Clinicopathologic correlations of superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma in endoscopic submucosal dissection specimens

Abstract Background Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a novel endoscopic treatment for early esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). The western pathologists’ experience with ESD specimens remains limited. This study aimed to correlate histopathologic features of Barrett’s esophagus (BE)-associated...

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Autores principales: Sadhna Dhingra, Firas Bahdi, Sarah B. May, Mohamed O. Othman
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:189bec05174f47f5bd1e2171153429ca2021-11-28T12:37:12ZClinicopathologic correlations of superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma in endoscopic submucosal dissection specimens10.1186/s13000-021-01169-11746-1596https://doaj.org/article/189bec05174f47f5bd1e2171153429ca2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-021-01169-1https://doaj.org/toc/1746-1596Abstract Background Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a novel endoscopic treatment for early esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). The western pathologists’ experience with ESD specimens remains limited. This study aimed to correlate histopathologic features of Barrett’s esophagus (BE)-associated adenocarcinoma in ESD resections with clinical outcomes to determine whether they aid future management decisions. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 49 consecutive ESD resection specimens from 42 patients with BE-associated adenocarcinoma (24 intramucosal and 18 submucosal EAC) at a single tertiary referral center. Pathologic evaluation included presence of dysplasia, invasive adenocarcinoma, peritumoral inflammation, desmoplasia, lymphovascular and perineural invasion; tumor differentiation, depth of invasion, morphology, and budding; and margin status for dysplasia or carcinoma. Follow up data included endoscopic biopsies in 35 patients and pathology reports of esophagectomies in 11 patients. Poor outcomes were defined as recurrence or residual invasive adenocarcinoma at esophagectomy, metastasis on imaging, or R1 resection in patients undergoing ESD for tumor debulking. Results Two patients (8%) with intramucosal adenocarcinoma and 9 patients (50%) with submucosal adenocarcinoma had poor outcomes. Histopathologic features associated with poor outcomes included poor differentiation, lymphovascular invasion, submucosal invasion > 500 μm, tumor budding, and tubuloinfiltrative histologic pattern. Four patients had positive deep margin away from the deepest tumor invasion and did not show residual tumor on follow up. Conclusions Our results validated European Society of Gastroenterology (ESGE) guidelines of high-risk pathologic features for additional therapy in esophageal adenocarcinoma and identified tumor budding frequently in association with other high-risk features. Positive deep margin distant from deepest tumor invasion could be procedural and warrants endoscopic correlation for management.Sadhna DhingraFiras BahdiSarah B. MayMohamed O. OthmanBMCarticleBarrett’s esophagusMucosal adenocarcinomaSubmucosal adenocarcinomaEndoscopic submucosal dissectionTumor buddingPathologyRB1-214ENDiagnostic Pathology, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Barrett’s esophagus
Mucosal adenocarcinoma
Submucosal adenocarcinoma
Endoscopic submucosal dissection
Tumor budding
Pathology
RB1-214
spellingShingle Barrett’s esophagus
Mucosal adenocarcinoma
Submucosal adenocarcinoma
Endoscopic submucosal dissection
Tumor budding
Pathology
RB1-214
Sadhna Dhingra
Firas Bahdi
Sarah B. May
Mohamed O. Othman
Clinicopathologic correlations of superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma in endoscopic submucosal dissection specimens
description Abstract Background Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a novel endoscopic treatment for early esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). The western pathologists’ experience with ESD specimens remains limited. This study aimed to correlate histopathologic features of Barrett’s esophagus (BE)-associated adenocarcinoma in ESD resections with clinical outcomes to determine whether they aid future management decisions. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 49 consecutive ESD resection specimens from 42 patients with BE-associated adenocarcinoma (24 intramucosal and 18 submucosal EAC) at a single tertiary referral center. Pathologic evaluation included presence of dysplasia, invasive adenocarcinoma, peritumoral inflammation, desmoplasia, lymphovascular and perineural invasion; tumor differentiation, depth of invasion, morphology, and budding; and margin status for dysplasia or carcinoma. Follow up data included endoscopic biopsies in 35 patients and pathology reports of esophagectomies in 11 patients. Poor outcomes were defined as recurrence or residual invasive adenocarcinoma at esophagectomy, metastasis on imaging, or R1 resection in patients undergoing ESD for tumor debulking. Results Two patients (8%) with intramucosal adenocarcinoma and 9 patients (50%) with submucosal adenocarcinoma had poor outcomes. Histopathologic features associated with poor outcomes included poor differentiation, lymphovascular invasion, submucosal invasion > 500 μm, tumor budding, and tubuloinfiltrative histologic pattern. Four patients had positive deep margin away from the deepest tumor invasion and did not show residual tumor on follow up. Conclusions Our results validated European Society of Gastroenterology (ESGE) guidelines of high-risk pathologic features for additional therapy in esophageal adenocarcinoma and identified tumor budding frequently in association with other high-risk features. Positive deep margin distant from deepest tumor invasion could be procedural and warrants endoscopic correlation for management.
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author Sadhna Dhingra
Firas Bahdi
Sarah B. May
Mohamed O. Othman
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Firas Bahdi
Sarah B. May
Mohamed O. Othman
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title Clinicopathologic correlations of superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma in endoscopic submucosal dissection specimens
title_short Clinicopathologic correlations of superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma in endoscopic submucosal dissection specimens
title_full Clinicopathologic correlations of superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma in endoscopic submucosal dissection specimens
title_fullStr Clinicopathologic correlations of superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma in endoscopic submucosal dissection specimens
title_full_unstemmed Clinicopathologic correlations of superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma in endoscopic submucosal dissection specimens
title_sort clinicopathologic correlations of superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma in endoscopic submucosal dissection specimens
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publishDate 2021
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