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1. Non Small Cell Lung CancerNew Pathological Staging System Oscar Nappi
Anatomia Patologica
AORN A. Cardarelli - Napoli
2. Nella nuova classificazione TNM dei tumori polmonari,la presenza di noduli separati nello stesso lobo si indica con la sigla M1
M0+
T4
T2c
T3
3. Nella nuova classificazione TNM dei tumori polmonari la sigla T1a configura Tumore inferiore o uguale a 3 cm
Tumore inferiore o uguale a 2 cm
Tumore compreso tra due e tre cm
Tumore superiore a 3 cm
Tumore compreso tra 1 e 3 cm
4. Nella nuova classificazione TNM dei tumori polmonari, un tumore che presenta anche noduli pleurici omolaterali o versamento pleurico “maligno” si indica con la sigla M1b
M1
T4
M1a
T4a
7. TNM Clinical cTNM or TNM
Pathologic pTNM
Retreatment rTNM
Autopsy aTNM
12. Proposed changes for lung cancer staging 7th edition of TNM T component
Tumour size
Multiple tumours
Pleural invasion
N component
No changes in N component
M component
Minimal but significant change
13. Proposed changes for lung cancer staging 7th edition of TNM T component
Tumour size
Multiple tumours
Pleural invasion
14. TNM
T1
15. T1 ( 6th ed ) Tumour < 3 cm in greatest dimension ,
surrounded by lung or visceral pleura,
without bronchoscopic evidence of invasion
more proximal than the lobar bronchus
( i.e. not in the main bronchus )
16. T1 6th Edition
Tumour < 3 cm 7th Edition
T1a Tumour < 2 cm
T1b Tumour > 2 but < 3 cm
17. T2 6th edition Tumor with any of the following features
of size or extent : • more than 3 cm in greatest dimension • involves main bronchus, 2 cm or more
distal to the carina • invades the visceral pleura • associated with atelectasis or obstructive
pneumonitis that extends to the hilar
region but does not involve the entire lung
18. T2 7th edition Tumor >3 cm but < 7 cm
T2a - Tumor >3 cm but < 5 cm
T2b - Tumor >5 cm but < 7 cm
Tumor with any of the following features:
* Involves main bronchus, 2 cm distal to
carina
* Invades visceral pleura
* Associated with atelectasis or obstructive
pneumonitis that extends to the hilar
region but does not involve the entire lung
19. T2 6th Edition
Tumor > 3 cm 7th Edition
T2a Tumor > 3 cm but <5 cm
Tumour between 3 and 7cm
T2b Tumor > 5 cm but <7cm
20. T3 6th edition Tumor of any size that directly invades any of the following: chest wall (including superior sulcus tumors),diaphragm,mediastinal pleura,parietal pericardium
Tumor of any size in the main bronchus less than 2 cm distal to the carina but without involvement of the carina
Tumor of any size associated atelectasis or
obstructive pneumonitis of the entire lung
21. T3 7th edition Tumour >7 cm
Direct invasion of any of the following:
chest wall, diaphragm, phrenic nerve, mediastinal pleura, parietal pericardium,
Tumour in the main bronchus <2 cm from
carina (without involvement of carina)
Atelectasis or obstructive pneumonitis of
the entire lung
Separate tumor nodules in the same lobe
22. 6th ed T4 7th ed Tumor of any size that
invades any of the following • mediastinum • heart • great vessels • trachea • esophagus • vertebral body
* carina
Tumor of any size that
invades any of the following
mediastinum
heart
great vessels
trachea
esophagus,
vertebral body
carina
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
23. 6th ed T4 7th ed * Tumor of any size with
satellite tumor nodule(s)
within the primary tumor
lobe
* Tumor of any size with a
malignant pleural effusion
* Separate tumor nodules in a different ipsilateral lobe
25. Tumour sizeSummary Size cut off 3 cm ( T1 )
6th ed
New size cut off 2 cm ( T1a )
7th ed 5 cm ( T2a )
7 cm ( T2b )
26. Hsu PK, Huang HC, Hsich CC et al Effect of formalin fixation on tumor size determination in stage I non-small cell lung cancer
Ann Thorac Surg 84 : 1825 – 1829, 2007
After formalin fixation 20% of tumours > 3 cm shrank by
an average of 1cm ! Downstaged !
Size should be recorded from the unfixed specimen
33. Multiple tumours It is important the communication between Surgeon and Pathologist !
Some tumours are more difficult to find for the Pathologist than the Radiologist ( i.e. Broncho-Alveolar Carcinoma )
34. Small cell carcinoma Shepherd FA, Crowley J, Van HP et al
The International Association for the Study
of lung cancer staging project : proposal
regarding the clinical staging of small cell
lung cancer in the fothcoming ( seventh )
edition of the tumor, node, metastasis
classification for lung cancer
J Thoracic Oncol 2 : 1067 – 1077, 2007
35. Carcinoid tumours
The IASLC Staging Committee has
reccomended that in the 7th edition
that the TNM be applied to pulmonary
carcinoid tumours
38. Main changes in stage groupings T2b N0M0 from IB to IIA
T2a N1M0 from IIB to IIA
T4 N0 ( N1) M0 from IIIB to IIIA
39. 5 years survival IA 50%
IB 47%
IIA 36%
IIB 26%
IIIA 19%
IIIB 7%
IV 2%
41. NSCLC
Squamous cell carc.
Adenocarcinoma
Large cell carcinoma
Adenosquamous carc.
Sarcomatoid carc.
