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ArticlePathologica2023

SMARCA4 as a support for the differential diagnosis of poorly differentiated lung carcinomas.

Martina Panozzi, Greta Alì, Agnese Proietti, Franca Melfi, Carmelina C Zirafa, Marco Lucchi, Gabriella Fontanini

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Article in Pathologica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martina PanozziDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Greta AlìUnit of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Agnese ProiettiUnit of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Franca MelfiMultispecialty Centre for Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Carmelina C ZirafaMultispecialty Centre for Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Marco LucchiUnit of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Italy.
Gabriella FontaniniDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana · ITUniversity of Pisa · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), sarcomatoid carcinomas account for 3%. They are rare tumours with a poor prognosis, classified into three subgroups, namely pleomorphic carcinoma, pulmonary blastoma and carcinosarcoma. In the 5th edition of WHO Classification of Thoracic Tumours more space is given to SMARC4-deficient lung cancers. Although studies on SMARCA4-deficient lung tumours are limited, a small percentage of SMARCA4 loss is present within NSCLCs. This finding is clinically relevant, as the loss of the SMARCA4 gene is associated with a worse prognosis. In our study, we analysed the presence of the main catalytic subunit of the SMARCA4 gene, the BRG1 protein, in 60 sarcomatoid lung tumours. The results of our study show that 5.3% of sarcomatoid carcinomas have BRG1-loss in tumour cells, proving that a non-negligible amount of lung sarcomatoid carcinomas are SMARCA4-deficient. These data open the debate on the necessity of including the detection of SMARCA4 within a standardised immunohistochemical panel.

Indexed as

CarcinomaCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialDiagnosis, DifferentialDNA HelicasesHumansLungNuclear ProteinsTranscription FactorsDNA HelicasesNuclear ProteinsSMARCA4 protein, humanTranscription FactorsBRG1NSCLCpleomorphic lung cancersarcomatoid lung cancerSMARCA4

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PMID37387441
PMCPMC10462990
OpenAlexW4382631449

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