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Amir B, Amir A, Sheikh S. High-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm presenting as renal colic; a case report and review of literature. J Surg Case Rep 2023; 2023:rjad567. [PMID: 37854517 PMCID: PMC10581701 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjad567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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High-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (HAMN) are rare mucinous appendiceal tumors that are mostly incidentally discovered and histologically show marked cytoplasmic atypia. We report a 62-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with acute right flank pain mimicking renal colic. Abdominal and pelvis CT scans showed no calculi or hydronephrosis. Incidentally, a markedly distended retrocecal appendix was identified and an appendectomy was performed. Histopathology revealed an HAMN of size 5.8 cm. HAMN are one of the rare and somewhat recently described epithelial appendiceal tumors. The latest 2019 classification is based on histologic appearance and on the consensus for classification and pathologic reporting of Pseudomyxoma peritonei and associated appendiceal neoplasia (Peritoneal Surface Pathology Group International, modified Delphi process). Histologically, appendiceal mucinous lesions are classified as nonneoplastic/mucocele and neoplastic lesions with separate subcategorization. Despite its rarity, it is crucial for clinicians to be aware of HAMN to distinguish it from other clinical differentials.
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- Baraa Amir
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
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- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
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- Pathology Services, John Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran 34455, Saudi Arabia
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Murage NW, Ahmed NM, Underwood TJ, Walters ZS, Breininger SP. The genetic profile and molecular subtypes of human pseudomyxoma peritonei and appendiceal mucinous neoplasms: a systematic review. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2023; 42:335-359. [PMID: 36723696 PMCID: PMC10014681 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-023-10088-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare, progressive, slowly growing neoplastic condition which is poorly understood, with a 5-year progression-free survival rate as low as 48%. PMP is most commonly caused by appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (AMN), and understanding their genetic biology and pathogenicity may allow for the development of better novel systemic treatments to target key deleterious mutations and the implicated pathways. The primary aim of this systematic review was to identify the genetic profile of histologically confirmed human PMP or AMN samples. The secondary aim was to identify whether genetic marks could be used to predict patient survival. Ovid EMBASE, Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched to identify studies investigating the genetic profile of histologically-confirmed human PMP or AMN samples. We review findings of 46 studies totalling 2181 tumour samples. The most frequently identified somatic gene mutations in patients with PMP included KRAS (38-100%), GNAS (17-100%), and TP53 (5-23%); however, there were conflicting results of their effect on survival. Three studies identified molecular subtypes based on gene expression profiles classifying patients into oncogene-enriched, immune-enriched, and mixed molecular subtypes with prognostic value. This review summarises the current literature surrounding genetic aberrations in PMP and AMNs and their potential utility for targeted therapy. Given the recent advances in clinical trials to directly target KRAS and GNAS mutations in other cancers, we propose a rationale to explore these mutations in future pre-clinical studies in PMP with a view for a future clinical trial.
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- Nora Wangari Murage
- School of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
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Clinicopathologic parameters and outcomes of mucinous neoplasms confined to the appendix: a benign entity with excellent prognosis. Mod Pathol 2022; 35:1732-1739. [PMID: 35676331 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-022-01114-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (AMNs), characterized by expansile or "pushing" growth of neoplastic epithelium through the appendix wall, are sometimes accompanied by peritoneal involvement, the extent and grade of which largely determine clinical presentation and long-term outcomes. However, the prognosis of tumors entirely confined to the appendix is still debated and confusion remains regarding their biologic behavior and, consequently, their clinical management and even diagnostic nomenclature. We evaluated AMNs limited to the appendix from 337 patients (median age: 58 years, interquartile range (IQR): 47-67), 194 (57.6%) of whom were women and 143 (42.4%) men. The most common clinical indication for surgery was mass or mucocele, in 163 (48.4%) cases. Most cases (N = 322, 95.5%) comprised low-grade epithelium, but there were also 15 (4.5%) cases with high-grade dysplasia. Lymph nodes had been harvested in 102 (30.3%) cases with a median 6.5 lymph nodes (IQR: 2-14) per specimen for a total of 910 lymph nodes examined, all of which were negative for metastatic disease. Histologic slide review in 279 cases revealed 77 (27.6%) tumors extending to the mucosa, 101 (36.2%) to submucosa, 33 (11.8%) to muscularis propria, and 68 (24.4%) to subserosal tissues. In multivariate analysis, deeper tumor extension was associated with older age (p = 0.032; odds ratio (OR): 1.02, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.00-1.03), indication of mass/mucocele (p < 0.001; OR: 2.09, CI: 1.41-3.11), and wider appendiceal diameter, grossly (p < 0.001; OR: 1.61, CI: 1.28-2.02). Importantly, among 194 cases with at least 6 months of follow-up (median: 56.1 months, IQR: 24.4-98.5), including 9 high-grade, there was no disease recurrence/progression, peritoneal involvement (pseudomyxoma peritonei), or disease-specific mortality. These data reinforce the conclusion that AMNs confined to the appendix are characterized by benign biologic behavior and excellent clinical prognosis and accordingly suggest that revisions to their nomenclature and staging would be appropriate, including reverting to the diagnostic term mucinous adenoma in order to accurately describe a subset of them.
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Jian D, Lu X, Wang D, Li M, Yang Y, Chen Q, Qian C, Shao W, Dai N, Feng Y. Next generation sequencing targeted detection of somatic mutations in patients with mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix. Ann Diagn Pathol 2022; 61:152024. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2022.152024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Orr CE, Yantiss RK. Controversies in appendiceal pathology: Mucinous and goblet cell neoplasms. Pathology 2021; 54:167-176. [PMID: 34836648 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Appendiceal goblet cell adenocarcinomas and mucinous neoplasms are uncommon compared with other epithelial tumours of the gastrointestinal tract. Both tumour types have been subjected to terminology that belies their biological risk and leads to confusion. Goblet cell adenocarcinomas display patchy staining for endocrine markers and, thus, were previously classified as goblet cell carcinoids. Unlike well-differentiated endocrine neoplasms, however, they often contain high-grade glandular elements and pursue an aggressive course akin to that of conventional adenocarcinoma. Although several authors have recently proposed grading schemes to predict behaviour among goblet cell neoplasms, most that contain high-grade components have already spread beyond the appendix at the time of diagnosis, whereas those confined to the appendix almost always have low-grade features; the added value of grading these tumours is limited. Contradictions also surround the nomenclature of mucinous neoplasms. The World Health Organization and others promote non-malignant terminology to describe metastatic mucinous neoplasms of the peritoneum and eliminate a benign category entirely, even though virtually all neoplasms confined to the appendix pose no recurrence risk following appendectomy. 'Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm' now encompasses a spectrum of benign tumours and malignant neoplasms in the appendix and peritoneum. Although using an umbrella term in this fashion simplifies the roles of pathologists, it provides essentially no actionable information beyond that which is already clinically apparent. Broad strokes nomenclature also ensures that many patients with no risk of recurrence will receive unnecessary surveillance while others will undergo inappropriate surgical procedures due to lapses in communication. Moreover, a surprising number of non-neoplastic mucinous lesions are misclassified as low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms, which can result in unwarranted patient concern or even mismanagement. The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate the literature and describe an approach to appendiceal neoplasms that more clearly denotes their biologic risk.
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- Christine E Orr
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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The cell of cancer origin provides the most reliable roadmap to its diagnosis, prognosis (biology) and therapy. Med Hypotheses 2021; 157:110704. [PMID: 34688214 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110704] [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: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cancers arise from single transformed cells from virtually every organ of the body, divide in a relatively uncontrolled manner, and metastasize widely. A search for a "magic bullet" to precisely diagnose, characterize, and ultimately treat cancer has largely failed because cancer cells do not differ significantly from their organ-specific cells of origin. Instead of searching for genomic, epigenetic, transcriptional, and translational differences between cancers and their cells of origin, we should paradoxically focus on what cancer cells have in common with their untransformed cells of origin. This redirected search will lead to improved diagnostic and therapeutic strategies where therapeutic index considerations and drug-limiting toxicities can largely be circumvented. We cite three cancer examples that illustrate this paradigm-shifting strategy: pseudomyxoma peritonei (PP), metastasis of unknown origin (cancers of unknown primary) (MUO), and cancers that arise from potentially dispensable organs (CAD). In each of these examples, the cell of cancer origin still provides the most reliable road map to its diagnosis, prognosis (biology), and therapy.
