Cytomorphologic Features of Extramammary Paget’s Disease of The Vulva in a Patient with Diagnoses of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of The Cervix Status Post Chemoradiation, and High‐Grade Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia: The Importance of Basic Principles.

Cytopathology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Fernanda Gonzalez ◽  
Dereen Mohammed Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Paget’S Disease ◽  
Intraepithelial Neoplasia ◽  
Paget's Disease ◽  
Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia ◽  
High Grade ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Extramammary Paget's Disease

Concurrent occurrence of axillary extramammary Paget's disease and squamous cell carcinoma

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-204
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Goto ◽  
Koji Adachi ◽  
Nanako Yamada ◽  
Tatsushi Shiomi ◽  
Yoshio Kiyohara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Paget’S Disease ◽  
Paget's Disease ◽  
Extramammary Paget’S Disease ◽  
Extramammary Paget's Disease

scholarly journals Expression of Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase in Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Immunohistochemical Study With Survivin and p53

2012 ◽  
Vol 136 (11) ◽  
pp. 1359-1365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Wellenhofer ◽  
Hermann Brustmann
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Intraepithelial Neoplasia ◽  
Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia ◽  
Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase ◽  
High Grade ◽  
Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase ◽  
Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Human Telomerase

Context.—Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), an enzyme that enables cells to overcome replicative senescence and to divide indefinitely, is overexpressed in many cancers and their precursor lesions. Objective.—To test whether hTERT expression is related to neoplastic progression and resistance to apoptosis in vulvar epithelia. Design.—Immunoexpression of hTERT was evaluated in 101 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded archival vulvar epithelia consisting of normal squamous vulvar epithelia (n  =  25), lichen sclerosus (n  =  10), high-grade classic vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (n  =  16), differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (n  =  18), and vulvar invasive keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (n  =  32) and related to survivin and p53 expression. Immunostaining for all factors was scored for moderate and strong intensities with regard to quantity to determine upregulation and overexpression (score 0, 0% immunoreactive cells; score 1+, <5% immunoreactive cells; score 2+, 5% to 50% immunoreactive cells; score 3+, >50% immunoreactive cells). Score 3+ was considered as overexpression. Results.—Nuclear hTERT immunoexpression was closely related to survivin reactivity, increased from normal vulvar squamous epithelia to lichen sclerosus and to high-grade classic vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, and invasive keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (P < .001), and followed the morphologic distribution of atypical squamous epithelial cells. Overexpression of hTERT was comparable to that seen for p53 in invasive keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (P  =  .62); significant differences were calculated for differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (P  =  .003) and high-grade classic vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (P  =  .001). Conclusion.—Human telomerase reverse transcriptase is upregulated in vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma compared with nonneoplastic squamous epithelia of the vulva as an apparently early and preinvasive event in the neoplastic transformation, with development of cellular longevity and resistance to apoptosis by survivin activation as associated features, independent of the etiology of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia.

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