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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal oncology2019

Ampullary and pancreatic adenocarcinoma-a comparative study.

Marwa Ferchichi, Raja Jouini, Wafa Koubaa, Fatma Khanchel, Imen Helal, Dhafer Hadad, Norsaf Bibani, Aschraf Chadli-Debbiche, Ehsen BenBrahim

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marwa FerchichiUniversity of Sciences, Farhat Hached Campus, Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Raja JouiniPathology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, University of Medicine, Tunis, Tunisia.
Wafa KoubaaPathology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, University of Medicine, Tunis, Tunisia.
Fatma KhanchelPathology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, University of Medicine, Tunis, Tunisia.
Imen HelalPathology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, University of Medicine, Tunis, Tunisia.
Dhafer HadadSurgery Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Norsaf BibaniGastroenterology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Aschraf Chadli-DebbichePathology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, University of Medicine, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ehsen BenBrahimPathology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital, University of Medicine, Tunis, Tunisia.
Habib hospital Thameur · TNHôpital Farhat Hached · TN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and ampullary adenocarcinoma (AAC) are 2 gastrointestinal cancers that share overlapping symptoms. Although some studies have proposed the hypothesis of differences in pathogenesis and prognosis in these 2 cancers; they remain treated similarly. The classification of AAC into three subtypes [pancreatobiliary (PB), intestinal (IT) and mixed (M)] is especially crucial for the 3 axes of patients management (diagnosis, prognosis and therapy). Some studies suggest that PB subtype pathogenesis is comparable to PDAC. The objective of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis between PDAC and AAC; notably PB subtype; via mutational status analysis of 3 oncogenes (KRAS, NRAS and BRAF) hoping to consolidate AAC biology understanding.

methodsNine hot spot mutation sites of KRAS, NRAS and BRAF were analysed using pyrosequencing in 39 PDAC and 21 AAC from Tunisian patients. Comparative study was performed using SPSS software.

resultsMutations in oncogenes were detected in almost 43% of AAC, especially in PB (47%) and 95% of PDAC. KRAS was the most mutated oncogene. There were statistical significant differences between PDAC and AAC in tumor differentiation (P<0.001), perineural invasion (P<0.001), vascular emboli (P=0.001), T stage (P=0.007), N stage (P=0.001) and mutational status (P<0.001). When comparing PDAC and PB subtype, there were also significant differences in tumor size (P=0.001), tumor differentiation (P<0.001), perineural invasion (P<0.001), vascular emboli (P=0.001), T stage (P=0.033), N stage (P<0.001) and mutational status (P<0.001).

conclusionsAAC even PB subtype is different from PDAC. We think that these different tumor types require highly individualized therapy guided by their histomolecular characteristics and that we should stop diagnosing and treating them as a unique entity.

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Ampullary adenocarcinoma (AAC)pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)pancreatobiliary subtype

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