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Nunobe S, Ri M, Yamazaki K, Uraoka M, Ohata K, Kitazono I, Terashima M, Yamagata Y, Tanabe S, Abe N, Tsuji T, Niimi K, Kawakubo H, Tsukada T, Kitashiro S, Ishizuka N, Hiki N. Safety and feasibility of laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for duodenal neoplasm: a retrospective multicenter study. Endoscopy 2021; 53:1065-1068. [PMID: 33264810 DOI: 10.1055/a-1327-5939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND A delayed perforation can often occur after endoscopic treatment for duodenal neoplasms and may be fatal due to leakage of pancreatic and bile juices. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for duodenal neoplasms (D-LECS) in a multicenter, retrospective study. METHODS The clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of 206 patients with duodenal neoplasms in whom D-LECS had initially been attempted at one of 14 institutions were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Of the 206 patients, 63 (30.6 %), 128 (62.1 %), and 15 patients (7.3 %) had lesions at the bulb, second portion, and third portion of the duodenum, respectively. The rates of en bloc and R0 resections during D-LECS were 96.1 % and 95.1 %, respectively. Intraoperative and delayed perforations occurred in 10 (4.9 %) and 5 patients (2.4 %), respectively. No cases of recurrence were observed. Surgical duration of ≥ 180 minutes was an independent risk factor for postoperative complications. CONCLUSIONS The results revealed that D-LECS was performed with oncological safety and technical feasibility.
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- Souya Nunobe
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Ariake Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Ariake Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Kishiwada Tokusyukai Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine Research and Development Center for New Medical Frontiers, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Trial Planning and Management, Cancer Institute Ariake Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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Aryal B, Shimizu T, Kadono J, Furoi A, Komokata T, Kitazono I, Koriyama C, Yamakuchi M, Hashiguchi T, Imoto Y. Post-Resection Exhaustion of Intra-Platelet Serotonin: Also an Indicator of Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence? J Cancer 2017; 8:3984-3991. [PMID: 29187873 PMCID: PMC5706000 DOI: 10.7150/jca.20971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purpose: Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is well known for its growth stimulatory effect on several types of carcinoma and tumor cells. Since a large portion of 5-HT is stored and transported by platelets, the aim of this study was to assess the influence of platelet-sequestered 5-HT on post-resection hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence. Methods: This pilot study was conducted in a cohort of forty patients diagnosed with HCC undergoing partial hepatectomy. 5-HT levels in serum, plasma and intra-platelet (IP) were monitored preoperatively and four weeks after liver resection. The patients were followed every three months after the surgery. Results: Follow-up was standardized to a fixed length of time. Fifteen patients (37.5%) developed HCC recurrence during 18 months follow-up. Patients with recurrence had significantly reduced serum and IP 5-HT levels at four weeks of liver resection (P = 0.003 and P = 0.014 respectively). Accordingly, in the Cox regression hazard model, serum and IP 5-HT were able to independently predict the recurrence (hazard ratio = 0.1, 95% confidence interval = 0.01 - 0.75 and hazard ratio = 0.1, 95% confidence interval = 0.01 - 0.89 respectively). The optimal cut-off value of 42.77 ng/ml for serum [area under the curve (AUC): 0.78, P = 0.003] and 0.3117 ng per 106 platelets (AUC: 0.733, P = 0.015), on receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve corresponded to maximum sensitivity and specificity of prediction. The disease free interval was significantly worse in patients with low serum and IP 5-HT (P = 0.001 and P = 0.029 respectively). Conclusion: IP 5-HT monitored during early follow-up, after liver resection may represent a useful marker of early HCC recurrence.
