Genetic and pathologic characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in extragastric lesions

  • Authors:
    • Songde Cho
    • Yasuhiko Kitadai
    • Shigeto Yoshida
    • Shinji Tanaka
    • Masaharu Yoshihara
    • Kazuhiro Yoshida
    • Kazuaki Chayama
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  • Published online on: December 1, 2006     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.18.6.1067
  • Pages: 1067-1071
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Abstract

The goal of this study was to investigate differences in the clinicopathologic and genetic characteristics of gastric and extragastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). We evaluated 13 extragastric GISTs and compared them with 56 gastric GISTs, which were described previously. DNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded tumor specimens, and exons 9, 11, 13, and 17 of the KIT gene and exons 12 and 18 of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor α (PDGFRA) gene were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and sequenced. Immunohistochemistry was performed for KIT, CD34, Ki-67 (as a marker of cell proliferation), and CD31 (as a marker of microvessel density), and apoptosis was assessed by in situ DNA nick end-labeling. Of the 13 extragastric GISTs 7 (54%) had a mutation in exon 11 of KIT, and 2 (15%) had a mutation in exon 13 of KIT. Deletions in exon 11 of KIT were the most common mutation encountered in the extragastric GISTs. The extragastric GISTs, especially small intestinal GISTs, showed larger deletions, leading to deletions of amino acid residues in the KIT protein, and higher vascularity than did the gastric GISTs. These data suggest that extragastric GISTs differ from gastric GISTs with respect to associated mutations and angiogenic activity.

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December 2006
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Cho S, Kitadai Y, Yoshida S, Tanaka S, Yoshihara M, Yoshida K and Chayama K: Genetic and pathologic characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in extragastric lesions. Int J Mol Med 18: 1067-1071, 2006
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Cho, S., Kitadai, Y., Yoshida, S., Tanaka, S., Yoshihara, M., Yoshida, K., & Chayama, K. (2006). Genetic and pathologic characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in extragastric lesions. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 18, 1067-1071. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.18.6.1067
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Cho, S., Kitadai, Y., Yoshida, S., Tanaka, S., Yoshihara, M., Yoshida, K., Chayama, K."Genetic and pathologic characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in extragastric lesions". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 18.6 (2006): 1067-1071.
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Cho, S., Kitadai, Y., Yoshida, S., Tanaka, S., Yoshihara, M., Yoshida, K., Chayama, K."Genetic and pathologic characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in extragastric lesions". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 18, no. 6 (2006): 1067-1071. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.18.6.1067