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Published on: July 25, 2020
Pulmonary adenocarcinoma with enteric differentiation: Dissecting oncogenic genes alterations with DNA sequencing and
Alessia Nottegar1, Fabrizio Tabbò2, Claudio Luchini3
1Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Background:
Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma with Enteric Differentiation (PAED) is a rare subtype of adenocarcinoma of emerging interest, recently introduced in the 2015 WHO classification. However, little is known about major molecular signatures of this class of adenocarcinomas and information about new biomarkers totally lack.
Methods:
We examined the NRAS, PIK3CA, EGFR, KRAS and BRAF status through mass spectrometry sequencing and ALK rearrangement by FISH in a series of 8 PAEDs.
Results:
1/8 (12.5%) case had a simultaneous PIK3CA mutation (E545K) and an EML4-ALK translocation. KRAS gene showed a mutation in the codon 12 in 4/8 of PAED (50%), NRAS, BRAF and EGFR genes were wild type in all tumor samples.
Conclusions:
We concluded that PIK3CA mutations and ALK rearrangement occur also in PAEDs, while NRAS mutations might be a very rare event similarly to pulmonary adenocarcinomas of conventional type. KRAS is the prevailing gene mutated in this class of adenocarcinoma.
