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Dietl AK, Beckmann MW, Stuebs FA, Gass P, Emons J, Hartmann A, Erber R. PD-L1 Expression and Silva Invasion Pattern in Villoglandular Adenocarcinoma of the Uterine Cervix. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2024; 43:397-404. [PMID: 38293999 DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000001006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Villoglandular adenocarcinoma (VGA) of the uterine cervix is a rare subtype of endocervical adenocarcinoma in young women. Between 2007 and 2020, all women with endocervical adenocarcinoma were retrospectively reviewed to find patients with VGA. Eight patients in whom pure VGA had been diagnosed were included. The mean age at initial diagnosis was 36.3 years (range 24-46). After surgical treatment, patients were followed up for 59 months (range 16-150). To date, all patients are alive with no evidence of disease. Neither lymph node involvement nor lymphovascular invasion was found. Furthermore, we examined the samples with a focus on morphological invasion pattern (Silva), stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (sTILs), and immunohistochemical programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression. PD-L1 expression was observed in 7/8 using the combined positive score (cutoff≥1%), 1/8 of VGAs using the tumor proportion score (cutoff≥1%), and 7/8 using the immune cell (cutoff≥1%). Using combined positive score and immune cell, PD-L1 expression was seen in 7/8 of pattern B and C tumors, with significantly higher expression in tumors with destructive-type patterns ( P <0.05, A vs. B+C). Using tumor proportion score, no significant difference in PD-L1 expression was seen between VGAs with different invasion patterns. VGAs demonstrated twice higher sTILs in tumors with destructive-type invasion patterns. Our observations suggest that PD-L1 expression, tumor invasion patterns, and sTILs do not correlate with the excellent prognosis of pure VGA.
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Sun Y, Lin W, Zou Q, Zheng W, Zhang H, Zhou F. Gastric Type Endocervical Adenocarcinoma With Concurrent High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion: A Clinicopathologic Study of Three Patients. Int J Surg Pathol 2024:10668969241241637. [PMID: 38562048 DOI: 10.1177/10668969241241637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVE We investigate gastric-type endocervical adenocarcinoma (ECA), a prominent HPV-independent adenocarcinoma, and its coexistence with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) through the examination of three such tumors. METHODS In this study, we conducted an in-depth review of three patients with gastric-type ECA, each associated with high-risk HPV infection as detected on Pap smears. We detailed the clinical and pathological features of each patient and utilized RNAscope for high-risk HPV testing to ascertain HPV status in both gastric-type ECA and HSIL components. Immunohistochemistry with p16, p53, and other biomarkers was also applied. RESULTS The gastric-type ECA component, characterized by well-differentiated glands with abundant, clear to eosinophilic cytoplasm, distinct cellular borders, and pale nuclei with conspicuous nucleoli, tested negative for both p16 and high-risk HPV, unlike the concurrent HSIL components which were positive. Additionally, two tumors showed aberrant p53 protein expression in the gastric-type ECA areas, and elevated carbohydrate antigen19-9 levels were noted in two patients. Treatment consisted of total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, supplemented by chemotherapy and/or radiation, with disease-free intervals of 24, 12, and 40 months post-treatment, respectively. CONCLUSION This study highlights the critical need for meticulous diagnostic protocols that combine morphological examination, immunohistochemistry, and HPV RNA in situ hybridization. The rarity of gastric-type ECA coexisting with HPV infection underscores the necessity for continuous research and vigilant monitoring in the field of gynecological oncology.
