diagnosis, identifying prognostic factors, and finding potentially targetable mutations. In the treatment of SNC, immunotherapy is rarely used, and no targeted therapies have been approved, partly because these tumors are usually excluded from major clinical trials. Data on the efficacy of targeted agents and immune checkpoint inhibitors are scarce. Despite those issues, a tumor-agnostic treatment approach based on targeted drugs against a detected genetic mutation is growing in several settings and cancer subtypes, and could also be proposed for SNCs. Our work aims to provide an overview of the main molecular pathways altered in the different epithelial subtypes of sinonasal and skull base tumors, focusing on the possible actionable mutations for which potential target therapies are already approved in other cancer types.
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- Andrea Esposito
- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health University of Brescia, ASST-Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health University of Brescia, ASST-Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health University of Brescia, ASST-Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health University of Brescia, ASST-Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Neurosciences, Azienda Ospedaliera of Padua, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health University of Brescia, ASST-Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health University of Brescia, ASST-Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigaciòn Sanitaria del Principado de Asturia, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, Academic Head and Neck Centre University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health University of Brescia, ASST-Spedali Civili, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Sinonasal malignancies are rare and understudied, often diagnosed at late stages, and may behave aggressively. This review explores investigative diagnostic, therapeutic, and scientific advances specific to sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC), intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (ITAC), and olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB). RECENT FINDINGS A number of studies have recently contributed more robust knowledge of the genetic and molecular landscapes of SNUC, ITAC, and ONB. These analyses have identified SMARCB1 and IDH2 mutations in SNUC, potentially allowing for the tumor's subdivision. Recent studies have also defined a role for induction chemotherapy in SNUC. Somatic mutations for ITAC have been identified and may be potentially targetable with FDA approved therapies. Studies defining the tumor microenvironment for ITAC and ONB have introduced the possibility of immune checkpoint inhibition for these tumor types. SUMMARY Studies reviewed here detail promising results of the most current and novel characterization of SNUC, ITAC, and ONB genetic and molecular landscapes, which have informed ongoing therapeutic discovery. With continued multi-institutional efforts, the field of sinonasal tumor research will achieve higher disease control and improved treatment outcomes for patients afflicted with these rare cancers.
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- Diana C. Lopez
- Sinonasal and Skull Base Tumor Program, National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD, USA
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Sinonasal and Skull Base Tumor Program, National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD, USA
- Howard University College of Medicine, Washington DC, USA
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- Sinonasal and Skull Base Tumor Program, National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD, USA
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Mismatch Repair Deficiency and Somatic Mutations in Human Sinonasal Tumors. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13236081. [PMID: 34885191 PMCID: PMC8657279 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13236081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Sinonasal carcinomas are rare tumors with an overall poor prognosis. Due to limitations in local therapeutic approaches, systemic neo-adjuvant or adjuvant therapies are becoming increasingly important in order to improve patient outcome. This study aimed to examine potentially therapeutic targetable molecular alterations in different sinonasal tumors, including deficiency in mismatch repair proteins and microsatellite instability as well as driver mutations. According to our results, immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis of mismatch repair (MMR) proteins and sequencing-based panel analysis should be integrated into the diagnostics of clinically aggressive inverted sinonasal papilloma (ISP) and sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC) in order to enable the therapeutic possibility of a targeted therapy. Abstract Due to limitations in local therapy approaches for sinonasal tumors, improvement in systemic therapies plays a pivotal role for prolongation of the patient’s survival. The aim of this study was to examine potential biomarkers, including deficiency in mismatch repair proteins (dMMR)/microsatellite instability (MSI-H) in sinonasal cancers and their precancerous lesions. A comprehensive analysis of 10 sinonasal cancer cell lines by whole exome sequencing, screening 174 sinonasal tumors by immunohistochemistry (IHC) for mismatch repair deficiency and next generation sequencing (NGS) of 136 tumor samples revealed a dMMR/MSI-H sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC) cell line based on a somatic missense mutation in MLH1 and an overall frequency of dMMR/MSI-H SNSCC of 3.2% (4/125). Targetable EGFR mutations were found in 89.3% (25/28) of inverted sinonasal papilloma (ISP) and in 60% (6/10) of ISP-associated carcinomas. While PIK3CA and EGFR mutations were not mutually exclusive, KRAS mutated tumors were an EGFR-wildtype. The effect of potential driver mutations in FGFR2, FGFR3, BRAF, HRAS, MAP2K1, PTEN, NOTCH1 and CARD11 need further investigation. Our results suggest that biomarker testing, including MMR-IHC and NGS panel analysis, should be integrated into the diagnostics of clinically aggressive ISPs and SNSCC to assess prognosis and facilitate therapeutic decisions.
