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Stolnicu S, Hoang L, Zhou Q, Iasonos A, Terinte C, Pesci A, Aviel-Ronen S, Kiyokawa T, Alvarado-Cabrero I, Oliva E, Park KJ, Soslow RA. Cervical Adenosquamous Carcinoma: Detailed Analysis of Morphology, Immunohistochemical Profile, and Outcome in 59 Cases. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2023; 42:259-269. [PMID: 36044310 PMCID: PMC9971353 DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Although both the 2014 and 2020 World Health Organization (WHO) criteria require unequivocal glandular and squamous differentiation for a diagnosis of cervical adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC), in practice, ASC diagnoses are often made in tumors that lack unequivocal squamous and/or glandular differentiation. Considering the ambiguous etiologic, morphologic, and clinical features and outcomes associated with ASCs, we sought to redefine these tumors. We reviewed slides from 59 initially diagnosed ASCs (including glassy cell carcinoma and related lesions) to confirm an ASC diagnosis only in the presence of unequivocal malignant glandular and squamous differentiation. Select cases underwent immunohistochemical profiling as well as human papillomavirus (HPV) testing by in situ hybridization. Of the 59 cases originally classified as ASCs, 34 retained their ASC diagnosis, 9 were reclassified as pure invasive stratified mucin-producing carcinomas, 10 as invasive stratified mucin-producing carcinomas with other components (such as HPV-associated mucinous, usual-type, or ASCs), and 4 as HPV-associated usual or mucinous adenocarcinomas with benign-appearing squamous metaplasia. Two glassy adenocarcinomas were reclassified as poorly differentiated HPV-associated carcinomas based on morphology and immunophenotype. There were no significant immunophenotypic differences between ASCs and pure invasive stratified mucin-producing carcinomas with regard to HPV and other markers including p16 expression. Although limited by a small sample size, survival outcomes seemed to be similar between all groups. ASCs should be diagnosed only in the presence of unequivocal malignant glandular and squamous differentiation. The 2 putative glassy cell carcinomas studied did not meet our criteria for ASC and categorizing them as such should be reconsidered.
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- Simona Stolnicu
- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Teng X, Kang S, Li W, Ding H, Ling B, Zhu L, Wang D, Lang J, Liu P, Chen C. Comparison between laparoscopic and abdominal radical hysterectomy for cervical adenosquamous carcinoma at stage IA2 to IIA2: A multicenter retrospective study. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2023. [PMID: 36919234 DOI: 10.1111/jog.15633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to compare the 5-year oncological outcomes of laparoscopic/abdominal radical hysterectomy (LRH/ARH) in patients with cervical adenosquamous carcinoma at stage IA2 to IIA2 based on the 2009 or 2018 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging criteria. METHODS Based on the clinical diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer in China (Four C) database, Cox risk regression models were applied to analyze tumor prognosis treated with ARH/LRH in FIGO 2009 and 2018 IA2-IIA2 patients and stratified findings according to tumor diameter (≤4 and >4 cm subgroups). And to avoid bias, propensity score matching (PSM) was also used for the cohort study. RESULTS Based on FIGO 2009 staging criteria (n = 474), there was no significant difference between the ARH and LRH groups in 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) or overall survival (OS). Lymph node metastasis was a risk factor for 5-year DFS in this stage. After PSM, lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) was an independent risk factor for 5-year OS in the tumors ≤4 cm subgroup. Based on FIGO2018 staging criteria (n = 322), cervical interstitial infiltration depth was an independent risk factor for 5-year OS in the total population and the tumor diameter ≤4 cm subgroup. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic surgery was not a risk factor affecting the oncologic prognosis of adenosquamous carcinoma of the cervix based on either FIGO 2009 or 2018 staging of stage IA2-IIA2. In addition, LRH may be considered for patients with early-stage cervical adenosquamous carcinoma.
