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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Genetic profile of adenoid cystic carcinomas (ACC) with high-grade transformation versus solid type

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Author(s):
Costa, Ana Flavia [1] ; Altemani, Albina [1] ; Vekony, Hedy [2] ; Bloemena, Elisabeth [2] ; Fresno, Florentino [3] ; Suarez, Carlos [4] ; Llorente, Jose Luis [4] ; Hermsen, Mario [4]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Pathol, Campinas - Brazil
[2] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Med Ctr, Dept Pathol, Amsterdam - Netherlands
[3] Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Dept Pathol, IUOPA, Oviedo - Spain
[4] Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Dept Otolaryngol, IUOPA, Oviedo - Spain
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: ANALYTICAL CELLULAR PATHOLOGY; v. 33, n. 5-6, p. 217-228, 2010.
Web of Science Citations: 6
Abstract

Background: ACC can occasionally undergo dedifferentiation also referred to as high-grade transformation (ACC-HGT). However, ACC-HGT can also undergo transformation to adenocarcinomas which are not poorly differentiated. ACC-HGT is generally considered to be an aggressive variant of ACC, even more than solid ACC. This study was aimed to describe the genetic changes of ACC-HGT in relation to clinico-pathological features and to compare results to solid ACC. Methods: Genome-wide DNA copy number changes were analyzed by microarray CGH in ACC-HGT, 4 with transformation into moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma (MDA) and two into poorly differentiated carcinoma (PDC), 5 solid ACC. In addition, Ki-67 index and p53 immunopositivity was assessed. Results: ACC-HGT carried fewer copy number changes compared to solid ACC. Two ACC-HGT cases harboured a breakpoint at 6q23, near the cMYB oncogene. The complexity of the genomic profile concurred with the clinical course of the patient. Among the ACC-HGT, p53 positivity significantly increased from the conventional to the transformed (both MDA and PDC) component. Conclusion: ACC-HGT may not necessarily reflect a more advanced stage of tumor progression, but rather a transformation to another histological form in which the poorly differentiated forms (PDC) presents a genetic complexity similar to the solid ACC. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 09/54377-2 - Identification of genetic and epigenetic alterations in adenoid cystic carcinoma with high-grade transformation
Grantee:Ana Flávia de Mattos Costa
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate