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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
The histogenesis of sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma, a rare neoplasm with bidirectional epithelial and mesenchymal differentiation, has been a matter of controversy. To clarify its origin, we analysed the status of X-chromosome inactivation in sarcomatoid urothelial carcinomas from 10 female patients and examined losses of heterozygosity (LOH) in these specimens and in additional 20 tumours from male patients. Six polymorphic microsatellite markers where genetic alterations occur frequently in early or advanced stages of urothelial carcinomas, including D3S3050, D8S261, IFNA, D9S177, D11S569 and TP53, were investigated in the current study. The identical pattern of non-random X-chromosome inactivation in both carcinomatous and sarcomatous components was identified in five of eight informative female patients, and the remaining three informative cases showed a random, but concordant, pattern of X-chromosome inactivation. The concordant X-chromosome inactivation results in all eight informative cases support the concept of a monoclonal origin of both components of this biphasic neoplasm. Among the tumours demonstrating loss of heterozygosity, high incidences of an identical pattern of allelic loss between carcinomatous and sarcomatous components were identified in genetic alterations associated with early carcinogenesis: 86% at D8S261, 78% at D11S569, 75% at D9S177 and 57% at IFNA. In contrast, concordant LOH patterns were less frequently observed for microsatellites related to advanced carcinogenesis: only 40% at D3S3050 and 40% at TP53. The significant overlap of loss of heterozygosity supports a monoclonal cell origin and suggests that clonal divergence may occur during tumour progression and differentiation. Divergent patterns of discordant allelic loss of microsatellite markers imply that heterogeneous pathogenetic pathways may exist in the evolution of this enigmatic neoplasm.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-3417
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2007 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
211
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
420-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Carcinoma, Transitional Cell, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Chromosomes, Human, X, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Clone Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Loss of Heterozygosity, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Microdissection, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Microsatellite Repeats, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Sarcoma, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Urinary Bladder, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Urinary Bladder Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-Urothelium, pubmed-meshheading:17236170-X Chromosome Inactivation
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Histogenesis of sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder: evidence for a common clonal origin with divergent differentiation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA, and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article