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A Pacelli

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PubMed1997

Clinical significance of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in transurethral resection specimens.

OBJECTIVES: High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) is the most likely precursor of invasive prostatic adenocarcinoma. The incidence and clinical significance of this lesion have not been previously defined in specimens from transurethral resections of the prostate (TURP). METHODS: To determine the frequency of PIN in TURP specimens and its relationship with adenocarcinoma, we reviewed 698 resections performed at Mayo Clinic between 1989 and 1990. A mean of 6 slides was analyzed for each case (range 1 to 36). The presence, extent, and architectural pattern of PIN were recorded. The results were correlated with many clinical and pathologic features, including patient age, Gleason score, stage, serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) concentration, and patient follow-up. In a 1:2 nested matching case-control study, we compared the outcome of cases with PIN alone with that of the control group. Each patient with PIN alone (16 patients) was matched randomly with 2 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) alone (32 patients) according to age (+/- 5 years) and serum PSA concentration (+/- 1 ng/mL). RESULTS: Of 698 TURP specimens, 570 (81.7%) contained BPH and 128 (18.3%) contained adenocarcinoma and BPH. High-grade PIN was identified in 29 cases (4.2%), including 16 (2.8%) of those with BPH and 13 (10.2%) of those with cancer and BPH. Follow-up revealed adenocarcinoma in 3 of 14 patients (21.4%) with PIN and BPH only after 3, 5, and 7 years, respectively; mean follow-up for the 14 patients was 6 years (range 4 to 7 years), and none of the patients died of prostate cancer. Conversely, none of the patients (0%) without PIN in TURP specimens in the case-control study had subsequent adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: The overall incidence of PIN in TURP specimens was 4.2%, including 2.8% without cancer and 10.2% with coexistent cancer. Prostatic adenocarcinoma was diagnosed within 7 years in 21.4% of patients with PIN in TURP specimen. Conversely, none of those without PIN matched for age and serum PSA had adenocarcinoma at follow-up. These results indicate that high-grade PIN is uncommon in TURP specimens and, when found, indicates a significant risk of cancer. The presence of PIN in TURP specimens should be reported by the pathologist; in addition, the entire specimen should be submitted for histologic examination to exclude carcinoma.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed1997

Intestinal metaplasia is not a strong risk factor for bladder cancer: study of 53 cases with long-term follow-up.

OBJECTIVES: Intestinal metaplasia often coexists with adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder, suggesting to some investigators that it is premalignant. However, the natural history and long-term outcome of intestinal metaplasia in isolation are unknown. We report 53 cases of intestinal metaplasia of the urinary bladder followed for more than 10 years. METHODS: We reviewed the Mayo Clinic surgical pathology files between 1926 and 1996 and all patients with exstrophic bladder recorded in the files of the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and Dallas Children's Hospital (Dallas, Texas) between 1953 and 1987, and identified all patients with intestinal metaplasia of the bladder. RESULTS: A total of 53 cases were identified from both series, and none of the patients developed adenocarcinoma of the bladder. The Mayo Clinic series consisted of 24 patients. Nineteen of the 24 (79.1%) were alive without evidence of cancer (median follow-up 14 years, range 0.9 to 53), and 5 patients died of intercurrent disease (at 0.9, 4, 8, 11, and 53 years after diagnosis) without evidence of bladder cancer. The Dallas Children's Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children series consisted of 29 patients. Twenty-seven of the 29 (93.1%) were alive without evidence of cancer (median follow-up 13 years, range 3 to 23.9). Two patients died of trauma (at 10.9 and 12 years after diagnosis) and at autopsy had no evidence of bladder cancer. CONCLUSIONS: Intestinal metaplasia of the urinary bladder is not a strong risk factor for adenocarcinoma or urothelial cancer.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed1996

Molecular biology of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.

High-grade PIN is the most likely precursor of prostatic adenocarcinoma, according to virtually all available evidence to date. The clinical importance of recognizing PIN is based on its strong association with prostatic carcinoma. PIN has a high predictive value as a marker for adenocarcinoma. Its identification in biopsy specimens of the prostate warrants further search for concurrent invasive carcinoma. PIN is associated with progressive abnormalities of phenotype and genotype intermediate between normal prostatic epithelium and cancer, indicating impairment of cell differentiation and regulatory control with advancing stages of prostatic carcinogenesis. There is progressive gain or loss of a wide variety of biomarkers, including morphometric markers, differentiation markers, stromal markers, growth factors and associated receptors, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and chromosomes. Abnormalities in expression of most biomarkers are amplified in the progression from high-grade PIN to localized cancer, metastatic cancer, and hormone-refractory cancer. Oncogenesis of prostatic carcinoma probably occurs through the selection of several genetic changes, each modifying the expression or function of genes controlling cell growth and differentiation. Further studies are needed to evaluate the function and prognostic value of oncogene expression in the normal, preneoplastic, and neoplastic prostate.

Adenocarcinoma↗