A unique simultaneous occurrence of paratracheal granular cell tumor and papillary thyroid carcinoma

We report an unusual case of granular cell tumor in the paratracheal region detected during total thyroidectomy for papillary carcinoma and clinically misdiagnosed as tracheal infiltration of thyroid neoplasia. Histologically, the granular cell tumor had infiltrated the thyroid gland close behind the papillary carcinoma. At immunohistochemical investigation, the cells showed diffuse positivity for S-100, neuron-specific enolase, and CD68, and surprisingly, positivity also for galectin-3 and HBME-1. A granular cell tumor should also be considered in the cytologic differential diagnosis of the thyroid and paratracheal nodules.     

Synchronous gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor and signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma: a case report

Synchronous tumors of the stomach are uncommon. We present a unique case of gastric synchronous tumors composed of signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). The two tumors arose at the same site and were sharply juxtaposed without intermingling of morphologically distinct elements. Coincidence probably accounts for this occurrence, even if a common carcinogenic agent had been hypothesized. Preoperative imaging and endoscopic biopsy could lead to the suspicion of synchronous tumors, and an accurate histological identification of both tumors could be achieved by multiple deep endoscopic biopsies. The presence in our case of diffuse carcinomatosis indicates that the signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma had a greater adverse effect on the prognosis than the GIST.     

A sporadic multiple gastrointestinal stromal tumor with unique clinical and molecular features

Most sporadic gastrointestinal stromal tumors occur as solitary lesions, whereas a multicentric appearance involving the stomach, the small intestine, or both sites is suspicious for lesions developed in the setting of hereditary or idiopathic tumor syndromes or metastatic disease. The rare occurrence of multiple sporadic gastrointestinal stromal tumors has been recently reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of multiple sporadic gastrointestinal stromal tumors affecting the small intestine in a 61-year-old man, unique with regard to the number of lesions (>30) and the molecular profile. Four different mutations of KIT involving exons 11, 13, and 17 were present among 4 of 10 excised tumors. In addition, BRAF p.V600E mutation was detected in 5 tumors and was mutually exclusive with KIT mutations. To our knowledge, this is the first time a case of a synchronic multisporadic gastrointestinal stromal tumor outstanding for the high number of lesions, which are of independent origin, is reported.     

Collision tumor of the stomach: Gastric adenocarcinoma intermixed with gastrointestinal stromal tumor

The synchronous occurrence of tumors of different histological types in the stomach is uncommon. This rare association is usually detected incidentally at gastroscopy, surgery or histopathology. It is still not known whether such association represents an incidental coexistence or indicates a similar pathogenesis in the simultaneous development of tumors of different histological types in the same organ. A 73‐year‐old woman complained of discomfort after eating a Chinese dumpling, and had tarry stools three times. Gastroscopy showed a tumor at the juncture of the gastric fundus and corpus. The tumor was composed of gastric adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor, in which the two components were intermixed with each other. To the authors' knowledge there are few reports of this extremely rare collision tumor association.     

胃腺癌与胃肠道间质瘤碰撞瘤一例

患者女,76岁.因"无明显诱因腹部隐痛伴胃纳减退及少量黑便半年,加重1周"于2009年7月22日入院.体检未见特殊.实验室检查:血红蛋白106 g/L,血沉42 mm/1 h,余均为阴性.胃镜示胃角、窦至幽门前区广泛溃疡,活检时组织质硬、易出血,活检病理诊断为中分化腺癌.行胃癌根治术,术中见肿块位于胃角至十二指肠球部,最大径约9cm,表面黏膜广泛糜烂及溃疡.     

对胃肠道间质瘤的再认识

胃肠道间质瘤 (gastrointestinalstromaltumor,GIST)是消化道最常见的间叶源性肿瘤 ,长期以来一直被诊断为消化道平滑肌 (肉 )瘤或 (恶性)神经鞘膜瘤。 1 983年 ,Mazur和Clark运用电镜和免疫组织化学重新评估胃间叶源性肿瘤的组织发生 ,发现除个别病例具有明确的平滑肌和神经鞘膜免疫表型和超微结构特征外 ,大部分肿瘤无明确肌性或神经分化特征 ,类似未分化的幼稚间充质细胞 ,从而提出GIST的概念 ,作为在当时情况下难以明确这类肿瘤分化方向的临时替代名称。此后 ,各国学者对GIST进行了深入研究 ,但直至近年发现该肿瘤存在c kit基因的…     

Metastatic epithelioid gastrointestinal stromal tumor: yet another tumor with anemone cell features

Since 1980 when Sibley and coworkers first described a nodal neoplasm of unknown histogenesis with striking surface microvilli for which they introduced the term "anemone cell," a series of reports have appeared in the literature illustrating tumors with similar ultrastructural features. While most reported cases showed differentiation along a particular line, rare cases remained histogenetically unclear. In this report a case is described of epithelioid gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor metastatic to the liver, showing conspicuous long microvillus-type cell processes partially or circumferentially coating the cell surfaces, thus qualifying as yet another tumor type with anemone cell features.     