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- Yao Sun
- Departments of Pathology, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Pathology, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, China
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Liu Q, Chen L, Yu M, Zhou X, Zhang X, Zheng W, Niu S, Zhou F. Prevalence of cervical precancers or cancers in women with ASC-H/HSIL cytology according to Aptima HPV (AHPV) assay-detected HPV genotypes and age. J Cancer 2024; 15:140-148. [PMID: 38164279 PMCID: PMC10751681 DOI: 10.7150/jca.89715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Objective: Aimed to potentially risk-stratify patients with different cervical cytology diagnoses, by HPV genotypes and/or age, we have conducted a series of studies to examine the prevalence of cervical precancers and cancers for women with different cytology diagnoses. This paper will be focusing on patients with ASC-H/HSIL cytology. Methods: In total, 1183 patients aged 20-78 years with atypical squamous cells, cannot rule out HSIL (ASC-H)/HSIL by cytology underwent AHPV assay and cervical biopsy in a developed region in southern China were included in this study. Results: Overall, 59.2% women with ASC-H/HSIL cytology had cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)2/3 lesions while 1.6% had adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) lesions. Compared to other groups, HPV-16+ group (80.8%) showed a significantly higher prevalence of CIN2/3 than other genotype+ groups (p<0.0001). Further, HPV-16+ (9.3%) or HPV-18/45+ (6.3%) group showed a significantly higher prevalence of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) than other genotype+ groups (p<0.0001). The prevalence of AIS glandular lesions in HPV-18/45+ group (13.8%) is significantly higher than other genotype groups (p<0.0001). When stratified by age, younger group showed a significantly higher prevalence of CIN2/3 (p=0.009) while older group presented an obvious higher prevalence of SCC (p<0.0001). Conclusions: In this patient population, among women with ASC-H/HSIL cytology, HPV positive groups are at significantly higher risk of CIN2/3 compared to HPV negative group. Specifically, prevalence of CIN2/3 and SCC is significantly higher in HPV-16+ group while AIS lesions are more prevalent among HPV-18/45+ patients. In addition, younger group showed a significantly higher prevalence of CIN2/3 while older group presented an obvious higher prevalence of SCC.
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- Qin Liu
- Departments of Pathology, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
- Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310006, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310006, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310006, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310006, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310006, China
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
- Department of Pathology, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
- Department of Pathology, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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Wang S, Zhou X, Niu S, Chen L, Zhang H, Chen H, Zhou F. Assessment of HER2 in Gastric-Type Endocervical Adenocarcinoma and its Prognostic Significance. Mod Pathol 2023; 36:100148. [PMID: 36841435 DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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As the most common type of human papillomavirus-independent endocervical adenocarcinomas (ECAs), gastric-type endocervical adenocarcinomas (GEAs) account for approximately 10% of all ECAs. Although anti-HER2 therapy has been proven effective in many cancers, it has not been used in ECAs, including GEAs, which is at least partly due to the lack of a well-defined guideline. Limited available data regarding HER2 in GEAs and ECAs have considerable variations likely caused by variations in the tumor type selection, testing methods, and scoring criteria. Here, we selected 58 GEA cases to examine the HER2 status using immunohistochemistry and fluorescent in situ hybridization and investigate the prognostic value and their association with other known or potential prognostic factors. When strong complete or lateral/basolateral membranous reactivity in ≥10% tumor cells was used to define HER2 positivity, relatively high prevalence of HER2 overexpression (10/58[17.2%]) and amplification (9/58 [15.5%]), as well as high immunohistochemistry-fluorescent in situ hybridization concordance rate (9/10 [90%]) was found in GEAs. A lateral/basolateral staining pattern ("U-shaped") was observed, at least focally, in most of HER2-positive (3+) and equivocal (2+) tumors. Notably, considerable heterogeneity of HER2 expression was observed in HER2 positive and equivocal cases (80.0% and 83.3%, respectively). HER2 overexpression and amplification were associated with worse progression-free survival (P = .047 and P = .032, respectively). Programmed death-ligand 1 expression was associated with worse progression-free survival (P = .032), whereas mutant-type p53 demonstrated no prognostic significance. Our work laid a solid foundation for the eventual development of a future standard HER2 testing guideline for GEAs.
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- Su Wang
- Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Department of Pathology, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Gynecology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Departments of Pathology, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Department of Pathology, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas.
