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Analysis of MYB oncogene in transformed adenoid cystic carcinomas reveals distinct pathways of tumor progression

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Author(s):
Costa, Ana F. [1] ; Altemani, Albina [1] ; Garcia-Inclan, Cristina [2] ; Fresno, Fiorentino [3] ; Suarez, Carlos [2] ; Llorente, Jose L. [2] ; Hermsen, Mario [2]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Dept Pathol, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] IUOPA Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Dept Otolaryngol, Oviedo - Spain
[3] Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Dept Pathol, Oviedo - Spain
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: LABORATORY INVESTIGATION; v. 94, n. 6, p. 692-702, JUN 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 15
Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinomas can occasionally undergo dedifferentiation, a phenomenon also referred to as high-grade transformation. However, cases of adenoid cystic carcinomas have been described showing transformation to adenocarcinomas that are not poorly differentiated, indicating that high-grade transformation may not necessarily reflect a more advanced stage of tumor progression, but rather a transformation to another histological form, which may encompass a wide spectrum of carcinomas in terms of aggressiveness. The aim of this study was to gain more insight in the biology of this pathological phenomenon by means of genetic profiling of both histological components. Using microarray comparative genomic hybridization, we compared the genome-wide DNA copy-number changes of the conventional and transformed area of eight adenoid cystic carcinomas with high-grade transformation, comprising four with transformation into moderately differentiated adenocarcinomas and four into poorly differentiated carcinomas. In general, the poorly differentiated carcinoma cases showed a higher total number of copy-number changes than the moderately differentiated adenocarcinonna cases, and this correlated with a worse clinical course. Special attention was given to chromosomal translocation and protein expression of MYB, recently being considered to be an early and major oncogenic event in adenoid cystic carcinomas. Our data showed that the process of high-grade transformation is not always accompanied by an accumulation of genetic alterations; both conventional and transformed components harbored unique genetic alterations, which indicate a parallel progression. Our data further demonstrated that the MYB/NFIB translocation is not necessarily an early event or fundamental for the progression to adenoid cystic carcinoma with high-grade transformation. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/51571-0 - Identification of genetic and epigenetic alterations in adenoid cystic carcinoma with high-grade transformation
Grantee:Albina Messias de Almeida Milani Altemani
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
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