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ArticleGynecologic oncology2024

The karyometric signature is altered in fallopian tubes with serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma.

Gustavo C Rodriguez, Michael Yozwiak, Omar L Nelson, Hao Helen Zhang, Ahyoung Amy Kim, William Watkin, Jennifer K Barton, David S Alberts

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Article in Gynecologic oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gustavo C RodriguezNorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, United States; University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States. Electronic address: grodriguez@northshore.org.
Michael YozwiakUniversity of Arizona, Department of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Omar L NelsonNorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, United States; University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Hao Helen ZhangUniversity of Arizona, Department of Mathematics, Tucson, AZ, United States; University of Arizona, Statistics and Data Science GIDP, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Ahyoung Amy KimUniversity of Arizona, Statistics and Data Science GIDP, Tucson, AZ, United States.
William WatkinNorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, United States; University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Jennifer K BartonUniversity of Arizona, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tucson, AZ, United States.
David S AlbertsUniversity of Arizona, Department of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, United States.
University of Arizona · USNorthShore University HealthSystem · USUniversity of Chicago · US

Funding

Ovarian Cancer Detection with Blood- and Imaging-Based BiomarkersR01CA260399 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Jennifer Kehlet Barton, David A. Fishman · 2022 to 2026
$3.9M
Molecular and Imaging Assessment of Fallopian Tube HealthR21CA229707 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI BARTON, JENNIFER KEHLET · 2018 to 2019
$385k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA260399NCI NIH HHS R21 CA229707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveRecent evidence suggests that the fimbriated end of the fallopian tube harbors the precursor cells for many high-grade ovarian cancers, opening the door for development of better screening methods that directly assess the fallopian tube in women at risk for malignancy. Previously we have shown that the karyometric signature is abnormal in the fallopian tube epithelium in women at hereditary risk of ovarian cancer. In this study, we sought to determine whether the karyometric signature in serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC) is significantly different from normal, and whether an abnormal karyometric signature can be detected in histologically normal tubal epithelial cells adjacent to STIC lesions.

methodsThe karyometric signature was measured in epithelial cells from the proximal and fimbriated portion of the fallopian tube in fallopian tube specimens removed from women at: 1) average risk for ovarian cancer undergoing surgery for benign gynecologic indications (n = 37), 2) hereditary risk of ovarian cancer (germline BRCA alterations) undergoing risk-reducing surgery (n = 44), and 3) diagnosed with fimbrial STICs (n = 17).

resultsThe karyometric signature in tubes with fimbrial STICs differed from that of tubes with benign histology. The degree of karyometric alteration increased with increasing proximity to fimbrial STICs, ranging from moderate in the proximal portion of the tube, to greatest in both normal appearing fimbrial cells near STICs as well as in fimbrial STIC lesions.

conclusionThese data demonstrate an abnormal karyometric signature in STICs that may extend beyond the STIC, potentially providing an opportunity for early detection of fallopian tube neoplasia.

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Carcinoma in SituFallopian Tube NeoplasmsFallopian TubesAdultCystadenocarcinoma, SerousFemaleHumansKaryotypeMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsEarly detectionFallopian tube cancerKaryometryOvarian cancerScreening

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PMID38640774
PMCPMC11216887
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