胃肠道间质瘤组织中ESM-1和CD117的表达及意义

目的 探讨内皮细胞特异性分子-1(endothelial cell-specific moelecule-1,ESM-1)和CD117的表达与胃肠道间质瘤(gas-trointestinal stromal tumor,GIST)临床病理特征的关系.方法 采用免疫组化PV-9000法检测69例GIST组织中ESM-1和CD117的表达,分析与各病理参数的关系.结果 69例GIST中ESM-1的高表达率91.3%(63/69),ESM-1高表达与GIST的生物学行为呈正相关(r=0.344,P<0.05),与肿瘤核分裂象及CD117表达存在相关;ESM-1表达与患者年龄、性别、肿瘤大小及分型无相关;CD117的阳性率为86.9%,随着GIST的生物学行为危险性及核分裂象的增加,CD117的表达率逐渐增加,相比差异有显著性.CD117表达与患者年龄、性别、肿瘤大小及分型无相关.结论 ESM-1在GIST中存在广泛高表达,可能是GIST早期分子事件,并可能在GIST的发生发展中具有持续性.CD117和ESM-1的关系密切.     

Immunohistochemical comparison of gastrointestinal stromal tumor and solitary fibrous tumor

CONTEXT: The differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and solitary fibrous tumors (SFT) may be a diagnostic challenging because of overlapping clinicopathologic features. Many studies have shown consistent immunoreactivity for CD117 (c-Kit) in GIST. However, only a few studies have evaluated CD117 expression in SFT, and these studies have used an antibody from Santa Cruz Biotechnology. In non-GIST lesions, reactivity with this antibody has been shown to differ from that with a CD117 antibody from Dako Corporation. The immunoreactivity of SFT with the Dako CD117 antibody has not been reported. Conversely, CD99 is a marker for SFT, and its expression in GIST has not been evaluated. OBJECTIVE: To study the immunohistochemical profiles of GIST and SFT to evaluate their diagnostic overlap. DESIGN: We studied the immunoreactivity of 27 unequivocal GIST and 19 unequivocal extra-abdominal SFT for CD117, CD34, CD99, alpha-smooth muscle actin, vimentin, CD31, S100 protein, and muscle-specific actin. All antibodies, including CD117, were from Dako Corporation. RESULTS: We found positive immunoreactivity for CD117 in 100% of GIST and none of SFT; for CD34 in 89% of GIST, and 100% of SFT; for CD99 in 89% of GIST and 100% of SFT; for alpha-smooth muscle actin in 48% of GIST and 31% of SFT; for vimentin in 89% of GIST and 90% of SFT; and for muscle-specific actin in 22% of GIST and none of SFT. None of the GIST or SFT showed immunoreactivity for CD31 and S100 protein. CONCLUSIONS: The major difference between GIST and SFT was strong CD117 immunoexpression in all GIST and an absence of this expression in all SFT. With the exception of muscle-specific actin, the prevalence of immunoreactivity for the markers studied did not differ substantially between these 2 tumors. We conclude that GIST and SFT show distinctly divergent immunoprofiles with respect to CD117 and muscle-specific actin.     

Spindle cell tumor of urinary bladder serosa with phenotypic and genotypic features of gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Most mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract are now referred to as gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). The tumors differ from ordinary leiomyomas and schwannomas in several respects: the GISTs typically express c-kit protein (CD117) and CD34, 30% to 50% of them are (often focally) positive for alpha-smooth muscle actin, and all are negative for desmin and S100 protein. Recently, mutations in the exon 11 of the c-kit gene have been identified and confirmed as a molecular genetic marker for the subset of GISTs. In this report, we describe a mesenchymal tumor removed from the pelvic cavity of a 52-year-old woman, who is alive without disease 36 months after the surgery. The 5-cm tumor was densely attached to the external aspect of the urinary bladder but was attached to small intestine by only filmy adhesions. The tumor grossly resembled a leiomyoma and was histologically composed of sheets of spindle cells with a dense collagenous background. The mitotic activity was low, less then 1 per 50 high-power fields. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were negative for alpha-smooth muscle actin and desmin and positive for CD117 and CD34. Molecular genetic analysis of the exon 11 of the c-kit gene revealed a point mutation in the region commonly mutated in GISTs. This mutation substituted T for A in the codon 557, leading to the change of amino acid sequence (tryptophan for arginine) of the KIT protein. This case illustrates that tumors phenotypically and genotypically similar to GISTs may present in sites other than the tubular gastrointestinal tract.     