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Barral M, El-Sanharawi I, Dohan A, Sebuhyan M, Guedon A, Delarue A, Boutigny A, Mohamedi N, Magnan B, Kemel S, Ketfi C, Kubis N, Bisdorff-Bresson A, Pocard M, Bonnin P. Blood Flow and Shear Stress Allow Monitoring of Progression and Prognosis of Tumor Diseases. Front Physiol 2021; 12:693052. [PMID: 34413786 PMCID: PMC8369886 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.693052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the presence of tumor angiogenesis, blood flow must increase, leading to an elevation of blood flow velocities (BFVels) and wall shear stress (WSS) in upstream native arteries. An adaptive arterial remodeling is stimulated, whose purpose lies in the enlargement of the arterial inner diameter, aiming for normalization of BFVels and WSS. Remodeling engages delayed processes that are efficient only several weeks/months after initiation, independent from those governing expansion of the neovascular network. Therefore, during tumor expansion, there is a time interval during which elevation of BFVels and WSS could reflect disease progression. Conversely, during the period of stability, BFVels and WSS drop back to normal values due to the achievement of remodeling processes. Ovarian peritoneal carcinomatosis (OPC), pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP), and superficial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are diseases characterized by the development of abnormal vascular networks developed on native ones. In OPC and PMP, preoperative blood flow in the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) correlated with the per-operative peritoneal carcinomatosis index (OPC: n = 21, R = 0.79, p < 0.0001, PMP: n = 66, R = 0.63, p < 0.0001). Moreover, 1 year after surgery, WSS in the SMA helped in distinguishing patients with PMP from those without disease progression [ROC-curve analysis, AUC = 0.978 (0.902-0.999), p < 0.0001, sensitivity: 100.0%, specificity: 93.5%, cutoff: 12.1 dynes/cm2]. Similarly, WSS in the ipsilateral afferent arteries close to the lesion distinguished stable from progressive AVM [ROC-curve analysis, AUC: 0.988, (0.919-1.000), p < 0.0001, sensitivity: 93.5%, specificity: 95.7%; cutoff: 26.5 dynes/cm2]. Blood flow volume is indicative of the tumor burden in OPC and PMP, and WSS represents an early sensitive and specific vascular marker of disease progression in PMP and AVM.
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- Matthias Barral
- INSERM UMR1275, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR1275, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR1148 - LVTS, Université de Paris, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR1148 - LVTS, Université de Paris, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Neuroradiologie, Centre Constitutif des Malformations Artério Veineuses Superficielles de l'Enfant et de l'Adulte, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR1275, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Sorbonne-Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Chirurgie Digestive et Cancérologique, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Université de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière, Physiologie Clinique - Explorations Fonctionnelles, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR1148 - LVTS, Université de Paris, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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Molecular profiling of appendiceal serrated lesions, polyps and mucinous neoplasms: a single-centre experience. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2021; 147:1897-1904. [PMID: 33712927 PMCID: PMC8164605 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-021-03589-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Purpose Non-neuroendocrine neoplasms of the appendix are a phenotypically heterogeneous group of lesions; a comprehensive molecular characterization of these tumors is still lacking. Methods A total of 52 samples taken from 49 patients was evaluated: 18 sessile serrated lesions (SSL; 3 with dysplasia), 2 high-grade tubular adenomas, 1 tubulo-villous adenoma,1 hyperplastic polyp, 18 low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMN), 3 high-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (HAMN) and 9 mucinous adenocarcinomas. Hotspot mutational profiling of the RNF43, SMAD4, KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA genes was performed. Expression of p53, MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, and MSH6 was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Results KRAS was the most frequently mutated gene (53.9% of cases), followed by RNF43 (15.4%), and BRAF (13.5%). In particular: KRAS was mutated in 44.4% of adenocarcinomas, 66.7% of HAMNs, 61.1% of LAMNs, 53.3% of SSL without dysplasia and in 66.7% of SSL with dysplasia; RNF43 was mutated in 33.3% of adenocarcinomas, 66.7% of HAMNs, 11.1% of LAMNs and in 6.7% of SSL without dysplasia; BRAF was mutated in 11.1% of adenocarcinomas, 26.7% of SSL without dysplasia and in 5.6% of LAMNs. Only a case of high-grade tubular adenoma showed mismatch repair deficiency, while immunohistochemical expression of p53 was altered in 21.1% of cases. Conclusions The histological phenotypic similarities between appendicular mucinous lesions and serrated colon lesions do not reflect a similar genetic landscape. Mismatch repair deficiency is a rare event during appendiceal mucinous carcinogenesis.
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What makes it a Primary Ovarian Pseudomyxoma Peritonei When there are Mucinous Tumours of both Ovary and Appendix. INDIAN JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40944-020-00490-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kim HS, Kim HG, Yang SY, Han YD, Hur H, Min BS, Lee KY, Kim NK, Cho MS. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery compared to conventional laparoscopic surgery for appendiceal mucocele: a series of 116 patients. Surg Endosc 2021; 36:244-251. [PMID: 33502619 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-020-08263-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the safety and feasibility of conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS) for appendiceal mucocele (AM) has been reported, studies on single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) for AM have not been reported. Here, we aimed to compare the perioperative and short-term outcomes between SILS and CLS for AM and to evaluate the oncological safety of SILS. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients, diagnosed based on computed tomography findings, who underwent laparoscopic surgery for AM between 2010 and 2018 at one institution. We excluded patients strongly suspected of having malignant lesions and those with preoperative appendiceal perforation. Patients were divided into two groups-CLS and SILS. Pathological outcomes and long-term results were investigated. The median follow-up period was 43.7 (range: 12.3-118.5) months. RESULTS Ultimately, 116 patients (CLS = 68, SILS = 48) were enrolled. Patient demographic characteristics did not differ between the groups. The preoperative mucocele diameter was greater in the CLS than in the SILS group (3.2 ± 2.9 cm vs. 2.3 ± 1.4 cm, P = 0.029). More extensive surgery (right hemicolectomies and ileocecectomies) was performed in the CLS than in the SILS group (P = 0.014). Intraoperative perforation developed in only one patient per group. For appendectomies and cecectomies, the CLS group exhibited a longer operation time than the SILS group (63.3 ± 24.5 min vs. 52.4 ± 17.3 min, P = 0.014); the same was noted for length of postoperative hospital stay (2.9 ± 1.8 days vs. 1.7 ± 0.6 days, P < 0.001). The most common AM etiology was low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (71/116 [61.2%] patients); none of the patients exhibited mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. Among these 71 patients, there were 8 patients with microscopic appendiceal perforation or positive resection margins. No recurrence was detected. CONCLUSIONS SILS for AM is feasible and safe perioperatively and in the short-term and yields favorable oncological outcomes. Despite the retrospective nature of the study, SILS may be suitable after careful selection of AM patients.
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- Ho Seung Kim
- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea.
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The Frontiers of Appendiceal Controversies: Mucinous Neoplasms and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. Am J Surg Pathol 2021; 46:e27-e42. [PMID: 33417324 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms show a range of morphologic features and biological risk. At one end of the spectrum, high-grade adenocarcinomas are cytologically malignant with infiltrative invasion, lymph node metastases, and behavior similar to that of extra-appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinomas. At the other end, mucinous neoplasms confined to the mucosa are uniformly benign. Some cases lying between these extremes have potential risk to metastasize within the abdomen despite a lack of malignant histologic features. They show "diverticulum-like," pushing invasion of mostly low-grade epithelium through the appendix with, or without, concomitant organizing intra-abdominal mucin. The latter condition, widely termed "pseudomyxoma peritonei," tends to pursue a relentless course punctuated by multiple recurrences despite cytoreductive therapy, culminating in death for many patients. The combination of bland histologic features and protracted behavior of peritoneal disease has led some authors to question whether these metastatic tumors even represent malignancies. The World Health Organization and its cadre of experts widely promote usage of "low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm" as an umbrella term to encompass benign and malignant conditions, as well as those that have uncertain biological potential. Although this practice greatly simplifies tumor classification, it causes confusion and consternation among pathologists, clinical colleagues, and patients. It also increases the likelihood that at least some patients will undergo unnecessary surveillance for, and treatment of, benign neoplasms and non-neoplastic conditions. The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate the relevant literature and discuss a practical approach to classifying appendiceal mucinous neoplasms that more closely approximates their biological risk.
