Single Center Characterization of a Cohort of Salivary Gland Carcinomas

Salivary gland cancer (SGC) is a rare cancer that can present a diagnostic challenge to pathologists, with emerging, but still limited options for the treatment of recurrent/metastatic disease. We aimed to characterize the cohort of salivary gland cancers in our institute and generate a tissue micro...

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Main Authors: Ria Winkelmann, Maja Weißgerber, Peter J. Wild, Julia Bein, Maximilian Fleischmann, Melanie Demes, Panagiotis Balermpas, Andreas Loth, Katrin Bankov, Jens von der Grün
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Jens von der Grün
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description Salivary gland cancer (SGC) is a rare cancer that can present a diagnostic challenge to pathologists, with emerging, but still limited options for the treatment of recurrent/metastatic disease. We aimed to characterize the cohort of salivary gland cancers in our institute and generate a tissue microarray (TMA) with clinical data available for immunohistochemical analysis. We extracted the cases of salivary gland cancers in our institute and generated a TMA with 72 patients between 2002 and 2017 with sufficient paraffin block material. Follow-up data were present for all cases. The TMA was stained with three p53 antibodies as well as MSH2, MSH6, PMS2 and MLH1 antibodies. Additionally, we applied fragment analysis based on the Bethesda panel, and the IdyllaTM MSI test to cases with expression loss of any of the mismatch repair proteins (MMR-P) according to our immunohistochemistry (IHC). The investigated cohort shows that pT and pN stage are the only factors independently associated with survival, according to our multivariate analysis (<i>p</i> = 0.037 and <i>p</i> = 0.014). In univariate analysis, risk factors identified in our cohort were also age (<i>p</i> = 0.015), (lympho-) vascular invasion (<i>p</i> = 0.002 and <i>p</i> = 0.003) and risk stratification (<i>p</i> = 0.037). The p53 protein investigated by three antibodies showed no statistically significant association with survival or other tumor characteristics in the investigated cohort. According to MMR-P IHC, six cases of SGC showed an aberrant IHC phenotype. Additional IdyllaTM MSI test and fragment length analysis failed to confirm microsatellite instability. The pT and pN stage are the most important factors for survival in our cohort. In our cohort, antibodies directed against the protein p53 did not contribute to clinical decision-making and were not correlated with any known clinical characteristics. MSI appears to be insignificant in SGCs. Larger cohorts are needed for verification.
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spelling doaj-art-0e1c9b239de44339848e511c52c52aba2025-08-20T01:55:37ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292024-08-01149108910.3390/life14091089Single Center Characterization of a Cohort of Salivary Gland CarcinomasRia Winkelmann0Maja Weißgerber1Peter J. Wild2Julia Bein3Maximilian Fleischmann4Melanie Demes5Panagiotis Balermpas6Andreas Loth7Katrin Bankov8Jens von der Grün9Dr. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyDr. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyDr. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyDr. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, GermanyDr. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolarygology, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyDr. Senckenberg Institute of Pathology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, GermanySalivary gland cancer (SGC) is a rare cancer that can present a diagnostic challenge to pathologists, with emerging, but still limited options for the treatment of recurrent/metastatic disease. We aimed to characterize the cohort of salivary gland cancers in our institute and generate a tissue microarray (TMA) with clinical data available for immunohistochemical analysis. We extracted the cases of salivary gland cancers in our institute and generated a TMA with 72 patients between 2002 and 2017 with sufficient paraffin block material. Follow-up data were present for all cases. The TMA was stained with three p53 antibodies as well as MSH2, MSH6, PMS2 and MLH1 antibodies. Additionally, we applied fragment analysis based on the Bethesda panel, and the IdyllaTM MSI test to cases with expression loss of any of the mismatch repair proteins (MMR-P) according to our immunohistochemistry (IHC). The investigated cohort shows that pT and pN stage are the only factors independently associated with survival, according to our multivariate analysis (<i>p</i> = 0.037 and <i>p</i> = 0.014). In univariate analysis, risk factors identified in our cohort were also age (<i>p</i> = 0.015), (lympho-) vascular invasion (<i>p</i> = 0.002 and <i>p</i> = 0.003) and risk stratification (<i>p</i> = 0.037). The p53 protein investigated by three antibodies showed no statistically significant association with survival or other tumor characteristics in the investigated cohort. According to MMR-P IHC, six cases of SGC showed an aberrant IHC phenotype. Additional IdyllaTM MSI test and fragment length analysis failed to confirm microsatellite instability. The pT and pN stage are the most important factors for survival in our cohort. In our cohort, antibodies directed against the protein p53 did not contribute to clinical decision-making and were not correlated with any known clinical characteristics. MSI appears to be insignificant in SGCs. Larger cohorts are needed for verification.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/9/1089salivary gland neoplasmssurvivalMSIimmunohistochemistryp53Bethesda panel
spellingShingle Ria Winkelmann
Maja Weißgerber
Peter J. Wild
Julia Bein
Maximilian Fleischmann
Melanie Demes
Panagiotis Balermpas
Andreas Loth
Katrin Bankov
Jens von der Grün
Single Center Characterization of a Cohort of Salivary Gland Carcinomas
Life
salivary gland neoplasms
survival
MSI
immunohistochemistry
p53
Bethesda panel
title Single Center Characterization of a Cohort of Salivary Gland Carcinomas
title_full Single Center Characterization of a Cohort of Salivary Gland Carcinomas
title_fullStr Single Center Characterization of a Cohort of Salivary Gland Carcinomas
title_full_unstemmed Single Center Characterization of a Cohort of Salivary Gland Carcinomas
title_short Single Center Characterization of a Cohort of Salivary Gland Carcinomas
title_sort single center characterization of a cohort of salivary gland carcinomas
topic salivary gland neoplasms
survival
MSI
immunohistochemistry
p53
Bethesda panel
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/9/1089
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