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Riobello C, Sánchez-Fernández P, Cabal VN, García-Marín R, Suárez-Fernández L, Vivanco B, Blanco-Lorenzo V, Álvarez Marcos C, López F, Llorente JL, Hermsen MA. Aberrant Signaling Pathways in Sinonasal Intestinal-Type Adenocarcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13195022. [PMID: 34638506 PMCID: PMC8507674 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13195022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (ITAC) is strongly related to occupational exposure to wood and leather dust, however, little is known on the genetic alterations involved in tumor development and progression. The aim of this study was to identify tumorigenic signaling pathways affected by gene mutations and their relation to clinical features. We applied whole exome sequencing of 120 cancer-related genes in 50 ITACs and analyzed the signaling activity of four specific pathways frequently affected by mutations. Genes involved in DNA damage response showed somatic mutations in 30% of cases, including four tumors that also harbored germline mutations. Genes in Wnt, MAPK and PI3K pathways harbored mutations in 20%, 20% and 24% of cases, respectively. Mutations and copy number gains in receptor tyrosine kinases possibly affecting MAPK and PI3K pathways occurred in 44% of cases. Expression of key pathway proteins showed no correlation to mutations in these pathways, except for nuclear β-catenin and APC/CTNNB1 mutation. No specific gene mutation, mutated pathway, nor pathway activity level showed correlation to clinical data or survival. In addition, a similar mutational profile was observed among histological subtypes. The wide spectrum of gene mutations suggests that ITAC is a genetically heterogeneous without specific characterizing gene mutations.
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- Cristina Riobello
- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (C.R.); (V.N.C.); (R.G.-M.); (L.S.-F.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (P.S.-F.); (C.Á.M.); (F.L.); (J.L.L.)
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (C.R.); (V.N.C.); (R.G.-M.); (L.S.-F.)
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (C.R.); (V.N.C.); (R.G.-M.); (L.S.-F.)
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (C.R.); (V.N.C.); (R.G.-M.); (L.S.-F.)
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- Department Pathology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (B.V.); (V.B.-L.)
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- Department Pathology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (B.V.); (V.B.-L.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (P.S.-F.); (C.Á.M.); (F.L.); (J.L.L.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (P.S.-F.); (C.Á.M.); (F.L.); (J.L.L.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (P.S.-F.); (C.Á.M.); (F.L.); (J.L.L.)
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (C.R.); (V.N.C.); (R.G.-M.); (L.S.-F.)
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Sánchez-Fernández P, Riobello C, Costales M, Vivanco B, Cabal VN, García-Marín R, Suárez-Fernández L, López F, Cabanillas R, Hermsen MA, Llorente JL. Next-generation sequencing for identification of actionable gene mutations in intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2247. [PMID: 33500480 PMCID: PMC7838394 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80242-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma (ITAC) is a rare tumor carrying poor prognosis and needing new treatment options. The aim of this study was to identify actionable gene mutations that can guide new personalized target-specific therapies in ITAC patients. A series of 48 tumor and 27 corresponding germline DNA samples were analyzed by next generation sequencing using a panel of 120 genes. In total, 223 sequence variants were found in 70 genes. Matched tumor/germline comparison in 27 cases revealed that 57% were in fact germline variants. In 20 of these 27 cases, 58 somatic variants in 33 different genes were identified, the most frequent being PIK3CA (5 cases), APC and ATM (4 cases), and KRAS, NF1, LRP1B and BRCA1 (3 cases). Many of the somatic gene variants affected PI3K, MAPK/ERK, WNT and DNA repair signaling pathways, although not in a mutually exclusive manner. None of the alterations were related to histological ITAC subtype, tumor stage or survival. Our data showed that thorough interpretation of somatic mutations requires sequencing analysis of the corresponding germline DNA. Potentially actionable somatic mutations were found in 20 of 27 cases, 8 of which being biomarkers of FDA-approved targeted therapies. Our data implicate new possibilities for personalized treatment of ITAC patients.
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- Paula Sánchez-Fernández
- grid.411052.30000 0001 2176 9028Department Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- grid.10863.3c0000 0001 2164 6351Department Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER-ONC), Edf. FINBA, N-1 F49, C/ Avenida de Roma s/n, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- grid.411052.30000 0001 2176 9028Department Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- grid.411052.30000 0001 2176 9028Department Pathology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- grid.10863.3c0000 0001 2164 6351Department Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER-ONC), Edf. FINBA, N-1 F49, C/ Avenida de Roma s/n, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- grid.10863.3c0000 0001 2164 6351Department Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER-ONC), Edf. FINBA, N-1 F49, C/ Avenida de Roma s/n, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- grid.10863.3c0000 0001 2164 6351Department Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER-ONC), Edf. FINBA, N-1 F49, C/ Avenida de Roma s/n, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- grid.411052.30000 0001 2176 9028Department Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- grid.10863.3c0000 0001 2164 6351Department Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER-ONC), Edf. FINBA, N-1 F49, C/ Avenida de Roma s/n, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- grid.411052.30000 0001 2176 9028Department Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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Hermsen MA, Riobello C, García-Marín R, Cabal VN, Suárez-Fernández L, López F, Llorente JL. Translational genomics of sinonasal cancers. Semin Cancer Biol 2019; 61:101-109. [PMID: 31560943 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The sinonasal cavities harbor a wide variety of histologically distinct cancers, the majority very aggressive with 5-year survival rates between 30-60% and local recurrence as the main cause of death. This is a complex anatomic area, close to structures such the eyes and the brain, which is of special relevance for surgery and postoperative radiotherapy. The low incidence of these rare tumors hampers accumulation of experience with diagnosis and clinical managment as well as knowledge on recurrent genetic aberrations or testing of new treatment strategies. However, recent years have seen a growing number of publications on genetic aberrations providing data that can aid or fine-tune classification and provide molecular targets for treatment with specific inhibitors. In addition, new sinonasal cancer models are created that enable preclinical testing of candidate inhibitor drugs. With more and more novel targeted therapies being developed, options for personalized treatment of sinonasal cancer patients are now opening up.
