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Pleomorphic carcinoma

MedGen UID:
87198
Concept ID:
C0334233
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Pleomorphic Carcinoma; pleomorphic carcinoma; pleomorphic carcinoma (morphologic abnormality)
SNOMED CT: Pleomorphic carcinoma (16741004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003573

Definition

A usually aggressive malignant epithelial neoplasm composed of cells with significant cytologic atypia and nuclear pleomorphism. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Panozzi M, Alì G, Proietti A, Melfi F, Zirafa CC, Lucchi M, Fontanini G
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chen Z, Liu J, Min L
BMC Pulm Med 2022 Mar 31;22(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s12890-022-01915-1. PMID: 35361152Free PMC Article
Amemiya R, Miyoshi T, Aokage K, Suzuki J, Hoshino H, Udagawa H, Tane K, Sugano M, Kojima M, Fujii S, Kuwata T, Ochiai A, Goto K, Ikeda N, Tsuboi M, Ishii G
Lung Cancer 2021 Mar;153:56-65. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.01.007. PMID: 33454518
Iijima Y, Nakajima Y, Kinoshita H, Nishimura Y, Iizuka T, Akiyama H, Hirata T
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Feb 20;27(1):1-9. Epub 2020 Jun 3 doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.20-00018. PMID: 32493871Free PMC Article
Fujisaki A, Aoki T, Kasai T, Kinoshita S, Tomoda Y, Tanaka F, Yatera K, Mukae H, Korogi Y
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Diagnosis

Smadhi H, Boudaya MS, Abdannadher M, BenAbdelghaffar H, Kamoun H, Ayadi A, Fekih L, Marghli A, Megdiche ML
Tunis Med 2019 Jan;97(1):128-132. PMID: 31535704
Borczuk AC
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Aug;142(8):914-921. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0584-RA. PMID: 30040455
Al-Baimani K, Bazzarelli A, Clemons M, Robertson SJ, Addison C, Arnaout A
Clin Breast Cancer 2015 Dec;15(6):421-5. Epub 2015 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2015.06.010. PMID: 26209026
Travis WD
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010 Nov;134(11):1645-58. doi: 10.5858/2010-0086-RAR.1. PMID: 21043818
Pelosi G, Sonzogni A, De Pas T, Galetta D, Veronesi G, Spaggiari L, Manzotti M, Fumagalli C, Bresaola E, Nappi O, Viale G, Rosai J
Int J Surg Pathol 2010 Apr;18(2):103-20. Epub 2009 Jan 4 doi: 10.1177/1066896908330049. PMID: 19124452

Therapy

Murao K, Mori Y, Takahashi Y, Ishikawa T, Asai Y, Kobayashi T, Ikeda K, Kuronuma K, Magara K, Fujita H, Hirohashi Y, Takasawa A, Chiba H
Intern Med 2022 Nov 1;61(21):3259-3264. Epub 2022 Apr 9 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8916-21. PMID: 35400698Free PMC Article
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In Vivo 2021 May-Jun;35(3):1687-1692. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12428. PMID: 33910853Free PMC Article
Iijima Y, Nakajima Y, Kinoshita H, Nishimura Y, Iizuka T, Akiyama H, Hirata T
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Feb 20;27(1):1-9. Epub 2020 Jun 3 doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.20-00018. PMID: 32493871Free PMC Article
Hasegawa M, Uehara A, Suzuki T, Sekine R, Yazawa M, Ichikawa D, Koike J, Shibagaki Y
CEN Case Rep 2020 Nov;9(4):295-300. Epub 2020 Apr 11 doi: 10.1007/s13730-020-00474-w. PMID: 32279192Free PMC Article
Avila Martínez RJ, Marrón Fernández C, Hermoso Alarza F, Zuluaga Bedoya M, Meneses Pardo JC, Gámez García AP
Arch Bronconeumol 2013 Sep;49(9):405-7. Epub 2013 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2012.12.002. PMID: 23352486

Prognosis

Chen Z, Liu J, Min L
BMC Pulm Med 2022 Mar 31;22(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s12890-022-01915-1. PMID: 35361152Free PMC Article
Shishido Y, Aoyama A, Hara S, Sato Y, Tomii K, Hamakawa H, Takahashi Y
J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Mar 21;17(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s13019-022-01799-6. PMID: 35313902Free PMC Article
Borczuk AC
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Aug;142(8):914-921. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0584-RA. PMID: 30040455
Fujisaki A, Aoki T, Kasai T, Kinoshita S, Tomoda Y, Tanaka F, Yatera K, Mukae H, Korogi Y
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2016 Aug;207(2):289-94. Epub 2016 May 4 doi: 10.2214/AJR.15.15542. PMID: 27144416
Al-Baimani K, Bazzarelli A, Clemons M, Robertson SJ, Addison C, Arnaout A
Clin Breast Cancer 2015 Dec;15(6):421-5. Epub 2015 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2015.06.010. PMID: 26209026

Clinical prediction guides

Chen Z, Liu J, Min L
BMC Pulm Med 2022 Mar 31;22(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s12890-022-01915-1. PMID: 35361152Free PMC Article
Hisakane K, Seike M, Sugano T, Matsuda K, Kunugi S, Nakamichi S, Matsumoto M, Miyanaga A, Noro R, Minegishi Y, Kubota K, Gemma A
Anticancer Res 2021 May;41(5):2501-2509. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15028. PMID: 33952478
Amemiya R, Miyoshi T, Aokage K, Suzuki J, Hoshino H, Udagawa H, Tane K, Sugano M, Kojima M, Fujii S, Kuwata T, Ochiai A, Goto K, Ikeda N, Tsuboi M, Ishii G
Lung Cancer 2021 Mar;153:56-65. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.01.007. PMID: 33454518
Fujisaki A, Aoki T, Kasai T, Kinoshita S, Tomoda Y, Tanaka F, Yatera K, Mukae H, Korogi Y
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2016 Aug;207(2):289-94. Epub 2016 May 4 doi: 10.2214/AJR.15.15542. PMID: 27144416
Al-Baimani K, Bazzarelli A, Clemons M, Robertson SJ, Addison C, Arnaout A
Clin Breast Cancer 2015 Dec;15(6):421-5. Epub 2015 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2015.06.010. PMID: 26209026

Recent systematic reviews

Chen D, Mao Y, Wen J, She Y, Zhu E, Zhu F, Zhang Y, Fan M, Chen C, Chen Y
Ann Thorac Surg 2019 Sep;108(3):945-954. Epub 2019 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.02.045. PMID: 30914285
Marchevsky AM, LeStang N, Hiroshima K, Pelosi G, Attanoos R, Churg A, Chirieac L, Dacic S, Husain A, Khoor A, Klebe S, Lantuejoul S, Roggli V, Vignaud JM, Weynard B, Sauter J, Henderson D, Nabeshima K, Galateau-Salle F
Hum Pathol 2017 Sep;67:160-168. Epub 2017 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.07.015. PMID: 28782639

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