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Ballentine SJ, Carr J, Bekhor EY, Sarpel U, Polydorides AD. Updated staging and patient outcomes in low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms. Mod Pathol 2021; 34:104-115. [PMID: 32728224 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-020-0628-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) exhibit drastically different clinical course and prognosis depending on tumor stage, particularly as it relates to the extent and cellularity of peritoneal involvement. In this context, recent changes in staging guidelines have sought to clarify criteria for pT and pM categories. This study's aim was to identify clinicopathological features associated with patient outcomes, especially as they pertain to updated stage groups. We reviewed LAMNs from 192 patients (mean age: 56.9 years, 119 (62.0%) women). The tumors consisted of 66 (34.4%) pTisM0, 16 (8.3%) pT3M0, 16 (8.3%) pT4aM0, 27 (14.1%) pTxM1a, and 67 (34.9%) pTxM1b cases. In multivariate analysis, only gross perforation was significantly associated with higher TNM group stage (p = 0.001; OR 3.3, 95% CI: 1.7-6.4). Of 165 (85.9%) patients with clinical follow-up, 51 (30.9%) had disease progression (over a mean 33.7 months, range: 4.7-121.7), whereas over significantly longer follow-up (mean 48.7 months, range: 3.1-143.9; p = 0.004), 114 (69.1%) patients did not. In multivariate analysis, higher TNM stage was significantly associated with disease progression (p = 0.029; OR 18.3, 95% CI: 1.4-246.0). In Kaplan-Meier analysis, none of 74 patients with disease limited to the appendix (pM0), 6 of 27 (22.2%) cases with peritoneal involvement by acellular mucin only (pM1a), and 45 of 64 (70.3%) tumors with intraperitoneal deposits containing neoplastic cells (pM1b) showed disease progression (p < 0.001). These differences in progression-free survival among TNM groups persisted when limiting the analysis to patients who had undergone successful cytoreductive surgery (p = 0.050). Finally, in four patients (all with pM1b disease) death was attributed to disease progression whereas there was no disease-specific mortality in the pM0 and pM1a groups (p = 0.020). These data support the designation of LAMNs with acellular peritoneal mucin as having an intermediate prognosis between cases limited to the appendix and those with intraperitoneal deposits containing neoplastic epithelium.
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- Samuel J Ballentine
- Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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Raghav K, Shen JP, Jácome AA, Guerra JL, Scally CP, Taggart MW, Foo WC, Matamoros A, Shaw KR, Fournier K, Overman MJ, Eng C. Integrated clinico-molecular profiling of appendiceal adenocarcinoma reveals a unique grade-driven entity distinct from colorectal cancer. Br J Cancer 2020; 123:1262-1270. [PMID: 32733093 PMCID: PMC7553941 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-020-1015-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA) is an orphan disease with unique clinical attributes but often treated as colorectal cancer (CRC). Understanding key molecular differences between AA and CRC is critical. METHODS We performed retrospective analyses of AA patients (N = 266) with tumour and/or blood next-generation sequencing (NGS) (2013-2018) with in-depth clinicopathological annotation. Overall survival (OS) was examined. For comparison, CRC cohorts annotated for sidedness, consensus molecular subtypes (CMS) and mutations (N = 3283) were used. RESULTS Blood-NGS identified less RAS/GNAS mutations compared to tissue-NGS (4.2% vs. 60.9%, P < 0.0001) and showed poor concordance with tissue for well-/moderately differentiated tumours. RAS (56.2%), GNAS (28.1%) and TP53 (26.9%) were most frequent mutations. Well/moderately differentiated tumours harboured more RAS (69.2%/64.0% vs. 40.5%) and GNAS (48.7%/32.0% vs. 10.1%) while moderate/poorly differentiated tumours had more TP53 (26.0%/27.8% vs. 7.7%) mutations. Appendiceal adenocarcinoma (compared to CRC) harboured significantly fewer APC (9.1% vs. 55.4%) and TP53 (26.9% vs. 67.5%) and more GNAS mutations (28.1% vs. 2.0%) (P < 0.0001). Appendiceal adenocarcinoma mutation profile did not resemble either right-sided CRC or any of the four CMS in CRC. High grade, but no mutation, was independently predictive of survival. CONCLUSION Integrated clinico-molecular profiling of AA identified key molecular drivers distinct from CRC. Appendiceal adenocarcinoma has a predominantly grade-driven biology that trumps mutations.
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- Kanwal Raghav
- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Yan F, Shi F, Li X, Yu C, Lin Y, Li Y, Jin M. Clinicopathological Characteristics of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Originated from Ovaries. Cancer Manag Res 2020; 12:7569-7578. [PMID: 32904568 PMCID: PMC7457389 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s264474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Objective This study aims to demonstrate clinicopathological characteristics and immunohistopathological phenotypes of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) originated from ovaries. Methods The primary origin of PMP was explored by reviewing H&E sections retrospectively and performing a series of immunohistochemical staining on CK7, CK20, CDX2, CEA, Villin, SATB2, CA125, ER, PR, and MUC. Results Among 310 PMP patients, a few originated from extra-appendix, whereas eight cases were of ovarian origin (2.6%), including three teratoma-associated ovarian mucinous tumors and five primary ovarian mucinous tumors with spontaneous or iatrogenic rupture, respectively. Most peritoneal metastases were acellular mucin or low-grade mucinous carcinoma peritonei (6/8, 75%), while the rest were high-grade mucinous carcinoma peritonei (2/8, 25%). Tumors were positive for CK20, CDX2, CEA, and Villin. SATB2 was specifically diffuse positive in teratoma-associated ovarian mucinous tumors, and negative in primary ovarian mucinous tumors. Differential expression of MUC was observed in these tumors. Conclusion PMP of ovarian origin is extremely rare. The precise diagnosis requires serial sections of the appendix or suspicious tissue to exclude appendiceal mucinous neoplasms, as well as comprehensive analysis of clinical features, surgical findings, histopathological characteristics, and immunohistochemistry on specific biomarkers.
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- Fengcai Yan
- Department of Pathology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Pathology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Pathology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Peritoneal Cancer Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Peritoneal Cancer Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Peritoneal Cancer Surgery, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Shetty S, Natarajan B, Thomas P, Govindarajan V, Sharma P, Loggie B. Proposed Classification of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei: Influence of Signet Ring Cells on Survival. Am Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481307901120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The nomenclature and classification of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is confusing and controversial. Numerous classification systems have been proposed, none of which are easily reproducible or a useful guide for treatment. Patients with PMP of appendiceal origin were identified from our institution's database. Kaplan-Meier analyses were performed based on a proposed new PMP classification, a three-tiered grading system designated PMP1, PMP2, and PMP3. These results were compared with the established schemes by Ronnett and Bradley et al. There were 211 patients included in the analysis with a mean age of 51 ± 12 years at diagnosis. For PMP1, 86 patients (40.8%) included cases with abundant extracellular mucin and columnar non-stratified epithelium without dysplasia or atypia. For PMP3, 50 patients (23.7%) consisted of PMP with any percentage of signet ring cells (SRCs), For PMP2, 75 patients (35.5%) included all other patients. The mean age (± standard deviation) for PMP 1, 2, and 3 were 51 ± 12, 51 ± 12, and 51 ± 10 years, respectively ( P = 0.90). The three groups had similar sex distribution ( P = 0.24) and resection status ( P = 0.47). Kaplan-Meier analyses showed median survivals of 120, 88, and 40 months and 5-year survival rates of 85.7, 63.05, and 32.2 per cent ( P < 0.0001) for PMP 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Three distinct categories, PMP1, 2, and 3, were identified, which provide better stratification in terms of overall survival and represent differences in tumor biology that may impact treatment recommendations.
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- Shreya Shetty
- Departments of Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Departments of Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Departments of Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Departments of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Departments of Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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Improved Outcome Prediction for Appendiceal Pseudomyxoma Peritonei by Integration of Cancer Cell and Stromal Transcriptional Profiles. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12061495. [PMID: 32521738 PMCID: PMC7352410 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12061495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In recent years, cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) have substantially improved the clinical outcome of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) originating from mucinous appendiceal cancer. However, current histopathological grading of appendiceal PMP frequently fails in predicting disease outcome. We recently observed that the integration of cancer cell transcriptional traits with those of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) improves prognostic prediction for tumors of the large intestine. We therefore generated global expression profiles on a consecutive series of 24 PMP patients treated with CRS plus HIPEC. Multiple lesions were profiled for nine patients. We then used expression data to stratify the samples by a previously published “high-risk appendiceal cancer” (HRAC) signature and by a CAF signature that we previously developed for colorectal cancer, or by a combination of both. The prognostic value of the HRAC signature was confirmed in our cohort and further improved by integration of the CAF signature. Classification of cases profiled for multiple lesions revealed the existence of outlier samples and highlighted the need of profiling multiple PMP lesions to select representative samples for optimal performances. The integrated predictor was subsequently validated in an independent PMP cohort. These results provide new insights into PMP biology, revealing a previously unrecognized prognostic role of the stromal component and supporting integration of standard pathological grade with the HRAC and CAF transcriptional signatures to better predict disease outcome.