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- Mario A Hermsen
- Dept. Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.
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- Dept. Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Dept. Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Dept. Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Dept. Head and Neck Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Dept. Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Dept. Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (ITAC) is one of the most frequent sinonasal tumors, especially in European countries. The purpose of this article is to review the most recent literature, with special emphasis on biological and genetic profile and treatment guidelines. RECENT FINDINGS Results on large series support transnasal endoscopic surgery as the technique of choice in the large majority of patients with ITAC. Adjuvant radiotherapy is recommended in advanced-stage and high-grade lesions. More robust data are required to confirm that early-stage, low-grade lesions can be treated with exclusive surgery. The efficacy of new chemotherapy and biotherapy regimens and the added value of heavy particle radiotherapy are currently under evaluation. With a 5-year overall survival ranging between 53 and 83%, which is mainly impacted by local recurrences, ITAC requires a more detailed understanding of its biology. Genetic and biological studies have identified alterations in the molecular pathways of EGFR, MET, and H-RAS which might be considered as potential targets for biotherapy. SUMMARY Surgery still plays a key role in the treatment of ITAC, but multidisciplinary management is mandatory. Although further validation is needed, the role of nonsurgical treatment strategies is rising, in agreement with the progresses made in the biological profiling of the disease.
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López-Hernández A, Pérez-Escuredo J, Vivanco B, García-Inclán C, Potes-Ares S, Cabal VN, Riobello C, Costales M, López F, Llorente JL, Hermsen MA. Genomic profiling of intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma reveals subgroups of patients with distinct clinical outcomes. Head Neck 2017; 40:259-273. [PMID: 28963820 DOI: 10.1002/hed.24941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma (ITAC) have an unfavorable prognosis and new therapeutic approaches are needed to improve clinical management. METHODS Genetic analysis of 96 ITACs was performed by microarray comparative genomic hybridization and immunohistochemistry and correlated to previously obtained mutation, methylation, and protein expression data, and with pathological characteristics and clinical outcome. RESULTS Seven copy number alterations (CNAs) were significantly associated with unfavorable clinical outcome: gains at 1q22-23, 3q28-29, 6p22, and 13q31-33, and losses at 4p15-16, 4q32-35, and 10q24. Unsupervised cluster analysis resulted in 5 subgroups of ITAC with significantly distinct genetic signatures and clinical outcomes, independently of disease stage or histological subtype. CONCLUSION These data may guide studies to identify driver genes and signaling pathways involved in ITAC. In addition, the subclassification of genetic subgroups of patients with distinct clinical behavior can aid therapeutic decision making and may ultimately lead to personalized therapy with targeted inhibitors.
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- Alejandro López-Hernández
- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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Costales M, López-Hernández A, García-Inclán C, Vivanco B, López F, Llorente JL, Hermsen MA. Gene Methylation Profiling in Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 155:808-815. [PMID: 27301901 DOI: 10.1177/0194599816654139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify epigenetic events in intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma (ITAC) and sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC) and to evaluate their relation to clinicopathologic features and follow-up data. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Academic research hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The methylation status of 23 genes in 50 ITACs and 32 SNSCCs was analyzed by methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and its relation to clinicopathologic features and follow-up data. RESULTS Gene methylation was observed in 50% of all tumors. Recurrent methylated genes in SNSCC were RASSF1 and CDH13 (for both, 6 of 32 cases), CHFR (4 of 32 cases), and TIMP3 (2 of 32 cases). None of these genes showed significant correlation to clinicopathologic features or overall survival. In ITAC, recurrent methylated genes were CDH13 (18 of 50 cases), ESR1 (13 of 50 cases), APC (7 of 50 cases), TIMP3 (5 of 50 cases), CASP8 (3 of 50 cases), and HIC1 and RASSF1 (for both, 2 of 50 cases). Papillary and colonic ITAC subtypes carried a mean of 1.26 gene methylations per tumor versus 0.63 in solid and mucinous subtypes. Methylation of TIMP3 was associated with a significantly worse survival in ITAC patients. CONCLUSION ITAC carries a higher number and a different profile of gene methylations as compared with SNSCC. Gene methylation plays a greater role in papillary and colonic ITAC subtypes, which may indicate a different tumorigenic pathway for these ITAC subtypes. These findings could be used as prognosticators and may have implications for future individualized therapies based on epigenetic changes.
