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ArticleBMC cancer2014

Remodeling of the pulmonary artery induced by metastatic gastric carcinoma: a histopathological analysis of 51 autopsy cases.

Takao Ishiwatari, Yoichiro Okubo, Naobumi Tochigi, Megumi Wakayama, Tetsuo Nemoto, Junko Kobayashi, Minoru Shinozaki, Kyoko Aki, Daisuke Sasai, Yoshiro Yamamoto and 2 more

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Takao Ishiwatari
Yoichiro OkuboDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Toho University School of Medicine, 6-11-1, Omori-Nishi, Ota-Ku, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan. yoichiro0207@med.toho-u.ac.jp.
Naobumi Tochigi
Megumi Wakayama
Tetsuo Nemoto
Junko Kobayashi
Minoru Shinozaki
Kyoko Aki
Daisuke Sasai
Yoshiro Yamamoto
Haruo Nakayama
Kazutoshi Shibuya

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backgroundGastric carcinoma remains the second commonest cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Presence of the carcinoma cell in the pulmonary artery is serious condition that might cause remodeling of the pulmonary artery. The present study conducted detailed histopathological analyses to elucidate how gastric carcinoma cells may affect the structure and hemodynamics of pulmonary arteries.

methodsRemodeling of the pulmonary artery was assessed based on measurements of arterial diameters and stenosis rates from the autopsies, and their correlation were also validated. We additionally calculated 95 percent confidential intervals (CIs) for the rate of stenosis in groups of pulmonary arteries of different caliber zones (under 100, 100 to 300, and over 300 micrometer). The right ventricular thickness was measured and examined whether it correlated with the rate of pulmonary arterial stenosis.

resultsA total of 4612 autopsy cases were recorded at our institute, among which 168 had gastric carcinoma. Finally, 51 cases of the gastric carcinoma were employed for the study which had carcinoma cells in the lumen of the pulmonary artery. The mean right ventricular wall thickness of these cases was 3.14 mm. There were significant positive associations between the rates of pulmonary arterial stenosis and right ventricular thickness from pulmonary arteries of diameter under 100, 100 to 300, and over 300 micrometer. In these zones, 31, 31, and 33 cases had rates of pulmonary arterial stenosis that were below the lower limit of the 95 percent CI values, respectively. On the other hand, among cases with significant pulmonary stenosis, 17 of 18 cases with stenosis in the over 300 micrometer zone involved pulmonary arteries of both in the under 100 and 100 to 300 micrometer zones.

conclusionOne-third of autopsy with advanced gastric carcinoma had carcinoma cells in lumen of pulmonary artery, but implantation and proliferation may be essential to induce intimal thickening that causes an increasing of pulmonary arterial pressure, because our study revealed a significant positive association between the rate of pulmonary arterial stenosis and right ventricular thickness. In addition, diffuse type gastric carcinoma may be apt to cause the remodeling of the pulmonary artery.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overArterial PressureAutopsyCarcinomaConstriction, PathologicFemaleHeart VentriclesHumansHypertrophy, Right VentricularMaleMiddle AgedNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingPulmonary ArteryStomach Neoplasms

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PMID24410891
PMCPMC3923983

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