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- Bibek Aryal
- Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University 890-8520, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory and Vascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University 890-8520, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kirishima Medical Center, Kirishima 899-5112, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kagoshima Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Kagoshima 892-0853, Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University 890-8520, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory and Vascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory and Vascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University 890-8520, Kagoshima, Japan
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Inoue M, Kadono J, Sugita H, Nakazono T, Motoi S, Kitazono I, Goto Y, Fukukura Y, Yoshimitsu M, Misaka T, Imoto Y. Impact of chemotherapy on eosinophilia-associated advanced rectal cancer: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 2016; 12:5269-5274. [PMID: 28105235 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.5364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The present study reports a case of eosinophilia-associated rectal cancer that was successfully stabilized using chemotherapy, and reviews the mechanisms of eosinophilia and the importance of chemotherapy. A 65-year-old man, who had previously been diagnosed with suspected rectal cancer, presented with the chief complaint of melena. Eosinophilia, abnormal blood coagulation, and elevated carcinoembryonic antigen and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 tumor marker levels were observed, and the patient was subsequently diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer accompanied by multiple lymph node metastases that extended from the para-aortic lymph nodes to the left axillary lymph nodes. The complication of deep vein thrombosis was also observed. Tumor hemorrhage was exacerbated, and thus, Hartmann's procedure was performed. Pathological findings included poorly- to moderately-differentiated adenocarcinoma; however, no eosinophil infiltration was observed within the tumor. Following surgery, the eosinophilia and lymph node metastasis were exacerbated, and an oxaliplatin plus capecitabine chemotherapy regimen was initiated. The patient's eosinophil count and tumor marker levels normalized, and the lymph nodes decreased in size; however, re-enlargement of the lymph nodes was observed 6 months after surgery. The patient was then administered a chemotherapeutic regimen of irinotecan/fluorouracil/folinic acid + bevacizumab, and stable disease was maintained until pleural and peritoneal dissemination were observed at 22 months post-surgery. Following a rapid deterioration in condition, the patient succumbed to the disease at 23 months post-surgery. The present case indicates that although eosinophilia-associated colon cancer exhibits a poor prognosis, early chemotherapeutic intervention may improve this.
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- Maki Inoue
- Department of Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kirishima Medical Center, Kirishima, Kagoshima 899-5112, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Immunology, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kirishima Medical Center, Kirishima, Kagoshima 899-5112, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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Shibahara H, Higashi M, Yokoyama S, Rousseau K, Kitazono I, Osako M, Shirahama H, Tashiro Y, Kurumiya Y, Narita M, Kuze S, Hasagawa H, Kato T, Kubota H, Suzuki H, Arai T, Sakai Y, Yuasa N, Fujino M, Kondo S, Okamoto Y, Yamamoto T, Hiromatsu T, Sasaki E, Shirai K, Kawai S, Hattori K, Tsuji H, Okochi O, Sakamoto M, Kondo A, Konishi N, Batra SK, Yonezawa S. A comprehensive expression analysis of mucins in appendiceal carcinoma in a multicenter study: MUC3 is a novel prognostic factor. PLoS One 2014; 9:e115613. [PMID: 25551773 PMCID: PMC4281150 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mucins are implicated in survival in various cancers, but there have been no report addressed on survival in appendiceal carcinoma, an uncommon disease with different clinical and pathological features from those of other colon cancers. We aimed to investigate the clinical implications of expression of mucins in appendiceal carcinoma. METHODS Expression profiles of MUC1, MUC2, MUC3, MUC4, MUC5AC, MUC6, MUC16 and MUC17 in cancer tissue were examined by immunohistochemistry in 108 cases of surgically resected appendiceal carcinoma. RESULTS The following relationships of mucins with clinicopathologic factors were identified: MUC1 with positive lymphatic invasion (p = 0.036); MUC2 with histological type (mucinous carcinoma, p<0.001), superficial invasion depth (p = 0.007), negative venous invasion (p = 0.003), and curative resection (p = 0.019); MUC3 with non-curative resection (p = 0.017); MUC5AC with histological type (mucinous carcinoma, p = 0.002), negative lymphatic invasion (p = 0.021), and negative venous invasion (p = 0.022); and MUC16 with positive lymph node metastasis (p = 0.035), positive venous invasion (p<0.05), and non-curative resection (p = 0.035). A poor prognosis was related to positive lymph node metastasis (p = 0.04), positive lymphatic invasion (p = 0.02), positive venous invasion (p<0.001), non-curative resection (p<0.001), and positive expression of MUC3 (p = 0.004). In multivariate analysis, positive venous invasion (HR: 6.93, 95% CI: 1.93-24.96, p = 0.003), non-curative resection (HR: 10.19, 95% CI: 3.05-34.07, p<0.001) and positive MUC3 expression (HR: 3.37, 95% CI: 1.13-10.03, p = 0.03) were identified as significant independent prognostic factors in patients with appendiceal carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS Expression of MUC3 in appendiceal carcinoma is an independent factor for poor prognosis and a useful predictor of outcome in patients with appendiceal carcinoma after surgery.