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- Maria Costales
- Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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Hoeben A, van de Winkel L, Hoebers F, Kross K, Driessen C, Slootweg P, Tjan-Heijnen VCG, van Herpen C. Intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinomas: The road to molecular diagnosis and personalized treatment. Head Neck 2016; 38:1564-70. [PMID: 27224655 DOI: 10.1002/hed.24416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2015] [Revised: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinomas (ITACs) are epithelial tumors of the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses, often related to professional exposure to organic dust, mainly wood or leather. It is a rare cancer. If resectable, surgery is the treatment of choice. Postoperative radiotherapy is often indicated to increase local control. Systemic treatment (chemotherapy, targeted agents, or immunotherapy) of irresectable ITACs and/or metastasized disease is less standardized. METHODS Articles on ITAC histopathology, molecular profile, and current treatment options of this specific tumor were identified and reviewed, using the electronic databases Pubmed, Medline, Cochrane, and Web of Science. RESULTS This article reviews what is currently known on the histopathology, tumorigenesis, molecular characteristics, and standardized treatment options of ITAC. CONCLUSION More translational research is needed to identify druggable targets that may lead to a personalized treatment plan in order to improve long-term outcome in patients with locally advanced and/or metastasized ITAC. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: First-1570, 2016.
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- Ann Hoeben
- Division of Medical Oncology, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medical Oncology, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Kreppel M, Amir Manawi NN, Scheer M, Nickenig HJ, Rothamel D, Dreiseidler T, Drebber U, Zinser M, Zöller JE, Guntinas-Lichius O, Preuss SF. Prognostic quality of the Union Internationale Contre le Cancer/American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM classification, 7th edition, for cancer of the maxillary sinus. Head Neck 2014; 37:400-6. [DOI: 10.1002/hed.23612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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- Matthias Kreppel
- Department for Oral and Cranio-Maxillo and Facial Plastic Surgery; University of Cologne; Cologne Germany
- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO); Cologne-Bonn Germany
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- Department for Oral and Cranio-Maxillo and Facial Plastic Surgery; University of Cologne; Cologne Germany
- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO); Cologne-Bonn Germany
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- Department for Oral and Cranio-Maxillo and Facial Plastic Surgery; Minden Germany
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- Department for Oral and Cranio-Maxillo and Facial Plastic Surgery; University of Cologne; Cologne Germany
- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO); Cologne-Bonn Germany
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- Department for Oral and Cranio-Maxillo and Facial Plastic Surgery; University of Cologne; Cologne Germany
- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO); Cologne-Bonn Germany
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- Department for Oral and Cranio-Maxillo and Facial Plastic Surgery; University of Cologne; Cologne Germany
- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO); Cologne-Bonn Germany
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- Department of Pathology; University of Cologne; Cologne Germany
- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO); Cologne-Bonn Germany
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- Department for Oral and Cranio-Maxillo and Facial Plastic Surgery; University of Cologne; Cologne Germany
- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO); Cologne-Bonn Germany
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- Department for Oral and Cranio-Maxillo and Facial Plastic Surgery; University of Cologne; Cologne Germany
- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO); Cologne-Bonn Germany
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head Neck Surgery; University of Cologne; Cologne Germany
- Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO); Cologne-Bonn Germany
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The sinonasal cavities represent an anatomical region affected by a variety of tumours with clinical, aetiological, pathological, and genetic features distinct from tumours at the main head and neck cancer localizations. Together, squamous-cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma account for 80% of all sinonasal tumours, and are aetiologically associated with professional exposure to wood and leather dust particles and other industrial compounds, and therefore, are officially recognized as an occupational disease. Owing to their distinctive characteristics, sinonasal tumours should be considered as separate entities, not to be included in the miscellany of head and neck cancers. Sinonasal tumours are rare, with an annual incidence of approximately 1 case per 100,000 inhabitants worldwide, a fact that has hampered molecular-genetic studies of the tumorigenic pathways and the testing of alternative treatment strategies. Nevertheless, the clinical management of sinonasal cancer has improved owing to advances in imaging techniques, endoscopic surgical approaches, and radiotherapy. Genetic profiling and the development of in vitro cell lines and animal models currently form the basis for future targeted anticancer therapies. We review these advances in our understanding and treatment of sinonasal tumours.
