Mesothelioma and Colorectal Cancer : Report of Four Cases with Synchronous and Metachronous Presentation

There is evidence that asbestos could play a role in the carcinogenesis of digestive cancers. The presence of asbestos fibres in histological samples from gastric, biliary, colon cancers has been reported, but the mechanism is still controversial. It has been hypothesised that asbestos reaches these sites, especially through contaminated water; however, some experimental studies have shown that the inhaled fibres are mobile, so they can migrate to many organs, directly or via blood and lymph flow. We report four unusual cases of colorectal cancers in patients with a long history of asbestos exposure who also developed synchronous or metachronous mesothelioma. We evaluated the roles of BRCA associated protein-1 (BAP1) and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A) in colon cancer and mesothelioma to support the hypothesis that BAP-1 and CDKN2A are tumour suppressor genes involved in disease progression, recurrence, or death in both digestive cancers and mesothelioma. Potentially, these markers may be used as predictors of worse prognosis, but we also stress the importance of clinical surveillance of exposed patients because asbestos could induce cancer in any organ.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 5 vom: 27. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Serio, Gabriella [VerfasserIn]
Pezzuto, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Fortarezza, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Marzullo, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Delfino, Maria Celeste [VerfasserIn]
d'Amati, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Romano, Daniele Egidio [VerfasserIn]
Maniglio, Sonia [VerfasserIn]
Caporusso, Concetta [VerfasserIn]
Lettini, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Cavone, Domenica [VerfasserIn]
Vimercati, Luigi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1332-21-4
Asbestos
BAP1
CDKN2A
Case Reports
Colon cancer
EC 3.4.19.12
Mesothelioma
Peritoneum
Pleura
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Ubiquitin Thiolesterase

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Date Completed 08.04.2022

Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms23052630

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338006214