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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2020

Clinical meaning of the World Health Organization morphologic classification (flat

Hongbeom Kim, Jin-Young Jang, Jihoon Chang, Haeryoung Kim, Yoonhyeong Byun, Jae Ri Kim, Wooil Kwon, Sun-Whe Kim, Kyoung-Bun Lee

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Hongbeom KimDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jin-Young JangDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jihoon ChangDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Haeryoung KimDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yoonhyeong ByunDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jae Ri KimDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Wooil KwonDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sun-Whe KimDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyoung-Bun LeeDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seoul National University · KR

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Abstract

backgroundIn the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, gallbladder (GB) intraepithelial lesions are grouped as flat or tumoral, according to their morphological features. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the morphologies and clinical features of GB cancer (GBC) and to examine the feasibility of using morphologic classification as a prognostic factor.

methodsFrom January 2000 to December 2012, the available pathologic slide reviews of 381 patients were analyzed at the Seoul National University Hospital. All pathologic slides were evaluated by two pancreato-biliary tract pathology experts. GBCs were categorized into eight groups (Flat: F1-2, Borderline, Tumoral: Tu1-5), according to the thickness of the mucosal lesion, histologic patterns of the mucosa under microscopy, invasion extent, and patient history of premalignant lesions. According to the morphologic classification, clinical features were compared and survival analysis was performed.

resultsIn three groups, flat lesions comprised 179 (46.9%) cases and borderline and tumoral comprised 97 (25.4%) and 105 (27.5%) cases, respectively. More favorable pathologic and clinical results were found within the tumoral group. The borderline group had an intermediate tendency between flat and intraluminal in clinicopathologic parameters. In the curative resected T2 stage group, the borderline group demonstrated an intermediate trend compared to that of the flat and tumoral groups, but this was statistically insignificant (P=0.08).

conclusionsFlat type GBCs show worse prognosis than tumoral GBCs. The morphological classifications between flat and tumoral on the basis of 1 cm and by papillary feature is feasible. Tumor morphology can be used as a reference while deciding the treatment plan, especially in T2 GBC.

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classificationGallbladder neoplasmhistologymorphologyprognosis

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