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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology1996

Synchronous colon carcinomas: molecular-genetic evidence for multicentricity.

R J Koness, T C King, S Schechter, S F McLean, C Lodowsky, H J Wanebo

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Article in Annals of surgical oncology, 1996. 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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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

R J KonessDepartment of Surgery, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
T C King
S Schechter
S F McLean
C Lodowsky
H J Wanebo
Brown University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe synchronous presentation of multiple colonic adenocarcinomas is an unusual, but well-recognized event accounting for approximately 2-11% of these neoplasms. Synchronous tumors may have a different biology and prognosis than solitary tumors. Evidence based on measurement of DNA ploidy suggests that a significant percentage of synchronous tumors have a common clonal origin, probably resulting from translumenal metastasis.

methodsFifteen synchronous colorectal cancers (30 tumors) were examined for histologic differences as well as genetic mutations. p53 gene abnormalities were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis. Ki-ras mutations were detected by PCR followed by oligonucleotide-specific hybridization.

resultsp53 gene mutations were detected in 12 of 30 tumors. In only one case was the same p53 mutation present in both tumors from one patient. Similarly, Ki-ras mutations were observed in 9 of 30 tumors. Concordant Ki-ras mutations were observed in only one case, which was also concordant for p53 mutation.

conclusionBecause p53 and Ki-ras mutations tend to occur fairly early in tumor development, it seems likely that cases discordant for p53 and Ki-ras mutations represent independently developing tumor foci. Taken together, these findings strongly suggest that the great majority of synchronous colonic adenocarcinomas arise as independent neoplasms and their worsened prognosis is not a result of unusually early metastatic spread.

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AdenocarcinomaBase SequenceColonic NeoplasmsDNA, NeoplasmDNA PrimersGenes, p53Genes, rasHumansLymphatic MetastasisMolecular Sequence DataMutationNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Tumor Suppressor Protein p53DNA, NeoplasmDNA PrimersHRAS protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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