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ArticleJournal of pathology and translational medicine2020

Evaluation of human papillomavirus (HPV) prediction using the International Endocervical Adenocarcinoma Criteria and Classification system, compared to p16 immunohistochemistry and HPV RNA in-situ hybridization.

Hezhen Ren, Jennifer Pors, Christine Chow, Monica Ta, Simona Stolnicu, Robert Soslow, David Huntsman, Lynn Hoang

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Article in Journal of pathology and translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Hezhen RenDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Jennifer PorsDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Christine ChowGenetic Pathology Evaluation Center (GPEC), Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Monica TaGenetic Pathology Evaluation Center (GPEC), Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Simona StolnicuDepartment of Pathology, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania.
Robert SoslowDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
David HuntsmanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Lynn HoangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
University of British Columbia · CACentre for Advancing Health Outcomes · CAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USUniversitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș · ROVancouver General Hospital · CA

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Carraressi FoundationNCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748OVCareSumiko Kobayashi Marks Memorial FundUBC & VGH Hospital Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe International Endocervical Adenocarcinoma Criteria and Classification (IECC) separated endocervical adenocarcinomas into human papillomavirus (HPV) associated (HPVA) and non-HPV-associated (NHPVA) categories by morphology alone. Our primary objective was to assess the accuracy of HPV prediction by the IECC system compared to p16 immunohistochemistry and HPV RNA in-situ hybridization (RISH). Our secondary goal was to directly compare p16 and HPV RISH concordance.

methodsCases were classified by IECC and stained for p16 and HPV RISH on tissue microarray, with discordant p16/HPV RISH cases re-stained on whole tissue sections. Remaining discordant cases (p16/HPV, IECC/p16, IECC/HPV discordances) were re-reviewed by the original pathologists (n = 3) and external expert pathologists (n = 2) blinded to the p16 and HPV RISH results. Final IECC diagnosis was assigned upon independent agreement between all reviewers.

resultsOne hundred and eleven endocervical adenocarcinomas were classified originally into 94 HPVA and 17 NHPVA cases. p16 and HPV RISH was concordant in 108/111 cases (97%) independent of the IECC. HPV RISH and p16 was concordant with IECC in 103/111 (93%) and 106/111 (95%), respectively. After expert review, concordance improved to 107/111 (96%) for HPV RISH. After review of the eight discordant cases, one remained as HPVA, four were reclassified to NHPVA from HPVA, two were unclassifiable, and one possibly represented a mixed usual and gastric-type adenocarcinoma.

conclusionsp16 and HPV RISH have excellent concordance in endocervical adenocarcinomas, and IECC can predict HPV status in most cases. Focal apical mitoses and apoptotic debris on original review led to the misclassification of several NHPVA as HPVA.

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AdenocarcinomaCervixHuman papillomavirusIECCImmunohistochemistryIn-situ hybridizationInternational Endocervical Adenocarcinoma Criteria and Classificationp16

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