Heterogeneity of small duct- and large duct-type intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

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AIMS: The histological subtype of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is associated with different mutational characteristics that impact clinical management. So far, data are lacking on the presence of small duct iCCA (SD-iCCA) and large duct iCCA (LD-iCCA) in a single patient. The aim of the current study was to determine the presence and degree of intratumoural heterogeneity of SD- and LD-iCCA features in different tumour regions.

METHODS AND RESULTS: All patients treated with surgically resected iCCA at Frankfurt University Hospital between December 2005 and March 2023 were retrospectively analysed. Histomorphological features of SD- and LD-iCCA were evaluated by an expert hepatobiliary pathologist. Tissue samples suspicious for subtype heterogeneity were further investigated. Immunohistochemistry for N-cadherin, S100P, MUC5AC, MUC6, TFF1 and AGR2 and mutational profiling with the Illumina TruSight Oncology 500 (TSO500) assay were performed separately for the SD- and LD-iCCA regions. Of 129 patients with surgically resected iCCA, features of either SD- or LD-iCCA were present in 67.4% (n = 87) and 24.8% of the patients (n = 32), respectively; 7.8% (n = 10) had histomorphological features of both SD- and LD-iCCA, seven patients (5.4%) of which had sufficient formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue for further analysis. Heterogeneity of both subtypes could be confirmed with immunohistochemistry. In five of seven (71.4%) patients, molecular profiling revealed intratumoural differences in genetic alterations between the SD- and LD-iCCA region. In one patient, a BRAF mutation (p.V600E) was found in the SD-iCCA but not in the LD-iCCA region of the tumour.

CONCLUSIONS: A marked portion of patients with iCCA exhibits both SD- and LD-iCCA in different tumour regions. In case of the presence of histopathological heterogeneity, mutational profiling should be considered to avoid missing therapeutically relevant genetic alterations.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:84

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Histopathology - 84(2024), 6 vom: 25. Apr., Seite 1061-1067

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kinzler, Maximilian N [VerfasserIn]
Schulze, Falko [VerfasserIn]
Jeroch, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Schmitt, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Ebner, Silvana [VerfasserIn]
Gretser, Steffen [VerfasserIn]
Bein, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Finkelmeier, Fabian [VerfasserIn]
Trojan, Jörg [VerfasserIn]
Zeuzem, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Schnitzbauer, Andreas A [VerfasserIn]
Demes, Melanie C [VerfasserIn]
Reis, Henning [VerfasserIn]
Wild, Peter J [VerfasserIn]
Walter, Dirk [VerfasserIn]

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AGR2 protein, human
Cholangiocarcinoma
Heterogeneity
Intrahepatic
Journal Article
Molecular
Mucoproteins
Oncogene Proteins
Pathology
Surgical oncology

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Date Completed 04.04.2024

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/his.15162

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NLM368997901