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The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Appendiceal Neoplasms. Dis Colon Rectum 2019; 62:1425-1438. [PMID: 31725580 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Liang L, Wang W, Zhou N, Guo J, Lu Y, Xu H, Zhang S. Value of preoperative ultrasound in evaluating the peritoneal cancer index of pseudomyxoma peritonei. World J Surg Oncol 2019; 17:192. [PMID: 31718654 PMCID: PMC6852774 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-019-1730-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Purpose This study aimed to explore the value of preoperative ultrasonography (US) in evaluating the peritoneal cancer index (PCI) of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). Methods An ultrasound examination was performed on 59 patients with PMP before surgery, and the ultrasound PCI was evaluated. The accuracy of ultrasound PCI score was evaluated with the surgical PCI score as the gold standard. Results The preoperative ultrasound PCI was compared with the surgical PCI. The Spearman correlation coefficient of the total PCI score was 0.608 (P < 0.05). The difference in the Spearman correlation coefficient between the preoperative ultrasound PCI and the surgical PCI in areas 0–7 was statistically significant. (1) Among them, the total score and the correlation between 0–3 and 6 were higher. (2) Compared with the surgical PCI, overestimation (> 20%) was concentrated mainly in areas 2 and 4–8 for 2 points, and underestimation (< 20%) was concentrated mainly in areas 1, 3, 4, and 8 for 3 points. (3) The sensitivity and specificity of preoperative ultrasound for predicting the presence or absence of lesions were 85.7% and 50.0%, respectively. The sensitivity of LS 1, LS 2, and LS 3 was 31.7%, 48.2%, and 71.0%, respectively, and the specificity was 44.8%, 55.3%, and 58.8%, respectively. Conclusion The ultrasound examination can be used to score the preoperative PCI, judge the severity, and predict the prognosis in patients with PMP.
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- Lei Liang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Department of Ultrasound, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Digestive Disease Center, Beijing Key Laboratory for Precancerous Lesion of Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Digestive Disease Center, Beijing Key Laboratory for Precancerous Lesion of Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Digestive Disease Center, Beijing Key Laboratory for Precancerous Lesion of Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China.
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Stein A, Strong E, Clark Gamblin T, Clarke C, Tsai S, Thomas J, George B, Mogal H. Molecular and Genetic Markers in Appendiceal Mucinous Tumors: A Systematic Review. Ann Surg Oncol 2019; 27:85-97. [PMID: 31583543 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-019-07879-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The role of somatic mutation profiling in the management of appendiceal mucinous tumors (AMTs) is evolving. Using a systematic review, we identified somatic alterations (SAs) that comprise histopathologic types of AMTs and those associated with aggressive clinical phenotypes. METHODS MEDLINE/PubMed was searched for studies on AMTs including molecular markers or genomic alterations, published between 1990 and 2018. Studies were grouped under low- and high-grade histological type for primary and metastatic tumors. RESULTS Twenty-one studies involving 1099 tumors (primary/metastatic) were identified. Seven studies involving 101 primary low-grade AMTs identified KRAS (76.5%) as the predominant SA. Four studies noted GNAS in 45.2% of 42 low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms, and KRAS was identified in 74.4% of 14 studies with 238 low-grade pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). GNAS was noted in 56% of 101 tumors and TP53 was noted in only 9.7% of 31 tumors. Primary high-grade tumors demonstrated lower SAs in KRAS (50.4% of 369 tumors) and GNAS (27.8% of 97 tumors), and higher SAs in TP53 (26.0% of 123 tumors). In high-grade PMP, SAs were noted in KRAS (55.0% of 200 tumors), GNAS (35.0% of 60 tumors), and TP53 (26.3% of 19 tumors). No clear association was noted between SAs and survival. CONCLUSIONS KRAS and GNAS are frequently altered in low-grade AMTs, while TP53 is frequently altered in high-grade AMTs, with no apparent change in expression between primary and metastatic tumors. Although SAs may provide valuable insights into variability in tumor biology, larger studies utilizing clinically annotated genomic databases from multi-institutional consortiums are needed to improve their identification and clinical applicability.
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- Andrew Stein
- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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Morera-Ocon FJ, Navarro-Campoy C. History of pseudomyxoma peritonei from its origin to the first decades of the twenty-first century. World J Gastrointest Surg 2019; 11:358-364. [PMID: 31572561 PMCID: PMC6766476 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i9.358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a disease surrounded by misunderstanding and controversies. Knowledge about the etymology of pseudomyxoma is useful to remove the ambiguity around that term. The word pseudomyxoma derives from pseudomucin, a type of mucin. PMP was first described in a case of a woman alleged to have a ruptured pseudomucinous cystadenoma of the ovary, a term that has disappeared from today’s classifications of cystic ovarian neoplasms. It is known today that in the majority of cases, the origin for PMP is an appendiceal neoplasm, often of low histological grade. Currently, ovarian tumors are wrongly being considered a significant recognized etiology of PMP. PMP classification continues to be under discussion, and experts’ panels strive for consensus. Malignancy is also under discussion, and it is shown in this review that there is a long-standing historical reason for that. Surgery is the main tool in the treatment armamentarium for PMP, and the only therapy with potential curative option.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital 9 Octubre, Valencia 46340, Spain
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Discrimination of low- and high-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms by targeted sequencing of cancer-related variants. Mod Pathol 2019; 32:1197-1209. [PMID: 30962504 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0256-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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DNA was obtained from matching micro-dissected, primary tumor cells, paired metastases, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (germline) from patients with appendiceal mucinous neoplasms. We compared specimens from patient cohorts comprising low-grade adenomucinous neoplasm versus high-grade mucinous adenocarcinoma using a targeted, amplicon sequencing panel of 409 cancer related genes (Ion Torrent Comprehensive Cancer Panel, Thermo-Fisher, Waltham, MA). Copy number variants, single nucleotide variants and small insertions/deletions were identified using a multiplex algorithm pipeline (GATK, VarScan2, MuTect2, SIFT, SIFT-INDEL, PolyPhen-2, Provean). There were significantly more damaging variants in high-grade versus low-grade tumor cohorts. Both cohorts contained damaging, heterozygous germline variants (catenin β1; notch receptor 1 and 4) in pathways associated with cell-lineage specification (WNT, NOTCH). Damaging, somatic KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase mutations were present in both cohorts, while somatic GNAS complex locus mutations were confined to low-grade neoplasms. Variants predominantly affected transcription factors, kinases, and stem cell signaling molecules in canonical pathways including epithelial to mesenchymal transition, stem cell pluripotency, p53, PTEN, and NF-қB signaling pathways. High-grade tumors demonstrated MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor (MYC) and death domain associated protein (DAXX) amplification and damaging somatic variants in tumor protein p53 (TP53), likely to amplify an aggressive phenotype. Damaging APC, WNT signaling pathway regulator (APC) deletions were identified in metastatic tissue of both cohorts suggesting a role in invasive disease. Our data suggest that germline dysregulation of WNT and/or NOTCH pathways predisposes patients toward a secretory cell phenotype (i.e., goblet-like cells) upon acquisition of somatic KRAS mutations. Additional somatically acquired variants activating oncogenes MYC and DAXX and inhibiting the critical tumor suppressor, tumor protein TP53, were consistent with manifestation of a high-grade phenotype. These additional changes within the epithelial to mesenchymal transition signaling network (WNT, NOTCH, RAS/ERK/PI3K, PTEN, NF-қB), produce aggressive high-grade tumor characteristics by actively driving cells towards dedifferentiation, proliferation, and migration.
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A Patient With a Low-grade Mucinous Neoplasm Involving the Ovary and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Originating in an Isolated Intestinal Duplication. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2018; 37:338-343. [PMID: 28700427 DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A considerable number of mucinous ovarian tumors are metastatic from other primary tumors, mainly from the gastrointestinal tract, and primary malignant mucinous ovarian tumors are considered rare. Mucinous ovarian tumors occurring within the clinical syndrome of pseudomyxoma peritonei are assumed to almost always originate from the appendix. We describe a patient with a low-grade mucinous tumor involving the ovary in coexistence with pseudomyxoma peritonei, who underwent appendectomy 25 yr earlier. The tumor originated from a rare cystic gastrointestinal duplication found in the mesenteric fat showing adenomatous changes. This illustrates that even in absence of the appendix, mucinous ovarian tumors occurring with pseudomyoma peritonei rarely arise from the ovary.