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D'Aguillo CM, Kanumuri VV, Khan MN, Sanghvi S, Patel NR, Baredes S, Eloy JA. Demographics and survival trends of sinonasal adenocarcinoma from 1973 to 2009. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2014; 4:771-6. [DOI: 10.1002/alr.21342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Christine M. D'Aguillo
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Newark NJ
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Newark NJ
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York NY
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Newark NJ
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Newark NJ
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Newark NJ
- Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery; Neurological Institute of New Jersey; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Newark NJ
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Newark NJ
- Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery; Neurological Institute of New Jersey; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Newark NJ
- Department of Neurological Surgery; Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Newark NJ
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López F, Llorente JL, Costales M, García-Inclán C, Pérez-Escuredo J, Álvarez-Marcos C, Hermsen M, Suárez C. Molecular Characterisation of Sinonasal Carcinomas and Their Clinical Implications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otoeng.2013.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Vivanco Allende B, Perez-Escuredo J, Fuentes Martínez N, Fresno Forcelledo MF, Llorente Pendás JL, Hermsen M. Adenocarcinomas nasosinusales tipo intestinal. Perfil inmunohistoquímico de 66 casos. ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA 2013; 64:115-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otorri.2012.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2012] [Revised: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Vivanco Allende B, Perez-Escuredo J, Fuentes Martínez N, Fresno Forcelledo MF, Llorente Pendás JL, Hermsen M. Intestinal-type Sinonasal Adenocarcinomas. Immunohistochemical Profile of 66 Cases. ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otoeng.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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García-Inclán C, López F, Pérez-Escuredo J, Cuesta-Albalad MP, Vivanco B, Centeno I, Balbín M, Suárez C, Llorente JL, Hermsen MA. EGFR status and KRAS/BRAF mutations in intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinomas. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2012; 35:443-50. [PMID: 23055340 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-012-0103-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma (ITAC) is a rare tumour that is etiologically related to professional exposure to wood dust and exhibits a poor prognosis. Treatment alternatives to surgery and radiotherapy are needed and may be found in anti-EGFR agents. EGFR gene copy number gains and KRAS/BRAF mutations have been reported to act as positive and negative predictors, respectively, of therapeutic response to EGFR targeted therapies in colorectal adenocarcinoma, a tumour type claimed to be genetically similar to ITAC. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence and consequence of EGFR alterations and KRAS and BRAF mutations in a large series of ITAC. METHODS EGFR protein expression was studied in 98 paraffin embedded tissue samples, organized in a tissue microarray. Gene copy number analysis was performed by FISH using the same tissue microarray, complemented by microarray CGH and MLPA analysis on DNA extracted from 65 fresh frozen tissues. Mutations in EGFR, KRAS and BRAF were analysed by direct sequencing on 65 fresh frozen tissues. RESULTS EGFR gene copy number gains were observed in 45 %, and protein over-expression in 21 % of the cases. No mutations were found in EGFR or BRAF, while KRAS mutations were present in 12 % of the cases. Neither protein overexpression nor gene copy number gain correlated to histological subtype, tumour stage or clinical follow-up. CONCLUSION In the largest series of ITAC published to date, and using a number of different techniques, EGFR alterations were frequently observed. Although apparently not useful as a prognostic factor, there may be a basis for investigating EGFR targeted therapies in this group of patients, especially because negative response predictors such as KRAS and BRAF mutations are infrequent or absent, respectively.
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- Cristina García-Inclán
- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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López F, Llorente JL, Costales M, García-Inclán C, Pérez-Escuredo J, Alvarez-Marcos C, Hermsen M, Suárez C. Molecular characterisation of sinonasal carcinomas and their clinical implications. ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA 2012; 64:289-96. [PMID: 22621788 DOI: 10.1016/j.otorri.2012.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sinonasal carcinomas are rare tumours with an unfavourable prognosis whose management is difficult and complex, leading to high morbidity and mortality despite improvements in the field of surgery and radiotherapy. An elevated number of these tumours can be attributed to occupational exposure. In comparison with other head and neck malignancies, studies of molecular changes in these tumours are infrequent. This review was focused on findings about the epidemiology and molecular and phenotypic characterisation of sinonasal carcinomas, which can potentially be useful for diagnosis and treatment. The increasing knowledge about the molecular biology that underlies their carcinogenesis may help to identify precursor lesions, prognostic markers and markers that predict chemoradiotherapy response and, finally, to identify potential molecular targets that will expand treatment options.
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- Fernando López
- Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, España.
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Sinonasal tumors: a clinicopathologic update of selected tumors. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 270:5-20. [PMID: 22610012 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-012-2025-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The sinonasal cavities show a wide variety of neoplasms of epithelial, mesenchymal, neural/neuroectodermal or hematopoietic origin. The differential diagnosis for these tumors may be difficult due to overlapping morphologies, variable patterns in ancillary studies, and potentially confusing terminology. In this report, an updated review of the spectrum of neoplasia is provided, using the World Health Organization 2005 classification as a guide. Classic tumors that are generally limited to the sinonasal tract are described and new information regarding molecular pathogenesis is reviewed. Also new entities that have the sinonasal tract as a site of predilection, such as sinonasal renal cell-like adenocarcinoma and NUT midline carcinoma are highlighted.
