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Neuroendocrine differentiation distinguishes basaloid variant of lung squamous cell carcinoma.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Neuroendocrine (NE) differentiation is widely studied in non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC) however, its significance remains unclear in basaloid squamous cell carcinomas (B-SqCC). This study aims to assess the extent of NE differentiation in B-SqCC and characterize the underlying molecular process.

Methods

This study evaluated resected B-SqCC, small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and poorly differentiated SqCC (PD-SqCC) from 2005 to 2020 at the Ottawa Hospital. Samples were subject to pathological review, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and survival analysis. Gene expression analysis was performed on B-SqCC samples exhibiting NE+ and NE- regions (paired samples) to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). These DEGs were subsequently validated in unpaired B-SqCC and TCGA samples.

Results

B-SqCC cases were more likely to exhibit nuclear molding, resetting and peripheral palisading than PD-SqCC. B-SqCC were also more likely to demonstrate NE differentiation compared to PD-SqCC (p = 0.006). Pure basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (PB-SqCC) experienced poorer disease-free survival (HR = 3.12, p = 0.043) adjusted for stage. Molecular characterization of paired B-SqCC samples demonstrated DEGs implicated in NOTCH signaling, SCLC and pulmonary neuroendocrine differentiation. Hierarchical clustering using discovered DEGs in unpaired B-SqCC samples distinguished tumors based on NE status (p = 0.048). Likewise, clustering The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) samples with DEGs distinguished B-SqCC from SqCC samples (p = 0.0094).

Conclusion

This study provides IHC and molecular evidence of significant NE-differentiation in B-SqCC and demonstrates their aggressive clinical behavior. These findings suggest that B-SqCC are biologically distinct from SqCC and share characteristics with SCLC.

SUBMITTER: Keyhanian K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9088121 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Neuroendocrine differentiation distinguishes basaloid variant of lung squamous cell carcinoma.

Keyhanian Kianoosh K   Phillips William J WJ   Yeung Benjamin S BS   Gomes Marcio M   Lo Bryan B   Sekhon Harmanjatinder S HS  

Diagnostic pathology 20220510 1


<h4>Background</h4>Neuroendocrine (NE) differentiation is widely studied in non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC) however, its significance remains unclear in basaloid squamous cell carcinomas (B-SqCC). This study aims to assess the extent of NE differentiation in B-SqCC and characterize the underlying molecular process.<h4>Methods</h4>This study evaluated resected B-SqCC, small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and poorly differentiated SqCC (PD-SqCC) from 2005 to 2020 at the Ottawa Hospital. Samples we  ...[more]

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