Quantitative expansion of structural genomic alterations in the spectrum of neuroendocrine lung carcinomas

The Journal of Pathology
Mathias GuggerLuca Mazzucchelli

Abstract

The pathogenesis and interrelationships of neuroendocrine lung carcinomas are not well understood. Tissue macro-arrays prepared from surgical resection specimens from 35 patients with typical carcinoid (TC), six with atypical carcinoid (AC), 13 with large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC), and 15 with small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) were investigated by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemistry. Hybridizations with locus-specific DNA probes demonstrated a high incidence of deletion for the tumour suppressor genes p53 and retinoblastoma (Rb), and for the oncogene cyclin D1, comparable in all carcinoma types. Similarly, an increase of DNA copy number for the Her-2/neu and c-myc oncogenes was noted in all neoplasms. A more detailed quantitative analysis of the results, however, demonstrated increasing numbers of cells harbouring these genomic alterations, from low-grade TC to highly malignant SCLC, with the exception of cyclin D1 deletion. Mutations of the p53 and Rb genes, as assayed by immunohistochemical studies, were observed at high incidence in high-grade carcinomas, compared with a low incidence in the low-grade carcinomas. Conversely, in all carcinoma types, neither membrane-bound Her-2/neu no...Continue Reading

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