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Chokri Hnifi M, Mejri O, Mekni K, Hmila F, Binous N, El Fekih C, Ridène I, Ismail O. Localisation ovarienne secondaire d’une mucocèle appendiculaire : à propos d’un cas et revue de littérature. IMAGERIE DE LA FEMME 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.femme.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ang CSP, Shen JP, Hardy-Abeloos CJ, Huang JK, Ross JS, Miller VA, Jacobs MT, Chen IL, Xu D, Ali SM, Baumgartner J, Lowy A, Fanta P, Ideker T, Millis SZ, Harismendy O. Genomic Landscape of Appendiceal Neoplasms. JCO Precis Oncol 2018; 2:1700302. [PMID: 32913983 DOI: 10.1200/po.17.00302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Purpose Appendiceal neoplasms are heterogeneous and are often treated with chemotherapy similarly to colorectal cancer (CRC). Genomic profiling was performed on 703 appendiceal cancer specimens to compare the mutation profiles of appendiceal subtypes to CRC and other cancers, with the ultimate aim to identify potential biomarkers and novel therapeutic targets. Methods Tumor specimens were submitted to a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments-certified laboratory (Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA) for hybrid-capture-based sequencing of 3,769 exons from 315 cancer-related genes and 47 introns of 28 genes commonly rearranged in cancer. Interactions between genotype, histologic subtype, treatment, and overall survival (OS) were analyzed in a clinically annotated subset of 76 cases. Results There were five major histopathologic subtypes: mucinous adenocarcinomas (46%), adenocarcinomas (30%), goblet cell carcinoids (12%), pseudomyxoma peritonei (7.7%), and signet ring cell carcinomas (5.2%). KRAS (35% to 81%) and GNAS (8% to 72%) were the most frequent alterations in epithelial cancers; APC and TP53 mutations were significantly less frequent in appendiceal cancers relative to CRC. Low-grade and high-grade tumors were enriched for GNAS and TP53 mutations, respectively (both χ2 P < .001). GNAS and TP53 were mutually exclusive (Bonferroni corrected P < .001). Tumor grade and TP53 mutation status independently predicted OS. The mutation status of GNAS and TP53 strongly predicted OS (median, 37.1 months for TP53 mutant v 75.8 GNAS-TP53 wild type v 115.5 GNAS mutant; log-rank P = .0031) and performed as well as grade in risk stratifying patients. Conclusion Epithelial appendiceal cancers and goblet cell carcinoids show differences in KRAS and GNAS mutation frequencies and have mutation profiles distinct from CRC. This study highlights the benefit of performing molecular profiling on rare tumors to identify prognostic and predictive biomarkers and new therapeutic targets.
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- Celina S-P Ang
- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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- , , , , and , Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY; , , , , , , , , , and , University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; , Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; , , and , Foundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA
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Fred HL, Aisenberg GM, Guthrie AM, van Dijk HA. Jelly from the belly button: What's the diagnosis? Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2018; 31:355-358. [DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2018.1446886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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- Herbert L. Fred
- Department of Medicine, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Graphic Communications, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, Texas
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Choudry HA, Pai RK. Management of Mucinous Appendiceal Tumors. Ann Surg Oncol 2018; 25:2135-2144. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6488-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mittal R, Chandramohan A, Moran B. Pseudomyxoma peritonei: natural history and treatment. Int J Hyperthermia 2018; 33:511-519. [PMID: 28540829 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2017.1310938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is an uncommon disease characterised by mucinous ascites, classically originating from a ruptured low grade mucinous neoplasm of the appendix. The natural history of PMP revolves around the "redistribution phenomenon", whereby mucinous tumour cells accumulate at specific sites with relative sparing of the motile small bowel and to a lesser extent other parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Peritoneal tumour accumulates due to gravity and at the sites of peritoneal fluid absorption, namely, the greater and lesser omentum and the under-surface of the diaphragm, particularly on the right. The optimal treatment is complete macroscopic tumour excision termed cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with Hyperthermic Intra-Peritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC). Total operating time for complete CRS and HIPEC for extensive PMP is around 10 h and generally involves bilateral parietal and diaphragmatic peritonectomies, right hemicolectomy, radical greater omentectomy with splenectomy, cholecystectomy and liver capsulectomy, a pelvic peritonectomy with, or without, rectosigmoid resection and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with hysterectomy in females. A unique feature of low grade PMP, which differs from other peritoneal malignancies, includes slow disease progression, which may be asymptomatic until advanced stages. Additionally, very extensive disease with a high "PCI" (Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Index) may still be amenable to complete excision and cure. In cases where complete tumour removal is not feasible, maximum tumour debulking can still result in long-term survival in PMP. PMP is challenging, complex but nevertheless the most rewarding peritoneal malignancy amenable to cure by CRS and HIPEC.
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- Rohin Mittal
- a Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Peritoneal Malignancy Institute , Basingstoke , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- a Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Peritoneal Malignancy Institute , Basingstoke , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- a Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Peritoneal Malignancy Institute , Basingstoke , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Virzì S, Iusco D, Bonomi S, Grassi A. Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Chemotherapy: A 7-Year Single-Center Experience. TUMORI JOURNAL 2018; 98:588-93. [DOI: 10.1177/030089161209800508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aims and background Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare clinical entity characterized by diffuse intraabdominal gelatinous collections with mucinous implants on the peritoneal surfaces and omentum. This condition should be considered a borderline malignancy with disease progression over time. Encouraging treatment results have been recently reported with the combination of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Methods From December 2003 to December 2010, 18 patients with PMP were referred to our institution. All patients underwent peritonectomy and CRS combined with HIPEC in accordance with Sugarbaker's procedure. Results The mean Peritoneal Cancer Index score was 27.6 (range, 5–39). Twelve (67%) patients had disseminated peritoneal adenomucinosis and 6 (33%) peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis. Optimal cytoreduction with no visible residual disease or residual disease ≤2.5 mm in diameter was achieved in all patients. The mean duration of the surgical procedure including HIPEC was 9 hours and 30 minutes (range, 5–13 hours); major morbidity occurred in 30% of patients and the mortality was 11%. The mean follow-up was 27 months (range, 1–72) and the 5-year overall survival 66%. Conclusions In line with the existing literature, our experience suggests that patients with PMP could benefit from CRS + HIPEC in terms of survival and locoregional disease control.
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- Salvatore Virzì
- Department of Surgery, Ospedale di Bentivoglio, Bentivoglio (Bologna), Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Ospedale di Bentivoglio, Bentivoglio (Bologna), Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Ospedale di Bentivoglio, Bentivoglio (Bologna), Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Ospedale di Bentivoglio, Bentivoglio (Bologna), Italy
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Despite advances in our understanding of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms and their relationship to the pseudomyxoma peritonei syndrome, the classification of mucinous tumors of the appendix is still confusing. This review will provide an update on the various classification systems that have been recently proposed for appendiceal mucinous neoplasia, with a particular emphasis on how to handle and report the histologic findings for these tumors using the newly published Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI) and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) eighth edition guidelines. A simplified approach to diagnostic reporting of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms based on the 3-tier AJCC grading scheme is detailed and specific criteria for assessing grade in appendiceal mucinous neoplasia will be outlined. In addition, histologic mimics of appendiceal mucinous neoplasia and how to distinguish these mimics from mucinous neoplasia will be discussed. Finally, despite improvements in diagnostic terminology, significant challenges in classifying appendiceal mucinous neoplasia persist and diagnostic strategies will be detailed to assist practicing pathologists in these challenging scenarios.
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Gilks CB, Kommoss F. Synchronous tumours of the female reproductive tract. Pathology 2017; 50:214-221. [PMID: 29249564 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2017.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Many ovarian endometrioid carcinomas present with concurrent endometrial carcinoma, and these organ-confined, low-grade synchronous endometrial and ovarian tumours consistently behave as independent primary tumours, rather than a single advanced-stage carcinoma; they are associated with a very favourable prognosis and there is no need for adjuvant treatment. This phenomenon of synchronous tumours involving two or more sites within the female reproductive tract is well recognised, occurring in 1-2% of cases. Although some tumours can be recognised as metastasis, in many the relationship between the synchronous tumours is uncertain. Recently, application of next generation sequencing to synchronous endometrial and ovarian carcinomas has shed light on the relationship between these tumours, but raised more questions about the biology of this curious phenomenon. Herein, we review synchronous tumours involving more than one site in the female genital tract, discuss the pathogenesis, and offer guidelines for how to handle in routine practice.
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- C Blake Gilks
- University of British Columbia, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vancouver, Canada; Vancouver General Hospital, Division of Anatomical Pathology, Vancouver, Canada.