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- Xiaohui Teng
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Forth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Yunfu City First People's Hospital, Yunfu, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Stolnicu S, Hoang L, Hanko-Bauer O, Barsan I, Terinte C, Pesci A, Aviel-Ronen S, Kiyokawa T, Alvarado-Cabrero I, Oliva E, Park KJ, Soslow RA. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Cervical adenosquamous carcinoma: detailed analysis of morphology, immunohistochemical profile, and clinical outcomes in 59 cases. Mod Pathol 2019; 32:269-279. [PMID: 30258209 PMCID: PMC6353675 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-018-0123-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Although 2014 World Health Organization criteria require unequivocal glandular and squamous differentiation for a diagnosis of cervical adenosquamous carcinoma, in practice, adenosquamous carcinoma diagnoses are often made in tumors that lack unequivocal squamous and/or glandular differentiation. Considering the ambiguous etiologic, morphological, and clinical features and outcomes associated with adenosquamous carcinomas, we sought to redefine these tumors. We reviewed slides from 59 initially diagnosed adenosquamous carcinomas (including glassy cell carcinoma and related lesions) to confirm an adenosquamous carcinoma diagnosis only in the presence of unequivocal malignant glandular and squamous differentiation. Select cases underwent immunohistochemical profiling as well as human papillomavirus (HPV) testing by in situ hybridization. Of the 59 cases originally classified as adenosquamous carcinomas, 34 retained their adenosquamous carcinoma diagnosis, 9 were reclassified as pure invasive stratified mucin-producing carcinomas, 10 as invasive stratified mucin-producing carcinomas with other components (such as HPV-associated mucinous, usual-type, or adenosquamous carcinomas), and 4 as HPV-associated usual or mucinous adenocarcinomas with benign-appearing squamous metaplasia. Two glassy cell carcinomas were reclassified as poorly differentiated usual-type carcinomas based on morphology and immunophenotype. There were significant immunophenotypic differences between adenosquamous carcinomas and pure invasive stratified mucin-producing carcinomas with regard to HPV (p < 0.0001), PAX8 (p = 0.038; more in adenosquamous carcinoma), p40 (p < 0.0001; more in adenosquamous carcinoma), p63 (p = 0.0018; more in adenosquamous carcinoma) and MUC6 (p < 0.0001; less in adenosquamous carcinoma), HNF-1beta (p = 0.0023), vimentin (p = 0.0003), p53 (p = 0.0004), and CK7 (p = 0.0002) expression. Survival outcomes were similar between all groups. Adenosquamous carcinomas should be diagnosed only in the presence of unequivocal malignant glandular and squamous differentiation. The two putative glassy cell carcinomas studied did not meet our criteria for adenosquamous carcinoma, and categorizing them as such should be reconsidered.
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- Simona Stolnicu
- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania
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- Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Spaans VM, Peters AAW, Fleuren GJ, Jordanova ES. HLA-E expression in cervical adenocarcinomas: association with improved long-term survival. J Transl Med 2012; 10:184. [PMID: 22947189 PMCID: PMC3480912 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-10-184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women worldwide. The most common histopathological subtype is cervical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC, 75-80%), followed by adenocarcinoma (AC) and adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC; together 15-20%). Rising incidence rates of AC have been observed relative and absolute to SCC and evidence is accumulating that cervical AC is a distinct clinical entity. Cervical SCC, ASC, and AC are caused by a persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and failed control of the immune system plays a pivotal role in the carcinogenesis of all three histopathological subtypes. Human leukocyte antigen E (HLA-E), a non-classical HLA class Ib molecule, plays an important role in immune surveillance and immune escape of virally infected cells. In this study we investigated HLA-E expression in three well-defined cohorts of cervical AC, ASC, and SCC patients, and determined whether HLA-E expression was associated with histopathological parameters and patient survival. METHODS AND RESULTS HLA-E expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections of 79 SCC, 38 ASC, and 75 AC patients. All patients included were International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics stage I-II and underwent radical hysterectomy with lymphadenectomy as primary treatment. Significant differences between the histopathological subgroups were detected for age distribution, HPV positivity, HPV type distribution, tumour size, tumour infiltration depth, lymph-vascular space invasion, and adjuvant radiotherapy. High expression of HLA-E was found in 107/192 (56%) cervical carcinomas, with significantly more overexpression in cervical AC compared to SCC and ASC (37/79 SCC, 18/38 ASC, and 52/75 AC; P = 0.010). High HLA-E expression in cervical AC was associated with favourable long term disease-specific and recurrence-free survival (P = 0.005 and P = 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION High expression of HLA-E occurred in the majority of all histopathological subtypes of cervical cancer; especially in cervical AC. High HLA-E expression in cervical AC was associated with improved patient survival. This study also highlights the importance of careful evaluation of cervical carcinomas to distinguish histopathological subtypes. In the future, insight into the biological behaviour and distinct molecular carcinogenetic processes of the AC, ASC, and SCC subtypes may contribute to the development of more tumour-specific treatment strategies.
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- Vivian M Spaans
- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300, RC, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300, RC, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300, RC, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300, RC, Leiden, the Netherlands
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