BACKGROUND: Maspin is a member of the serpin family of protease inhibitors and is thought to inhibit carcinoma invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis and induce apoptosis. We examined maspin expression immunohistochem...BACKGROUND: Maspin is a member of the serpin family of protease inhibitors and is thought to inhibit carcinoma invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis and induce apoptosis. We examined maspin expression immunohistochemically and assessed its significance in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas. METHODS: We examined 39 surgically resected specimens of IPMN that included 17 adenomas (IPMAs), 5 borderline tumors (IPMBs), 4 non-invasive carcinomas (non-invasive IPMCs), and 13 invasive carcinomas (invasive IPMCs). Immunostaining was performed according to the EnVision ChemMate method. The degree of maspin expression was scored and assessed according to the percentage and staining intensity of positive cells. RESULTS: Maspin expression was minimal in normal pancreatic duct epithelium, whereas in IPMNs, maspin was expressed in neoplasms of all stages. Maspin expression increased with increasing grade from IPMAs, IPMBs, to non-invasive IPMCs but decreased significantly in invasive IPMCs. No specific association between maspin expression and mucin type was found. Analysis of maspin expression with respect to clinicopathologic factors in cases of invasive IPMC revealed a greater extent of invasion in cases of low maspin expression and significantly fewer apoptotic cells in the tumor.CONCLUSIONS: Maspin was expressed at high levels in IPMNs at various stages from adenoma to invasive carcinoma, and our results suggest that maspin may be involved in the occurrence and progression of IPMN. In addition, our data suggest that the apoptosis-inducing action of maspin suppresses invasion and progression of IPMN.展开更多
BACKGROUND Gastric gastrinoma and spontaneous tumor regression are both very rarely encountered.We report the first case of spontaneous regression of gastric gastrinoma.CASE SUMMARY A 37-year-old man with a 9-year his...BACKGROUND Gastric gastrinoma and spontaneous tumor regression are both very rarely encountered.We report the first case of spontaneous regression of gastric gastrinoma.CASE SUMMARY A 37-year-old man with a 9-year history of chronic abdominal pain was referred for evaluation of an 8 cm mass in the lesser omentum discovered incidentally on abdominal computed tomography.The tumor was diagnosed as grade 2 neuroendocrine neoplasm(NEN)on endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.Screening esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a 7 mm red polypoid lesion with central depression in the gastric antrum,also confirmed to be a grade 2 NEN.Laparoscopic removal of the abdominal mass confirmed it to be a metastatic gastrinoma lesion.The gastric lesion was subsequently diagnosed as primary gastric gastrinoma.Three months later,the gastric lesion had disappeared without treatment.The patient remains symptom-free with normal fasting serum gastrin and no recurrence of gastrinoma during 36 mo of follow-up.CONCLUSION Gastric gastrinoma may arise as a polypoid lesion in the gastric antrum.Spontaneous regression can rarely occur after biopsy.展开更多
BACKGROUND:Although invasive ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas(PDAC) manifests as a relatively uniform histomorphological feature of the pancreatobiliary type,it may be complicated by metaplastic changes and heter...BACKGROUND:Although invasive ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas(PDAC) manifests as a relatively uniform histomorphological feature of the pancreatobiliary type,it may be complicated by metaplastic changes and heterogeneous gastric and intestinal elements.This study aimed to investigate the complication rate and clinicopathological significance of such heterogeneous elements.METHODS:Fifty-nine patients who underwent resection of PDAC were examined in this study.Immunohistochemically,tumors showing high expression(>25%) of the intestinal-type(INT) marker CDX2 were classified as PDAC with INT.Those with high expression(>25%) of the gastric-type(GAS) marker MUC5AC were classified as PDAC with GAS,while those with high expression of both markers were classified as PDAC with INT/GAS.These patients were compared with those with PDAC of the negative group in which neither markers was highly expressed to examine their clinicopathological significance.RESULTS:In the 59 patients,31(52.5%) showed high CDX2 or MUC5AC expression.Twenty-eight patients(47.5%) belonged to a negative group,11(18.6%) to a PDAC with INT group,15(25.4%) to a PDAC with GAS group,and 5(8.5%) to a PDAC with INT/GAS group.No significant differences were observed for age,gender,size,localization,T classification,or prognosis among the four groups.Although the PDAC with GAS group had well differentiated types significantly more than the other groups,the rate of lymph node metastasis in this group was significantly higher(PDAC with GAS:73%;other groups:36%).CONCLUSION:Complications with heterogeneous elements are not uncommon in PDAC,and this should be considered during the diagnosis and treatment of PDAC along with histogenesis of the disease.展开更多
A 67-year-old man visited our hospital with a history of continuous hematochezia leading to hemorrhagic shock.An abdominal computed tomography scan re-vealed a large mass in the ascending colon invading the duodenum a...A 67-year-old man visited our hospital with a history of continuous hematochezia leading to hemorrhagic shock.An abdominal computed tomography scan re-vealed a large mass in the ascending colon invading the duodenum and pancreatic head as well as extra-vasation of blood from the gastroduodenal artery(GDA) into the colon.Colonoscopy revealed an irregular ulcerative lesion and stenosis in the ascending colon.Therefore,right hemicolectomy combined with pylorus-preser ving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed.Histologically,the tumor was classified as a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma.Moreover,cancer cells were mainly located in the colon but had also invaded the duode-num and pancreas and involved the GDA.Immunohistochemically,the tumor cells were positive for cytokeratin(CK)20 and carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA)but not forCK7 and carbohydrate antigen(CA)19-9.The patient died 23 d after the surgery because he had another episode of arterial bleeding from the anastomosis site.Although En bloc resection of the tumor with pancreatico duodenectomy and colectomy performed for locally advanced colon cancer can ensure long-term survival,patients undergoing these procedures should be carefully monitored,particularly when the tumor involves the main artery.