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Baratti D, Kusamura S, Milione M, Bruno F, Guaglio M, Deraco M. Validation of the Recent PSOGI Pathological Classification of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei in a Single-Center Series of 265 Patients Treated by Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 2017; 25:404-413. [PMID: 29159742 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-017-6252-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Controversies still persist regarding the terminology and pathologic classification of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms and associated pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). We assessed reproducibility and prognostic significance of the classification recently proposed by the Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI). METHODS A prospective database of 265 PMP patients uniformly treated by cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) from 1995 to 2017 was reviewed. According to the PSOGI, peritoneal disease was retrospectively classified into three categories: low-grade (LG-PMP), high-grade (HG-PMP), and signet-ring cells (SRC-PMP). Acellular mucin (AC) was classified separately. The extent of peritoneal involvement was quantified by the peritoneal cancer index (PCI). RESULTS Twenty-six patients were diagnosed with AC (9.8%), 197 with LG-PMP (74.4%), 38 with HG-PMP (14.3%), and 4 with SRC-PMP (1.5%). In the overall series, median follow-up was 65.5 months (95% confidence interval 53.7-78.8) and 10-year overall survival was 62.9% (median 148.7 months). Operative death occurred in 10 patients (3.8%) and major complications occurred in 89 patients (33.6%). Ten-year survival was 89.6% for AC, 63.2% for LG-PMP, 40.1% for HG-PMP, and 0 for SRC-PMP. In a multivariate model, the World Health Organization (WHO) pathological classification independently correlated with survival (p = 0.028). In a separate model, the PSOGI classification did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.149). Completeness of cytoreduction and PCI > 22 correlated with prognosis in both models. CONCLUSIONS AC and SRC-PMP pathological categories of the PSOGI classification identified two subsets of patients with favorable and exceedingly dismal prognosis, respectively. It remains unclear whether the PSOGI classification might provide better prognostic stratification than the current WHO classification. Further studies in larger prospective series are needed.
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- Dario Baratti
- Peritoneal Malignancy Program, Department of Surgery, National Cancer Institute, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Peritoneal Malignancy Program, Department of Surgery, National Cancer Institute, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Peritoneal Malignancy Program, Department of Surgery, National Cancer Institute, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Peritoneal Malignancy Program, Department of Surgery, National Cancer Institute, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Peritoneal Malignancy Program, Department of Surgery, National Cancer Institute, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Shaib WL, Assi R, Shamseddine A, Alese OB, Staley C, Memis B, Adsay V, Bekaii-Saab T, El-Rayes BF. Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Management. Oncologist 2017; 22:1107-1116. [PMID: 28663356 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (AMNs) are a rare and heterogeneous disease for which clinical management is challenging. We aim to review the literature regarding modalities of treatment to guide the management of AMNs. METHODS AND REVIEW CRITERIA We conducted a PubMed search in February 2016 for English-language publications, using the terms "appendiceal," "appendix," "carcinoma," "cancer," "mucinous," "treatment," "genes," "target," "genomic," and terms listed in the articles' subheadings. Published reports and abstracts from the American Society of Clinical Oncology meetings were also searched. RESULTS In this review, we summarize current data and controversies in AMN classification, clinical presentation, molecular alterations, treatment outcomes with regard to cytoreductive surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), and the role of systemic chemotherapy. CONCLUSION Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms are a heterogeneous group of tumors with a rising incidence. Treatment is based on stage and histology. Low-grade tumors are treated surgically with resection of the primary site in early stage disease, or peritoneal debulking and HIPEC in patients with advanced stage disease. Treatment of high-grade tumors requires further prospective trials, and options include debulking surgery and HIPEC with or without preoperative chemotherapy. Trials evaluating novel therapies based on the molecular profiling of AMN tumors are needed to evaluate therapeutic options in patients who are not surgical candidates. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE This review provides a reference to guide gastroenterologists, pathologists, surgeons, and oncologists in the management of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (AMNs), a rare and heterogeneous disease with no consensus on histologic classification or guidelines for treatment algorithms. This review summarizes all AMN classifications and proposes a treatment algorithm based on stage and histology of disease.
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- Walid L Shaib
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- GI Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- GI Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- GI Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Tiselius C, Kindler C, Shetye J, Letocha H, Smedh K. Computed Tomography Follow-Up Assessment of Patients with Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms: Evaluation of Risk for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. Ann Surg Oncol 2017; 24:1778-1782. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5623-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Suh DS, Song YJ, Kwon BS, Lee S, Lee NK, Choi KU, Kim KH. An unusual case of pseudomyxoma peritonei associated with synchronous primary mucinous tumors of the ovary and appendix: A case report. Oncol Lett 2017; 13:4813-4817. [PMID: 28599482 PMCID: PMC5453001 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare disease that usually originates from mucinous neoplasms of the appendix and, less commonly, from extra-appendiceal tumors, but it may also be caused by synchronous primary mucinous tumors of the ovary and appendix. The current study discusses the case of a 73-year-old female who presented with progressively worsening indigestion and abdominal distension. Magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis revealed a large cystic mass with a thin enhancing septa arising from the right ovary and ascites with scalloping of the liver surface. On laparotomy, the patient was observed to have a large ruptured mass on the right ovary and a partially amputed distended appendix filled with mucin. The subsequent pathology report confirmed a borderline mucinous tumor of the right ovary and a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm associated with PMP. Immunohistochemical examination demonstrated the ovarian tumor stained strongly positive for cytokeratin (CK)-7, and negatively for CK-20 and homeobox protein CDX-2 (CDX2), whereas the appendiceal tumor stained negative for CK-7 and positive for CK-20 and CDX2. This study presents a rare case of PMP caused by synchronous primary mucinous tumors of the ovary and appendix in a postmenopausal female.
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- Dong Soo Suh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea.,Biomedical Research Institute and Pusan Cancer Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Gyeongsangnam 50612, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea.,Biomedical Research Institute and Pusan Cancer Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Research Institute and Pusan Cancer Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea.,Department of Radiology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea.,Biomedical Research Institute and Pusan Cancer Center, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
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Saarinen L, Nummela P, Thiel A, Lehtonen R, Järvinen P, Järvinen H, Aaltonen LA, Lepistö A, Hautaniemi S, Ristimäki A. Multiple components of PKA and TGF-β pathways are mutated in pseudomyxoma peritonei. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174898. [PMID: 28426742 PMCID: PMC5398530 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a subtype of mucinous adenocarcinoma mainly restricted to the peritoneal cavity and most commonly originating from the appendix. The genetic background of PMP is poorly understood and no targeted treatments are currently available for this fatal disease. While RAS signaling pathway is affected in most if not all PMP cases and over half of them also have a mutation in the GNAS gene, other genetic alterations and affected pathways are, to a large degree, poorly known. In this study, we sequenced whole coding genome of nine PMP tumors and paired normal tissues in order to identify additional, commonly mutated genes and signaling pathways affected in PMP. These exome sequencing results were validated with an ultra-deep amplicon sequencing method, leading to 14 validated variants. The validated results contain seven genes that contribute to the protein kinase A (PKA) pathway. PKA pathway, which also contains GNAS, is a major player of overproduction of mucin, which is the characteristic feature of PMP. In addition to PKA pathway, we identified mutations in six genes that belong to the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) pathway, which is a key regulator of cell proliferation. Since either GNAS mutation or an alternative mutation in the PKA pathway was identified in 8/9 patients, inhibition of the PKA pathway might reduce mucin production in most of the PMP patients and potentially suppress disease progression.
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- Lilli Saarinen
- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Urology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Pathology, HUSLAB, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Synchronous Ovarian and Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms in the Absence of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2017; 27:214-222. [DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BackgroundSynchronous ovarian/appendiceal mucinous neoplasms sometimes occur in the absence of clinical pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP), which raises a question about whether the 2 tumors could be independent.MethodsWe identified 11 cases of synchronous ovarian/appendiceal mucinous neoplasms without PMP and subclassified them into groups 1 and 2 based on the presence or absence of microscopic peritoneal/ovarian surface mucin deposits. A 7-marker panel (CK7, CK20, CDX2, PAX8, MUC1, MUC2, and MUC5AC) immunohistochemistry was performed on both tumors.ResultsBetween the 2 groups, there were no significant differences in age, laterality, size, and histology of ovarian/appendiceal tumors. In group 1, 2 of 4 cases developed PMP later, and both had ovarian surface and contralateral ovarian involvement and appendiceal perforation with microscopic mucin deposits on the peritoneum. No patients in group 2 developed PMP. All group 1 cases showed a high degree of concordance of immunoprofile between the synchronous tumors, with an identical expression of appendiceal pattern in greater than 90% of the markers. In group 2, only 1 of 7 cases showed concordance in all markers.ConclusionsIf peritoneal mucin deposits present, even microscopic and acellular, the synchronous tumors are most likely of a single appendiceal origin. Otherwise, they are more heterogeneous, and some may be truly dual primaries.
