Diagnostic and prognostic implications of the PAX8-PPARγ translocation in thyroid carcinomas-a TMA-based study of 226 cases

Boos, Laura; Dettmer, Matthias; Schmitt Kurrer, Anja; Rudolph, Thomas; Steinert, Hans; Moch, Holger; Sobrinho-Simões, Manuel; Komminoth, Paul; Perren, Aurel (2013). Diagnostic and prognostic implications of the PAX8-PPARγ translocation in thyroid carcinomas-a TMA-based study of 226 cases. Histopathology, 63(2), pp. 234-241. Blackwell Scientific Publications 10.1111/his.12150

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AIMS

Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) has been a diagnostic challenge for decades. The PAX8-PPARγ rearrangement has been detected in FTC and classic papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs). The aims of this study were to assess the presence of PAX8-PPARγ by using tissue microarrays in a large cohort of different thyroid neoplasms, and to assess its diagnostic and prognostic implications.

METHODS AND RESULTS

Fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) analysis for PAX8-PPARγ was performed on 226 thyroid tumours, comprising FTCs (n = 59), PTCs (n = 126), poorly differentiated thyroid carcinomas (PDs; n = 34), follicular thyroid adenomas (FTAs; n = 5), and follicular tumours of unknown malignant potential (FTUMPs; n = 2). PAX8-PPARγ was detected in 12% of FTCs, 1% of PTCs, 7% of PDs, and in both cases of FTUMP. There was no correlation between the extent of capsular or vascular invasion and PAX8-PPARγ, or between lymph node or haematogenous metastasis and PAX8-PPARγ. Overall survival (OS), tumour-specific survival (TSS) and relapse-free-survival (RFS) were not influenced by PAX8-PPARγ.

CONCLUSIONS

In this study, we demonstrate for the first time the presence of PAX8-PPARγ in PDs and FTUMPs, whereas in FTCs and PTCs the prevalence of PAX8-PPARγ is lower than previously reported. PAX8-PPARγ did not correlate with invasiveness or affect prognosis in any tumour type.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology > Clinical Pathology

UniBE Contributor:

Boos, Laura Amanda Meret Sophie, Dettmer, Matthias, Schmitt Kurrer, Anja, Rudolph, Thomas, Perren, Aurel

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0309-0167

Publisher:

Blackwell Scientific Publications

Language:

English

Submitter:

Andrea Arnold

Date Deposited:

02 Apr 2014 16:29

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:24

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/his.12150

PubMed ID:

23738683

Uncontrolled Keywords:

angioinvasion, FISH, outcome, PAX8–PPARγ, prognosis, thyroid carcinoma

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/46063

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