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KRAS and BRAF mutations in sinonasal cancer. Oral Oncol 2012; 48:692-7. [PMID: 22459936 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Revised: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES [corrected] Despite improvements in the field of surgery and radiotherapy, the overall prognosis of sinonasal carcinomas is poor, mainly due to the difficulty to resect the tumour completely in this anatomically complex region. Therefore, there is great need for alternative treatments. Knowledge of the KRAS and BRAF mutational status would become clinically important with regard to the possible use of anti-EGFR therapies. MATERIAL AND METHODS DNA was extracted from paraffin embedded tumour samples from 57 cases of sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC) and from fresh frozen tumour samples from 58 cases of intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma (ITAC). Point mutations were analysed for KRAS exon 2 (codons 12 and 13) and BRAF (exon 15, V600E) by direct sequencing. RESULTS Neither KRAS nor BRAF showed any mutations in the SNSCC, whereas 7/58 (12%) ITAC harboured KRAS mutations and no BRAF mutations. All seven cases with KRAS mutation concerned well-differentiated and less aggressive (papillary and colonic type) ITAC, all patients being woodworkers and 4/7 tobacco smokers. CONCLUSION Neither of SNSCCs carried mutations in KRAS and BRAF and a low frequency of KRAS mutation was found in ITAC. This suggests that KRAS and BRAF mutations play a limited role in the development of sinonasal cancer and that mutation analysis is not useful as a screening test for sensitivity to anti-EGFR therapy in sinonasal cancer.
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Kreppel M, Scheer M, Beutner D, Drebber U, Semrau R, Zöller JE, Guntinas-Lichius O. Stage grouping in tumors of the ethmoid sinuses and the nasal cavity using the sixth edition of the UICC classification of malignant tumors. Head Neck 2012; 35:257-64. [PMID: 22307999 DOI: 10.1002/hed.22951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of the sixth edition of the Union Internationale Contre le Cancer (UICC) classification and different TNM-based stage groupings for malignant tumors of the ethmoid sinuses and the nasal cavity. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of 98 patients with malignant tumors of the ethmoid sinuses and the nasal cavity between 1967 and 2003. The UICC classification of the sixth edition and the T and N Integer Score (TANIS) and Hart were tested for their prognostic significance. RESULTS In univariate analysis, all stage groupings revealed discriminatory power for overall survival (OS; p < .05), however, in multivariate analysis only the UICC-stage grouping (p = .033) and the TANIS-8 scheme (p = .044) predicted OS. The TANIS did not have a better prognostic quality than the sixth edition of the UICC classification. CONCLUSION The UICC-stage grouping of the sixth edition is a good prognostic index for malignant tumors of the ethmoid sinuses and the nasal cavity.
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- Matthias Kreppel
- Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillo and Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
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Harvey RJ, Winder M, Parmar P, Lund V. Endoscopic skull base surgery for sinonasal malignancy. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2012; 44:1081-140. [PMID: 21978897 DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Management of malignant neoplasms of the sinonasal tract and skull base is hampered by the relative low incidence and pathologic diversity of patient presentations. Many studies have reported successful outcomes in the endoscopic management of malignancy since 1996, and these are summarized in this article. Nonsurgical adjuvant therapies are important for locoregional control because surgery occurs in a restricted anatomic space with close margins to critical structures, and distant disease is an ongoing concern in these disorders. There remains a need for collaborative consistent multicenter reporting, and international registries have been established to assist in such efforts.
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- Richard J Harvey
- Department of Otolaryngology/Skull Base Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia.
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Polymorphisms of Metabolizing Enzymes and Susceptibility to Ethmoid Intestinal-type Adenocarcinoma in Professionally Exposed Patients. Transl Oncol 2011; 2:84-8. [PMID: 19412423 DOI: 10.1593/tlo.08226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2008] [Revised: 01/30/2009] [Accepted: 02/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (ITAC) of ethmoid is a rare tumor associated with occupational exposure to wood and leather dusts. Polymorphisms in xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes play an important role in gene-environment interactions and may contribute to a high degree of variance in individual susceptibility to cancer risk. The aim of this study was to investigate by polymerase chain reaction the role of polymorphisms at CYP1A1 and GSTM1 genes in 30 ethmoid ITAC patients and 79 healthy donors. The distribution of Thr/Asn genotype at CYP1A1 codon 461 was significantly overrepresented among the patients (23.3%; P = .0422), whereas the Ile/Val genotype at CYP1A1 codon 462 was not significantly different between cases and controls (P = .76). The GSTM1 null genotype was not significantly different between cases and control (P = 1), but we observed that the combined codon 461 Thr/Asn and GSTM1 null genotype was overrepresented in the patient group (P = .0019). The results reveal that patients with CYP1A1 codon 461 polymorphism may be at high genetic risk of ITAC and that the risk increases in the presence of combined polymorphism of CYP1A1 and GSTM1 null genotype. This strongly suggests that CYP1A1 codon 461 and GSTM1 null genotype may be useful in selecting exposed individuals at risk for ethmoid ITAC.
