Promoter Methylation, BRAF Mutation Analysis and Topoisomerase IIa Expression for the Detection of Endometrial Carcinoma in Liquid Based Cytology Samples — Oak Academic Publishing
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Promoter Methylation, BRAF Mutation Analysis and Topoisomerase IIa Expression for the Detection of Endometrial Carcinoma in Liquid Based Cytology Samples
Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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2nd Department of Gynecology, St. Savvas Anticancer-Oncologic Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
1 Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
2 3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
3 Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
4 Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
5 Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
6 2nd Department of Gynecology, St. Savvas Anticancer-Oncologic Hospital, Athens, Greece.
7 3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
8 Department of Cytopathology, School of Medicine, University General Hospital “ATTIKON”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Cancer of the corpus uteri remains the most common gynecological related cancer in developed countries. Cytology, after the induction of liquid based cytology, has reemerged as a possible first line non-interventional diagnostic procedure with promising results. Apart from slide preparation for cytology diagnosis, LBC allows the application of elaborate molecular tests on the residual material. Samples from 74 symptomatic women were collected in ThinPrep PreservCyt medium, from witch immunocytochemical and molecular tests were performed. Final diagnosis of 39 endometrioid carcinomas, 20 non-endometrioid carcinomas and 15 non-malignant was set after hysterectomy. Topoisomerase IIa expression was common (42%) in both types of cancer. Promoter methylation analysis revealed that hMLH1 is commonly methylated in cancers (52.7%), CDKN 2A and MGMT less often (27.1%) and RARB rarely methylated (8.4%). BRAF activating mutation V600E was a rare event (8.4%) only found in low grade endometrioid carcinomas. Topoisomerase IIa expression correlated with BRAF mutations, hMLH1 and to lesser extent with CDKN 2A methylation. Almost none of the biomarkers were positive in cytological negative or hyperplastic without atypia samples. Detection of methylation in any gene displayed sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV similar to cytology of cancer. However, inclusion of cytology diagnosis of hyperlasias with atypia increased sensitivity and NPV of cytology outperforming methylation of any gene. Further evaluation of the panel of promoter methylation, especially in cytology diagnoses of hyperplasia with or without atypia should be evaluated since initial results are promising. Even though methylation of MGMT and RARB are rare events, some patients could be benefit from specific chemotherapeutics that target either of them or the more frequently expressed topoisomerase IIa.
KeywordsEndometrial CancerPromoter MethylationTopoisomerase IIaBRAFLiquid Based Cytology
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