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Fournier K, Rafeeq S, Taggart M, Kanaby P, Ning J, Chen HC, Overman M, Raghav K, Eng C, Mansfield P, Royal R. Low-grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm of Uncertain Malignant Potential (LAMN-UMP): Prognostic Factors and Implications for Treatment and Follow-up. Ann Surg Oncol 2016; 24:187-193. [PMID: 27660258 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5588-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential are poorly understood lesions characterized by extraluminal mucin or fibrosis with neoplastic cells confined to the appendiceal lumen. The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical and pathologic parameters of these lesions to optimize our understanding and management of these tumors. METHODS Subjects with these tumors were identified from the appendiceal tumor databases at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses assessed relationships between clinicopathologic variables [including age, gender, margin status and serum levels of the tumor markers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), cancer antigen (CA)-125, and CA19-9] disease-free survival, postrecurrence survival and overall survival. RESULTS Ninety-eight subjects with this disease were identified. Most patients did not experience disease recurrence after initial appendectomy. At last follow-up, 25 (26 %) had disease recurrence or died. Of the 20 patients who had disease recurrence, 5 (25 %) died, and 15 (75 %) were alive. Disease-free survival was significantly reduced with positive margin status (p = 0.02) and elevated serum levels of CEA (p < 0.001), CA19-9 (p = 0.01), or CA-125 (p = 0.002) at the time of appendectomy. The median postrecurrence survival time was 4.7 years and the 5-year postrecurrence survival rate was 41 % (standard error = 18 %). CONCLUSIONS Patients with Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential who have negative margins and normal tumor marker levels have a lower risk for recurrence. In these patients, expectant management is sufficient. Elevated tumor marker levels at the time of appendectomy marks an increased risk of recurrence or death and signals the need for closer monitoring or intervention.
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- Keith Fournier
- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Baratti D, Kusamura S, Milione M, Pietrantonio F, Caporale M, Guaglio M, Deraco M. Pseudomyxoma Peritonei of Extra-Appendiceal Origin: A Comparative Study. Ann Surg Oncol 2016; 23:4222-4230. [PMID: 27352203 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5350-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) usually originates from appendiceal neoplasms and, less commonly, from extra-appendiceal lesions. To date, the clinical and therapeutic implications of extra-appendiceal origin are largely unknown. METHODS A prospective database of 225 PMP patients uniformly treated by cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) was reviewed to identify cases with extra-appendiceal primaries. Histologically, negative appendix defined extra-appendiceal origin. Clinical, pathological, and immunohistochemical features (cytokeratin [CK]-20, CK-7, CDX-2, MUC-2, MUC-5A) were correlated with the site of origin. PMP was categorized into low or high grade, according to the 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) classification. The main independent variable for survival analysis was appendiceal versus extra-appendiceal primary. RESULTS In 19 patients (8.4 %), PMP origin was the ovary (n = 9), uterine cervix (n = 1), mature cystic teratomas (n = 4), and unknown (n = 5). Appendiceal and extra-appendiceal PMP groups were comparable for all characteristics, except for a prevalence of females in the latter. Median follow-up was 64.1 months (95 % confidence interval [CI] 53.9-80.1), and 10-year overall survival was 63.4 % (median 148.2 months; 95 % CI 131.2-165.2) for appendiceal PMP, and 62.0 % (median not reached) for extra-appendiceal PMP. The difference was not significant at univariate ( p = 0.297) and multivariate analysis (hazard ratio 1.51, 95 % CI 0.78-3.14; p = 0.278). High-grade peritoneal histology (p = 0.007), prior systemic chemotherapy (p = 0.003), more than four visceral resections (p = 0.011), and incomplete cytoreduction (p = 0.021) independently correlated with poorer survival. CONCLUSIONS Clinical-pathological features of PMP, and outcome after CRS/HIPEC, did not differ according to the primary site, thus suggesting that PMP is a relatively homogeneous disease that can be produced by a range of histopathologic entities. Extra-appendiceal origin does not contraindicate CRS/HIPEC.
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- Dario Baratti
- Peritoneal Malicnancy Program, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Peritoneal Malicnancy Program, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Peritoneal Malicnancy Program, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Peritoneal Malicnancy Program, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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Strickland S, Parra-Herran C. Immunohistochemical characterization of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms and the value of special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2 in their distinction from primary ovarian mucinous tumours. Histopathology 2016; 68:977-87. [DOI: 10.1111/his.12899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Sarah Strickland
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; University of Ottawa; Ottawa Ontario Canada
- The Ottawa Hospital and Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association; Ottawa Ontario Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario Canada
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre; Toronto Ontario Canada
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Endometrial involvement in pseudomyxoma peritonei secondary to low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm: report of 2 cases. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2016; 34:232-8. [PMID: 25760906 DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a clinical condition characterized by the presence of mucinous ascites, usually with variable amounts of neoplastic enteric-type mucinous epithelium, and most commonly secondary to spread from a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm. We report 2 cases of pseudomyxoma peritonei associated with low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms where there was colonization of the endometrium (both cases) and cervical mucosa (1 case) by low-grade atypical enteric-type mucinous epithelium (CK20 positive and CK7 negative). The patients had symptoms of mucoid vaginal discharge and endometrial biopsies in both (1 patient had multiple endometrial biopsies over a period of 11 mo) and were initially interpreted as representing mucinous metaplasia. Pseudomyxoma peritonei may rarely result in endometrial and cervical mucosal involvement, presumably secondary to transtubal spread.
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Zhou F, Chen X, Li Y, Huang L. Two independent primary mucinous tumors involving the appendix and ovary accompanied with acellular pseudomyxoma peritonei. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2015; 8:11831-11834. [PMID: 26617936 PMCID: PMC4637752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report a case of a 30-year-old woman who had complained of lower abdominal distension. She was noted to have a history of primary mucinous tumor of the left ovary (13.2 × 9.9 × 10.4 cm) that was removed surgically. Two years later she developed the same tumor on her left ovary (8.7 × 6.0 × 6.9 cm) and also had appendiceal mucinous tumor accompanied with acellular PMP. Final pathology revealed two truly independent primary mucinous tumors involving the appendix and ovary accompanied with acellular PMP. We recommend a minimum follow-up of 5 years for the patient to detect any development of mucinous tumors and the acellular pseudomyxoma peritonei.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Appendectomy
- Appendiceal Neoplasms/chemistry
- Appendiceal Neoplasms/pathology
- Appendiceal Neoplasms/surgery
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Biopsy
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous/chemistry
- Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous/pathology
- Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous/surgery
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/chemistry
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/pathology
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/surgery
- Ovarian Neoplasms/chemistry
- Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology
- Ovarian Neoplasms/surgery
- Ovariectomy
- Peritoneal Neoplasms/chemistry
- Peritoneal Neoplasms/pathology
- Peritoneal Neoplasms/surgery
- Pseudomyxoma Peritonei/metabolism
- Pseudomyxoma Peritonei/pathology
- Pseudomyxoma Peritonei/surgery
- Time Factors
- Tumor Burden
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- Feng Zhou
- Department of Pathology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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Bjersand K, Mahteme H, Sundström Poromaa I, Andréasson H, Graf W, Larsson R, Nygren P. Drug Sensitivity Testing in Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. Ann Surg Oncol 2015; 22 Suppl 3:S810-6. [PMID: 26193962 PMCID: PMC4686558 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4675-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background
Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPC) is an established therapy for pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). However, the role of IPC is unclear. By ex vivo assessment of PMP tumor cell sensitivity to cytotoxic drugs, we investigated the basis for IPC drug selection and the role of IPC in the management of PMP. Methods Tumor cells were prepared by collagenase digestion of tumor tissue from 133 PMP patients planned for CRS and IPC. Tumor cell sensitivity to oxaliplatin, 5FU, mitomycin C, doxorubicin, irinotecan, and cisplatin was assessed in a 72-h cell-viability assay. Drug sensitivity was correlated to progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Results
Samples from 92 patients were analyzed successfully. Drug sensitivity varied considerably between samples. Peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis (PMCA), compared with PMCA intermediate or disseminated peritoneal adenomucinosis, was slightly more resistant to platinum and 5FU and tumor cells from patients previously treated with chemotherapy were generally less sensitive than those from untreated patients. Multivariate analysis showed patient performance status and completeness of CRS to be prognostic for OS. Among patients with complete CRS (n = 61), PFS tended to be associated with sensitivity to mitomycin C and cisplatin (p ≈ 0.06). At the highest drug concentration tested, the hazard ratio for disease relapse increased stepwise with drug resistance for all drugs. Conclusions Ex vivo assessment of drug sensitivity in PMP provides prognostic information. The results suggest a role for IPC as therapeutic adjunct to CRS and for individualization of IPC by pretreatment assessment of drug sensitivity. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1245/s10434-015-4675-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kathrine Bjersand
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Sabourin JC. [Peritoneal tumor pathology: case n(o) 2: a "sticky" peritoneal tumor]. Ann Pathol 2015; 35:321-6. [PMID: 26150276 DOI: 10.1016/j.annpat.2015.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jean-Christophe Sabourin
- Service de pathologie, pôle de biologie-pathologie-physiologie, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
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Until recently, a diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis was uniformly accompanied by a grim prognosis that was typically measured in weeks to months. Consequently, the management of carcinomatosis revolves largely around palliation of symptoms such as bowel obstruction, nausea, pain, fatigue, and cachexia. A prior lack of effective treatment options created the nihilistic view that currently exists and persists despite improvements in the efficacy of systemic therapy and the evolution of multimodality approaches including surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy. This article reviews the evolution and current state of treatment options for patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. In addition, it highlights recent advances in understanding the molecular biology of carcinomatosis and the focus of current and future clinical trials. Finally, this article provides practical management options for the palliation of common complications of carcinomatosis. It is hoped that the reader will recognize that carcinomatosis is no longer an imminent death sentence and that through continued research and therapeutic innovation, clinicians can make an even greater impact on this form of metastatic cancer.