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Franchi A, Palomba A, Fondi C, Miligi L, Paglierani M, Pepi M, Santucci M. Immunohistochemical investigation of tumorigenic pathways in sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinoma. A tissue microarray analysis of 62 cases. Histopathology 2011; 59:98-105. [PMID: 21668475 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.03887.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AIMS Sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (ITAC) is an uncommon neoplasm morphologically similar to colorectal adenocarcinoma, with a well-recognized association with occupational exposure to wood or leather dusts. Here, we analyse several gene products with pivotal roles in tumorigenesis, including p53, p16, deleted in colon cancer (DCC), retinoblastoma, adenomatous polyposis coli, β-catenin, E-cadherin and CD10, and discuss their relation to clinical behaviour and to similar pathways in colorectal adenocarcinomas. METHODS AND RESULTS Immunohistochemical analysis of 62 ITACs was conducted on a tissue microarray. Aberrant expression of p53 and p16 were the most commonly observed alterations (61.3% and 64.5% of cases, respectively). Analysis according to the histological subtype showed that p53 overexpression was less frequent in mucinous ITACs (35.3% versus 71.1%, P = 0.018), while loss of DCC and E-cadherin were observed more frequently in this subtype (76.5% versus 31.1%, P=0.002 and 82.4% versus 31.1%, P<0.001, respectively). No correlation was found between the aberrant expression of these and clinical behaviour while mucinous adenocarcinomas had a significantly worse prognosis, with shorter disease-free interval and overall survival (P=0.005 and P<0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Mucinous ITACs appear to follow a distinct molecular pathway(s) from the non-mucinous variants, and pursue an aggressive clinical behaviour.
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- Alessandro Franchi
- Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence Medical School, Florence, Italy.
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Lund VJ, Chisholm EJ, Takes RP, Suárez C, Mendenhall WM, Rinaldo A, Llorente JL, Terhaard CHJ, Rodrigo JP, Maughan E, Ferlito A. Evidence for treatment strategies in sinonasal adenocarcinoma. Head Neck 2011; 34:1168-78. [PMID: 21523846 DOI: 10.1002/hed.21770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Adenocarcinomas of various types account for 10% to 20% of all primary malignant neoplasms of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. There is a general consensus that the optimal treatment of adenocarcinoma is surgery and postoperative radiotherapy. The purpose of this report was to review the results of this combined treatment as well as other treatment strategies and their outcome. Most series present outcome data from a heterogeneous group of patients, with a wide variety of tumor subtypes presenting at differing stages, who received a variety of treatment strategies. Surgical excision remains the treatment of choice. The choice of approach is determined by what will best allow complete excision of the disease. Endoscopic techniques, if feasible for complete removal of the tumor, offer results comparable to those of external approaches with lower morbidity. Although clear evidence to support the use of radiotherapy in sinonasal adenocarcinoma is difficult to obtain, local control rates of combined treatment strategies for advanced cases are comparable to less advanced cases with surgery alone, suggesting a positive role for postoperative radiotherapy. However, the importance of thorough surgical resection should be stressed.
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- Valerie J Lund
- Ear Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Pérez-Escuredo J, García Martínez J, García-Inclán C, Vivanco B, Costales M, Álvarez Marcos C, Llorente JL, Hermsen MA. Establishment and genetic characterization of an immortal tumor cell line derived from intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2011; 34:23-31. [PMID: 21360264 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-010-0002-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma (ITAC) is a rare tumor etiologically related to professional exposure to wood dust. The overall prognosis is poor, mainly due to the difficulty to resect the tumor completely in this anatomically complex region. Therefore, there is great need for alternative treatments. However, the lack of a good tumor model system for ITAC has hampered the development and testing of new therapeutic agents. Here, we report the establishment and characterization of the first human ITAC cell line named ITAC-3. METHODS The cell line was initiated from small explants of a T4bN0M0 colonic type ITAC from the ethmoid sinus. Growth and invasion parameters as well as genetic characteristics were analyzed. RESULTS The population doubling time was 18 h and the cell line was capable of invasion in matrigel. Chromosomal analysis showed a tetraploid karyotype with both numerical and structural aberrations. High resolution microarray CGH analysis identified many copy number alterations, including homozygous deletions. TP53 carried a mutation c.818G>T in exon eight concurring with a strong nuclear protein overexpression. Immunohistochemical analysis showed protein overexpression of EGFR and normal expression of β-catenin and p16. CONCLUSION This is the first report of the establishment of a cell line derived from a primary ITAC. The genomic profile of the cell line was the same as the primary tumor from which it was derived. This new cell line will be a useful tool for the development and testing of new therapeutic agents for this tumor type.
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- Jhudit Pérez-Escuredo
- Department of Otolaryngology, IUOPA, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
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Franchi A, Miligi L, Palomba A, Giovannetti L, Santucci M. Sinonasal carcinomas: recent advances in molecular and phenotypic characterization and their clinical implications. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2010; 79:265-77. [PMID: 20870420 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2010.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2010] [Revised: 07/22/2010] [Accepted: 08/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Sinonasal carcinomas are rare tumors with an aggressive clinical behaviour which frequently pose a number of problems regarding the interpretation of diagnostic findings and the treatment. In addition, in comparison with other malignancies of the head and neck region, an elevated fraction of sinonasal carcinomas can be attributed to occupational exposure. This review is focused on the recent advances in the molecular and phenotypic characterization of sinonasal carcinomas, and their possible implications for the interpretation of epidemiological data, as well as for the diagnosis and treatment of these rare malignancies. The increasing knowledge on their phenotypic and genotypic features is progressively leading to a refinement in diagnosis, especially for poorly differentiated and undifferentiated lesions, as well as to the identification of markers which can be potentially useful to identify the early phases of carcinogenesis, to detect subclinical disease, to predict the response to therapy, and finally, that may represent potential targets for alternative treatments.