42. Renewed interest in lung cancer histotype The advent of effective targeted therapies !
Anti EGFR ( Erlotinib, Gefinitib )
Anti VEGF ( Bevacizumab )
New chemotherapic agents
44. Pathologists and Lung cancer 2/3 of lung cancer are unresectable/advanced
Diagnosis of lung cancer is achieved on cytology ( even effusion ) or small biopsies
Goal : To optimize the tumour tissue
1. Diagnosis
2. Possible biological markers
( EGFR,k-ras,ERCC1 etc… )
45. Diagnostic IHC in confirming and subtyping primary lung cancer
TTF 1
P 63
46. Diagnostic IHC in confirming and subtyping primary lung cancer
47. Pathologist’s Role At present
Any effort has to be made in order to typizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma.
A diagnosis of NSCLC - NOS should be avoided
49. IHC in distinguish SCC and AC in poorly differentiated tumours
50. Large Cell CarcinomaWHO 2004 poorly differentiated NSCLC that lacks cytologic and architectural features of SCLC and glandular or squamous differentiation
5 variants:
LCNEC Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
Basaloid
Lymphoepithelioma-like
Clear cell
Large cell with rhabdoid phenotype
51. Large Cell Carcinoma sec WHO 2004Does it exist ? It should be considered a “container “ of tumor patterns with different immuno- ( and geno ) typing profiles
Today, in order to planning a correct therapy, it should be necessary to identify the clone of origin
52. LCNEC
53. LCNEC - immunohistochemistry
54. LCNEC – molecular biology LCNEC and SCLC seem to share common molecular alterations:
? p53
? cell-cycle proteins (Rb, Cyclin D1, p16)
? apoptosis regulation- bax/bcl2
? assessment of LOH by microsatellite markers
56. Tumours with NE morpholohyWHO 2004
Typical carcinoid
Atypical carcinoid
Small cell carcinoma ( SCLC )
Large cell NEC ( LCNEC )
57. Should SCLC and LCNEC be included in the same category (as high-grade NE carcinomas) ? Differential diagnosis may be difficult
Similar prognosis
Identical IHC profile
Very similar molecular profile, such as cell cycle regulatory proteins alterations (Rb/P16/Ciclina D1), p53, bcl2
Similar prognosis is not definitively proven
It is not well-demonstrated that patients with LCNEC have the same clinical benefit from the therapeutical regimens adopted in SCLC
59. Large Cell CarcinomaWHO 2004 poorly differentiated NSCLC that lacks cytologic and architectural features of SCLC and glandular or squamous differentiation
5 variants:
LCNEC Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
Basaloid
Lymphoepithelioma-like
Clear cell
Large cell with rhabdoid phenotype
60. Lung carcinomas with a basaloid pattern: a study of 90 cases focusing on their poor prognosis.Moro-Sibilot D, Lantuejoul S, Diab S, Moulai N, Aubert A, Timsit JF, Brambilla C, Brichon PY, Brambilla E. Basaloid carcinoma is a unique entity ( Variant of SCC + Variant of LCC )
Compared with NSCLC, in Stage I – II patients, its overall survival is significantly lower ( 29 vs 49 % ) as well as its 5 years survival rate ( 27% vs 44% )
61. Large Cell CarcinomaWHO 2004 poorly differentiated NSCLC that lacks cytologic and architectural features of SCLC and glandular or squamous differentiation
5 variants:
LCNEC Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
Basaloid
Lymphoepithelioma-like
Clear cell
Large cell with rhabdoid phenotype
62. Lymphoepitelioma-like
True entity but very rare
Cases EBV – probably are Adenocarcinomas LCC with Rhabdoid phenotype
* Rhabdoid pattern is a
phenotype, never
an entity.
* It is very rare in the
lung but it is a powerful
adverse prognostic factor
63. Large Cell CarcinomaWHO 2004 poorly differentiated NSCLC that lacks cytologic and architectural features of SCLC and glandular or squamous differentiation
5 variants:
LCNEC Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
Basaloid
Lymphoepithelioma-like
Clear cell
Large cell with rhabdoid phenotype
64. Clear cell carcinoma It is not an Entity
It is a pattern of SCC or Adenoca
need to defining the origin clone by IHC
DD Metastatic from other organs
66. Large Cell Carcinoma sec WHO 2004Does it exist ? It should be considered a “container “ of tumor patterns with different immuno- ( and geno ) typing profiles
Today, in order to planning a correct therapy, it should be necessary to identify the clone of origin :
“ Squamous “, “Adenoca” , “Neuroendocrine” Immunophenotypes
70. EMT refers to the loss of epithelial cell traits and the acquisition of a mesenchymal phenotype by cells with motile properties
EMT is pivotal in a variety of conditions including normal ontogenesis, fibrosis, wound healing, inflammation and tumor progression (with invasiveness and metastasis formation) EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMALTRANSITION (EMT)
71. Sarcomatoid carcinoma It is not an Entity but a Phenotype secondary to selection of aggressive cellular clones arising in SCC or Adenocarcinoma
The EMT ( epithelial- mesenchymal transition ) patway is involved , probably by the upregulation of c-Jun gene
Implication in therapy
72. Grazie
73. Nella nuova classificazione TNM dei tumori polmonari,la presenza di noduli separati nello stesso lobo si indica con la sigla M1
M0+
T4
T2c
T3
74. Nella nuova classificazione TNM dei tumori polmonari, un tumore che presenta anche noduli pleurici omolaterali o versamento pleurico “maligno” si indica con la sigla M1b
M1
T4
M1a
T4a
75. Nella nuova classificazione TNM dei tumori polmonari la sigla T1a configura Tumore inferiore o uguale a 3 cm
Tumore inferiore o uguale a 2 cm
Tumore compreso tra due e tre cm
Tumore superiore a 3 cm
Tumore compreso tra 1 e 3 cm