胃肠道间质瘤合并消化道癌20例临床病理分析

目的 探讨20例胃肠道间质瘤(gastrointestinal stromal tumor,GIST)合并消化道癌的临床病理特征.方法 回顾性研究165例GIST,对其中20例合并发生消化道癌的病例进行临床病理特征分析并行免疫组化CD117、DOG1等染色.结果 GIST合并发生消化道癌的病例占所有收集GIST病例的12.1%.20例患者中16例男性、4例女性(P＜0.05),年龄44～79岁,平均64.3岁(P＜0.05).19例GIST发生于胃(95.0%),1例发生于食管(5.0%),其中3例为消化道癌根治术中探查发现,其余均为术后病检偶然发现,直径0.4～4.5 cm,平均1.0 cm(P＜0.01).肿瘤细胞均为梭形细胞型,生物学危险度分级为极低危险度18例(90.0%)和低危险度2例(10.0%),免疫标记肿瘤细胞CD117阳性16例(80.0%),DOG1阳性19例(95.0%),其中DOG1阳性、CD117阴性4例(20.0%),CD117阳性、DOG1阴性1例(5.0%).合并发生的消化道癌中胃腺癌10例(50.0%),食管鳞癌9例(45.0%),1例为直肠腺癌(5.0%),肿瘤TNM分期0期1例(5.0%),Ⅰ期3例(15.0%),Ⅱ期7例(35.0%),Ⅲ期9例(45.0%).结论 GIST合并消化道癌并不少见.本病好发于老年男性,其中GIST多发生于胃且生物学危险度低,合并的消化道癌多为胃癌和食管癌.组织学主要为梭形细胞型,危险度分级较低.临床和病理均应重视本病的诊断,特别是在术中探查及术后随访过程中应注意与消化道癌的转移性癌结节鉴别.DOG1能帮助鉴别诊断其他胃肠道间叶源性肿瘤.     

直肠间质瘤的临床病理特点及诊治

直肠间质瘤发病率低,确诊依赖于组织病理和免疫组化检查。目前治疗趋向于手术和分子靶向治疗等综合治疗。术后易复发,需密切监测与随访。     

Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the gallbladder

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) of the gallbladder are representative of an extremely rare group of tumors. We have encountered a patient with a malignant GIST of the gallbladder and presented it with a review of some articles. A 72-yr-old woman initially presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, fever and chills. Emergency cholecystectomy was performed under the impression of gallbladder empyema. Liver metastasis was found at 7 months postoperatively and the patient expired 9 months after the surgery. At the time of cholecystectomy, the gallbladder showed a necrotic serosal surface with an irregular thickened wall. A mass, 6 cm in length and 3 cm in width, encircled the whole wall of the neck and upper body of the gallbladder. Microscopic findings revealed frequent mitotic figures (more than 20/50 HPF) and tumor necrosis. Hyperchromatic, pleomorphic and spindle shaped neoplastic cells that were arranged in a pattern of short fascicles infiltrated the entire layer of the gallbladder. The tumor cells were immunoreactive for CD117 antigen (c-kit protein) and vimentin. They were negative for desmin, smooth muscle actin and S-100 protein. Mutations of the c-kit proto-oncogene were not found in this case. These findings were sufficient to provide enough clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical evidence in diagnosing our case as a malignant GIST.     

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach, concurrent with pancreatic adenocarcinoma

The paper presents the data available in the literature and the authors' own data on a concomitance gastrointestinal tumor of the stomach and cancer of the pancreas head, which developed in a 56-year-old patient. A morphological (histological and immunohistochemical) study has established the spindle-cell type of a gastrointestinal tumor that expresses Vimentin, as well as CD 34, CD 117, and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.     

Jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

In cases of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, when a source for blood loss is not apparent from examination of the colon and upper gastrointestinal tract, the small bowel usually becomes the focus of investigation. A tumor with interesting pathologic features was found in a patient who presented with recurrent episodes of massive obscure gastrointestinal hemorrhage. This case highlights the importance of considering small intestinal tumors as the likely cause of obscure gastrointestinal hemorrhage in young patients and how a noninvasive test, eg, abdominal computed tomography scan, might obviate the need for more invasive testing.     

Primary malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the liver

We report the case of a malignant, primary, hepatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) that was resected from the liver of a 79-year-old woman. To our knowledge, this is the first primary, hepatic GIST on record. The tumor expressed CD117 (c-Kit protein) and vimentin and had the ultrastructural features of GISTs. Sixteen months after partial hepatectomy and resection of the tumor, a hilar lymph node metastasis was found. The metastatic tumor had the same morphologic features as the primary tumor, but in addition it contained numerous multinucleated giant cells. This case shows that GIST can occur as a primary liver tumor, and accordingly, we point out that not all hepatic tumors with a GIST phenotype should be automatically considered to be metastases from a primary gastrointestinal site.