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- Department of Pathology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Zhong F, Li Z, Sun Y, Xiao Y, Li J, Zhou X, Cong Q, Sui L, Tao X, Zhao C. HPV genotyping of cervical histologic specimens of 61, 422 patients from the largest women hospital in China. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1161631. [PMID: 37064129 PMCID: PMC10090690 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1161631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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ObjectivesWe investigated HPV genotypes in a large cohort of patients with definitive cervical histologic diagnosis.MethodsHPV testing was performed by real-time PCR assay, including 18 high-risk HPV (hrHPV) and 3 low-risk HPV (lrHPV). Totally 61,422 patients with documented HPV genotyping results within 6 months before cervical histologic diagnoses were included.ResultsHrHPV positive rate was 55.1% among all tested cases with the highest in adenosquamous carcinoma (94.1%), followed by squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (93.7%), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3 (CIN2/3) (92.8%). HrHPV positive rates were significantly higher in high-grade squamous lesions than in those in glandular lesions. HPV16 was the most common genotype followed by HPV52 and HPV58 in CIN2/3. The most frequent hrHPV genotype in adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) was HPV18, followed by HPV16, HPV45 and HPV52. In SCC cases, HPV16 was the most common type followed by HPV58, HPV52, HPV18 and HPV33. However, HPV18 showed significantly higher prevalence in adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma than in that in SCC. Theoretically, the protective rates of 2/4-valent and 9-valent vaccine were 69.1% and 85.8% for cervical cancers.ConclusionsThe prevalence of HPV genotypes in Chinese population was different from that in Western population. Some hrHPV types were identified in cervical precancerous lesions and cancers, which are not included in current HPV vaccines. These data provide baseline knowledge for future HPV vaccine development.
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- Fangfang Zhong
- Department of Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinan Maternity and Child Care Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Xiang Tao, ; Chengquan Zhao,
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- *Correspondence: Xiang Tao, ; Chengquan Zhao,
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Li Y, Jia M, Cao L, Yu J, Gao H, Sun PL. Silva cumulative score and its relationship with prognosis in Endocervical adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:1172. [PMID: 36376880 PMCID: PMC9661810 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-10270-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background The Silva system has been demonstrated to have a good predictive value of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in endocervical adenocarcinoma (EAC). Tumours were classified based on the highest identified pattern of invasion in this system, this may not exactly reflect the true situation when it presents with a “mixed pattern” in some cases. Recent study has shown that patients with lymphovascular invasion (LVI) have worse prognosis in EAC. Here we design a Silva cumulative score (SCS) system which also combined the LVI status to explore its prognostic role in EAC patients. Methods A total of 120 patients with EAC were included in this study. Clinicopathological characteristics were retrospectively retrieved from the medical records and follow-up data were obtained. The clinicopathological information included age at diagnosis, depth of invasion (DOI), LNM, LVI, Silva classification, and SCS. SCS is a classification system based on the sum score of different Silva pattern which is founded on morphological phenomena. The relationships between the pathological characteristics and prognoses were analyzed. Results According to the Silva system, 11 (9.2%), 22 (18.3%) and 87 (72.5%) patients had patterns A, B, and C, respectively. Patients with pattern C had the highest incidence of LVI and LNM (p < 0.05). Although the Kaplan-Meier curves demonstrated that survival decreased with increasing Silva classification for A-C cancers, there was no statistically significant difference [disease-free survival (DFS): p = 0.181; overall survival (OS): p = 0.205]. There were 45 cases presented as mixed-type of Silva patterns. According to the SCS, 23 cases (19.2%) were rated as grade I, 31 cases (25.8%) as grade II and 66 (55.0%) cases as grade III. Patients with SCS grade III had the highest incidence of LVI and LNM (p < 0.05). Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed that patients with higher SCS had significantly shorter DFS and OS than those with lower SCS (p < 0.05). High SCS was an independent predictor of poorer OS and DFS (p < 0.05) in patients with EAC. Conclusions The application of the Silva system could effectively predict the LNM of patients and may be helpful in selecting an appropriate surgical procedure. The SCS system we designed showed a good predictive value for DFS and OS in EAC.
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