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- Alessandro Franchi
- Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Italy
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Although squamous cell carcinoma is the most frequent malignant diagnosis made with upper aerodigestive tract specimens, a myriad of neoplasms can occur throughout the area. Very uncommonly, one encounters adenocarcinomas that cannot be better classified as salivary gland-type neoplasia. This manuscript reviews these tumors, including sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinomas, sinonasal low-grade and high-grade nonintestinal adenocarcinomas and nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinomas. Clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical features and differential diagnoses are discussed.
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Tripodi D, Quéméner S, Renaudin K, Ferron C, Malard O, Guisle-Marsollier I, Sébille-Rivain V, Verger C, Géraut C, Gratas-Rabbia-Ré C. Gene expression profiling in sinonasal adenocarcinoma. BMC Med Genomics 2009; 2:65. [PMID: 19903339 PMCID: PMC2780459 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-2-65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2008] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sinonasal adenocarcinomas are uncommon tumors which develop in the ethmoid sinus after exposure to wood dust. Although the etiology of these tumors is well defined, very little is known about their molecular basis and no diagnostic tool exists for their early detection in high-risk workers. METHODS To identify genes involved in this disease, we performed gene expression profiling using cancer-dedicated microarrays, on nine matched samples of sinonasal adenocarcinomas and non-tumor sinusal tissue. Microarray results were validated by quantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry on two additional sets of tumors. RESULTS Among the genes with significant differential expression we selected LGALS4, ACS5, CLU, SRI and CCT5 for further exploration. The overexpression of LGALS4, ACS5, SRI, CCT5 and the downregulation of CLU were confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR. Immunohistochemistry was performed for LGALS4 (Galectin 4), ACS5 (Acyl-CoA synthetase) and CLU (Clusterin) proteins: LGALS4 was highly up-regulated, particularly in the most differentiated tumors, while CLU was lost in all tumors. The expression of ACS5, was more heterogeneous and no correlation was observed with the tumor type. CONCLUSION Within our microarray study in sinonasal adenocarcinoma we identified two proteins, LGALS4 and CLU, that were significantly differentially expressed in tumors compared to normal tissue. A further evaluation on a new set of tissues, including precancerous stages and low grade tumors, is necessary to evaluate the possibility of using them as diagnostic markers.
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- Dominique Tripodi
- Inserm, UMR 892, Nantes, F-44007, France; Université de Nantes, UFR Médecine et Techniques Médicales, Nantes, F-44000, France
- Service de Médecine du Travail et des Risques Professionnels, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, F-44093, France
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- Inserm, UMR 892, Nantes, F-44007, France; Université de Nantes, UFR Médecine et Techniques Médicales, Nantes, F-44000, France
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- Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, F-44093, France
- Université de Nantes, UFR Médecine et Techniques Médicales, EA Biométadys, Nantes, F-44093, France
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- Université de Nantes, UFR Médecine et Techniques Médicales, Plateforme Puces à ADN-OGP, Nantes, F-44000, France
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- Université de Nantes, UFR Médecine et Techniques Médicales, Laboratoire de Biomathématiques-Biostatistiques, Nantes, F-44000, France
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- Consultation des Pathologies Professionnelles, CH Hôtel-Dieu, Rennes, F-35000, France
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- Service de Médecine du Travail et des Risques Professionnels, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, F-44093, France
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- Inserm, UMR 892, Nantes, F-44007, France; Université de Nantes, UFR Médecine et Techniques Médicales, Nantes, F-44000, France
- Service de Biochimie, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, F-44093, France
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Poizat F, Gonzalez AM, Raynaud P, Baldet P, Garrel R, Crampette L, Costes V. [Adenocarcinomas of nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses: Diagnostic pitfalls in sinonasal glandular lesions]. Ann Pathol 2009; 29:286-95. [PMID: 19900634 DOI: 10.1016/j.annpat.2009.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2009] [Accepted: 07/22/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Among primitive adenocarcinoma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinus, the 2005 WHO classification distinguishes two main categories: intestinal type adenocarcinoma (ITAC) and low-grade non-intestinal adenocarcinoma, entities with different clinical and epidemiological characteristics. Low-grade adenocarcinoma shows a respiratory type phenotype (CK20-/CK7+/CDX2-/villin-) and ITACs, an intestinal type profile (CK20+/CK7-/CDX2+/villin+). Because of histological, ultrastructural and phenotypical similarities between ITAC and colorectal adenocarcinomas, several studies have discussed a possible common pathway in carcinogenesis. But the review of literature shows conflicting results, suggesting different pathways of pathogenesis. Differential diagnoses of sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinoma are mainly respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartomas, inverted schneiderian papillomas, salivary glands-type carcinoma and more rarely metastasis of adenocarcinoma.
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- Flora Poizat
- Service d'anatomie et cytologie pathologique, hôpital Gui-de-Chauliac, CHU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
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