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- Department of Human Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Human Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kagoshima Medical Association Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Imakiire General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Imakiire General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Chutoen General Medical Center, Kakegawa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Sakashita Hospital, Nakatsugawa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shizuoka Saiseikai General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kamiiida Daiichi General Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yamashita Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tsushima City Hospital, Tsushima, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toyota Memorial Hospital, Toyota, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tosei General Hospital, Seto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagoya Tokushukai General Hospital, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Matsusaka General Hospital, Matsusaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi, Japan
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Buffett Cancer Center, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Human Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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Shibahara H, Higashi M, Koriyama C, Yokoyama S, Kitazono I, Kurumiya Y, Narita M, Kuze S, Kyokane T, Mita S, Arai T, Kato T, Yuasa N, Yamaguchi R, Kubota H, Suzuki H, Baba S, Rousseau K, Batra SK, Yonezawa S. Pathobiological implications of mucin (MUC) expression in the outcome of small bowel cancer. PLoS One 2014; 9:e86111. [PMID: 24722639 PMCID: PMC3982950 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mucins have been associated with survival in various cancer patients, but there have been no studies of mucins in small bowel carcinoma (SBC). In this study, we investigated the relationships between mucin expression and clinicopathologic factors in 60 SBC cases, in which expression profiles of MUC1, MUC2, MUC3, MUC4, MUC5AC, MUC6 and MUC16 in cancer and normal tissues were examined by immunohistochemistry. MUC1, MUC5AC and MUC16 expression was increased in SBC lesions compared to the normal epithelium, and expression of these mucins was related to clinicopathologic factors, as follows: MUC1 [tumor location (p = 0.019), depth (p = 0.017) and curability (p = 0.007)], MUC5AC [tumor location (p = 0.063) and lymph node metastasis (p = 0.059)], and MUC16 [venous invasion (p = 0.016) and curability (p = 0.016)]. Analysis of 58 cases with survival data revealed five factors associated with a poor prognosis: poorly-differentiated or neuroendocrine histological type (p<0.001), lymph node metastasis (p<0.001), lymphatic invasion (p = 0.026), venous invasion (p<0.001) and curative resection (p<0.001), in addition to expression of MUC1 (p = 0.042), MUC5AC (p = 0.007) and MUC16 (p<0.001). In subsequent multivariate analysis with curability as the covariate, lymph node metastasis, venous invasion, and MUC5AC and/or MUC16 expression were significantly related to the prognosis. Multivariate analysis in curative cases (n = 45) showed that SBC with MUC5AC and/or MUC16 expression had a significantly independent high hazard risk after adjusting for the effects of venous invasion (hazard ratio: 5.6, 95% confidence interval: 1.8-17). In conclusion, the study shows that a MUC5AC-positive and/or MUC16-positive status is useful as a predictor of a poor outcome in patients with SBC.
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- Department of Human Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Chutoen General Medical Center, Kakegawa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Chutoen General Medical Center, Kakegawa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Chita City Hospital, Chita, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kasugai Municipal Hospital, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, University Hospital Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Human Pathology, Field of Oncology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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Kitazono I, Saigenji H. [Long-term survival of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the chest wall by multidisciplinary treatment]. Kyobu Geka 2007; 60:221-4. [PMID: 17352141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We report a case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the chest wall. A 70-year-old man admitted for recurrent chest wall tumor diagnosed for MFH histologically and resected 7 months and 13 months before admission. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a tumor located at right posterior chest wall. In May 1997, resection of the tumor was done (the 3rd operation), but metastasis to the ribs (the 4th operation), subcutaneous tissue (the 5th operation), and local recurrence (the 6th operation) was found within 4 years postoperatively. Resection was done for each metastasis, and postoperative radiotherapy (66 Gy) and chemotherapy (CYVADIC) were done. The patient is doing well without apparent recurrence 57 months after last surgery, and survives 113 months after initial surgery. Multidisciplinary treatment may provide longer survival for patients with MFH of the chest wall.
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- Iwao Kitazono
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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