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND: Maspin is a member of the serpin family of protease inhibitors and is thought to inhibit carcinoma invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis and induce apoptosis. We examined maspin expression immunohistochemically and assessed its significance in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas. METHODS: We examined 39 surgically resected specimens of IPMN that included 17 adenomas (IPMAs), 5 borderline tumors (IPMBs), 4 non-invasive carcinomas (non-invasive IPMCs), and 13 invasive carcinomas (invasive IPMCs). Immunostaining was performed according to the EnVision ChemMate method. The degree of maspin expression was scored and assessed according to the percentage and staining intensity of positive cells. RESULTS: Maspin expression was minimal in normal pancreatic duct epithelium, whereas in IPMNs, maspin was expressed in neoplasms of all stages. Maspin expression increased with increasing grade from IPMAs, IPMBs, to non-invasive IPMCs but decreased significantly in invasive IPMCs. No specific association between maspin expression and mucin type was found. Analysis of maspin expression with respect to clinicopathologic factors in cases of invasive IPMC revealed a greater extent of invasion in cases of low maspin expression and significantly fewer apoptotic cells in the tumor.CONCLUSIONS: Maspin was expressed at high levels in IPMNs at various stages from adenoma to invasive carcinoma, and our results suggest that maspin may be involved in the occurrence and progression of IPMN. In addition, our data suggest that the apoptosis-inducing action of maspin suppresses invasion and progression of IPMN.
文摘BACKGROUND Gastric gastrinoma and spontaneous tumor regression are both very rarely encountered.We report the first case of spontaneous regression of gastric gastrinoma.CASE SUMMARY A 37-year-old man with a 9-year history of chronic abdominal pain was referred for evaluation of an 8 cm mass in the lesser omentum discovered incidentally on abdominal computed tomography.The tumor was diagnosed as grade 2 neuroendocrine neoplasm(NEN)on endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.Screening esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a 7 mm red polypoid lesion with central depression in the gastric antrum,also confirmed to be a grade 2 NEN.Laparoscopic removal of the abdominal mass confirmed it to be a metastatic gastrinoma lesion.The gastric lesion was subsequently diagnosed as primary gastric gastrinoma.Three months later,the gastric lesion had disappeared without treatment.The patient remains symptom-free with normal fasting serum gastrin and no recurrence of gastrinoma during 36 mo of follow-up.CONCLUSION Gastric gastrinoma may arise as a polypoid lesion in the gastric antrum.Spontaneous regression can rarely occur after biopsy.
文摘BACKGROUND:Although invasive ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas(PDAC) manifests as a relatively uniform histomorphological feature of the pancreatobiliary type,it may be complicated by metaplastic changes and heterogeneous gastric and intestinal elements.This study aimed to investigate the complication rate and clinicopathological significance of such heterogeneous elements.METHODS:Fifty-nine patients who underwent resection of PDAC were examined in this study.Immunohistochemically,tumors showing high expression(>25%) of the intestinal-type(INT) marker CDX2 were classified as PDAC with INT.Those with high expression(>25%) of the gastric-type(GAS) marker MUC5AC were classified as PDAC with GAS,while those with high expression of both markers were classified as PDAC with INT/GAS.These patients were compared with those with PDAC of the negative group in which neither markers was highly expressed to examine their clinicopathological significance.RESULTS:In the 59 patients,31(52.5%) showed high CDX2 or MUC5AC expression.Twenty-eight patients(47.5%) belonged to a negative group,11(18.6%) to a PDAC with INT group,15(25.4%) to a PDAC with GAS group,and 5(8.5%) to a PDAC with INT/GAS group.No significant differences were observed for age,gender,size,localization,T classification,or prognosis among the four groups.Although the PDAC with GAS group had well differentiated types significantly more than the other groups,the rate of lymph node metastasis in this group was significantly higher(PDAC with GAS:73%;other groups:36%).CONCLUSION:Complications with heterogeneous elements are not uncommon in PDAC,and this should be considered during the diagnosis and treatment of PDAC along with histogenesis of the disease.
文摘A 67-year-old man visited our hospital with a history of continuous hematochezia leading to hemorrhagic shock.An abdominal computed tomography scan re-vealed a large mass in the ascending colon invading the duodenum and pancreatic head as well as extra-vasation of blood from the gastroduodenal artery(GDA) into the colon.Colonoscopy revealed an irregular ulcerative lesion and stenosis in the ascending colon.Therefore,right hemicolectomy combined with pylorus-preser ving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed.Histologically,the tumor was classified as a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma.Moreover,cancer cells were mainly located in the colon but had also invaded the duode-num and pancreas and involved the GDA.Immunohistochemically,the tumor cells were positive for cytokeratin(CK)20 and carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA)but not forCK7 and carbohydrate antigen(CA)19-9.The patient died 23 d after the surgery because he had another episode of arterial bleeding from the anastomosis site.Although En bloc resection of the tumor with pancreatico duodenectomy and colectomy performed for locally advanced colon cancer can ensure long-term survival,patients undergoing these procedures should be carefully monitored,particularly when the tumor involves the main artery.