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- Laura A Lambert
- Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Division of Palliative Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
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Shaaban AM, Rezvani M, Elsayes KM, Baskin H, Mourad A, Foster BR, Jarboe EA, Menias CO. Ovarian malignant germ cell tumors: cellular classification and clinical and imaging features. Radiographics 2015; 34:777-801. [PMID: 24819795 DOI: 10.1148/rg.343130067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ovarian malignant germ cell tumors (OMGCTs) are heterogeneous tumors that are derived from the primitive germ cells of the embryonic gonad. OMGCTs are rare, accounting for about 2.6% of all ovarian malignancies, and typically manifest in adolescence, usually with abdominal pain, a palpable mass, and elevated serum tumor marker levels, which may serve as an adjunct in the initial diagnosis, monitoring during therapy, and posttreatment surveillance. Dysgerminoma, the most common malignant germ cell tumor, usually manifests as a solid mass. Immature teratomas manifest as a solid mass with scattered foci of fat and calcifications. Yolk sac tumors usually manifest as a mixed solid and cystic mass. Capsular rupture or the bright dot sign, a result of increased vascularity and the formation of small vascular aneurysms, may be present. Embryonal carcinomas and polyembryomas rarely manifest in a pure form and are more commonly part of a mixed germ cell tumor. Some OMGCTs have characteristic features that allow a diagnosis to be confidently made, whereas others have nonspecific features, which make them difficult to diagnose. However, imaging features, the patient's age at presentation, and tumor markers may help establish a reasonable differential diagnosis. Malignant ovarian germ cell tumors spread in the same manner as epithelial ovarian neoplasms but are more likely to involve regional lymph nodes. Preoperative imaging may depict local extension, peritoneal disease, and distant metastases. Suspicious areas may be sampled during surgery. Because OMGCTs are almost always unilateral and are chemosensitive, fertility-sparing surgery is the standard of care.
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- Akram M Shaaban
- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (A.M.S., M.R.) and Department of Radiology, Primary Children's Medical Center (H.B.), University of Utah, 30 N 1900 E, Room 1A71, Salt Lake City, UT 84132; Department of Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.E.); Department of Diagnostic Radiology, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pa (A.M.); Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore (B.R.F.); Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah (E.A.J.); and Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Ariz (C.O.M.)
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Järvinen P, Ristimäki A, Kantonen J, Lepistö A. Feasibility of radical cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin. Scand J Surg 2015; 102:145-51. [PMID: 23963027 DOI: 10.1177/1457496913490463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS We analyzed the feasibility of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective database comprised 90 consecutive patients with demonstrable pseudomyxoma peritonei collected during 48 months. These patients, referred to our unit for consideration for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, received both cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy if possible. We evaluated the factors associated with a successful procedure. RESULTS Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy was successfully delivered to 56 of 90 patients (62%) with demonstrable pseudomyxoma peritonei. Tumor morphology of low grade (p = 0.013), age under 65 years (p = 0.004), and serum carcinoembryonic antigen level under 5.0 µg/L (p = 0.003) were associated with successful administration of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Mean peritoneal cancer index was lower (18.9 vs 32.6, p < 0.001) and age was younger (54.3 vs 61.6, p = 0.003) in patients who underwent hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy than in patients who did not. Four patients had complete cytoreductive surgery alone, and 20 patients underwent palliative debulking, but 10 were ineligible for this operation. CONCLUSIONS Although the combination of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is currently suggested the standard practice for pseudomyxoma peritonei, not all patients are eligible for this protocol. In this study, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy was suitable for 62% of patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin.
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- P Järvinen
- Department of Surgery, Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland
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Amini A, Masoumi-Moghaddam S, Morris DL. Pseudomyxoma peritonei: current chemotherapy and the need for mucin-directed strategies. Expert Opin Orphan Drugs 2015. [DOI: 10.1517/21678707.2015.1006627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Clinicopathologic and molecular analysis of disseminated appendiceal mucinous neoplasms: identification of factors predicting survival and proposed criteria for a three-tiered assessment of tumor grade. Mod Pathol 2014; 27:1521-39. [PMID: 24633196 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2014.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Previous studies have demonstrated that the prognosis of disseminated mucinous appendiceal neoplasms is highly dependent upon tumor grade. Reflecting this, the 7th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system now incorporates a three-tier grading system for prognostic staging of mucinous appendiceal tumors. However, the grading criteria are not well described. In order to address this issue, we evaluated clinicopathologic and molecular features of 219 cases from 151 patients with widely disseminated appendiceal mucinous neoplasia treated at our institution between 2004 and 2012. We identified histologic features that were associated with worse overall survival on univariate analysis: destructive invasion, high cytologic grade, high tumor cellularity, angiolymphatic invasion, perineural invasion, and signet ring cell component (all with P<0.0001). We used these morphologic characteristics to classify neoplasms into three grades: AJCC grade G1 lacked all adverse histologic features; AJCC grade G2 had at least one adverse histologic feature (except a signet ring cell component); and AJCC grade G3 were defined by the presence of a signet ring cell component. Patients with AJCC grade G2 and grade G3 adenocarcinomas had a significantly worse prognosis compared with AJCC grade G1 (P<0.0001 for each). A trend toward worse overall survival was identified for patients with AJCC grade G3 adenocarcinomas compared with AJCC grade G2 adenocarcinomas (P=0.07). Our multivariate analysis found that this three-tier grading system was a significant predictor of outcome (P=0.008), independent of other prognostic variables. After controlling for other prognostic variables, AJCC grade G2 was associated with a 2.7-fold increased risk of death (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.2-6.2) and AJCC grade G3 was associated with a 5.1-fold increased risk of death (95% CI, 1.7-14) relative to grade G1 tumors. Our results indicate that evaluation of a limited set of adverse histologic features allows for the separation of disseminated mucinous neoplasms of appendiceal origin into three morphologically defined and prognostically relevant grades as advocated by the AJCC.
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Nummela P, Saarinen L, Thiel A, Järvinen P, Lehtonen R, Lepistö A, Järvinen H, Aaltonen LA, Hautaniemi S, Ristimäki A. Genomic profile of pseudomyxoma peritonei analyzed using next-generation sequencing and immunohistochemistry. Int J Cancer 2014; 136:E282-9. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Pirjo Nummela
- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Surgery; Helsinki University Central Hospital; Helsinki Finland
- Department of Urology; Helsinki University Central Hospital; Helsinki Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Surgery; Helsinki University Central Hospital; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Surgery; Helsinki University Central Hospital; Helsinki Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
- Department of Medical Genetics; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Genome-Scale Biology Research Program, Research Programs Unit; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
- Division of Pathology and Genetics; HUSLAB and Haartman Institute, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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Martín-Lagos Maldonado A, Martínez Tirado MDP, García Villanoba P, Casado Caballero FJ. [Metastasis from the cecal appendix as the first manifestation of a pancreatic carcinoma. Atypical cecal metastasis]. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2014; 37:468-70. [PMID: 25053369 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2013.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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