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PIK3CA mutation and histological type in breast carcinoma: high frequency of mutations in lobular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Buttitta Fiamma,
Felicioni Lara,
Barassi Fabio,
Martella Carla,
Paolizzi Diego,
Fresu Giuseppina,
Salvatore Simona,
Cuccurullo Franco,
Mezzetti Andrea,
Campani Daniela,
Marchetti Antonio
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.964
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1096-9896
pISSN - 0022-3417
DOI - 10.1002/path.1908
Subject(s) - invasive lobular carcinoma , exon , breast cancer , pathology , lobular carcinoma , mucinous carcinoma , medullary carcinoma , carcinoma , lymph node , medullary cavity , mutation , biology , medicine , cancer research , ductal carcinoma , cancer , adenocarcinoma , gene , invasive ductal carcinoma , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid , genetics
Abstract Mutations in the PIK3CA gene have recently been reported in different human neoplasms, including breast cancer. This paper reports the results of a systematic analysis of PIK3CA mutations in different histological types of breast carcinoma. One hundred and eighty invasive breast carcinomas, comprising 74 ductal, 56 lobular, 22 mucinous, 20 medullary, and eight papillary, were selected on the basis of their histological type in a consecutive series of 780 breast cancers. Exons 1–20 of the PIK3CA gene were subjected to SSCP analysis followed by direct sequencing. PIK3CA mutations were observed in 46 (26%) of the 180 tumours examined: 23 (50%) mutations were located in exon 9, and 23 (50%) in exon 20. Mutations were frequent in lobular (46%), less frequent in ductal (22%), and uncommon in medullary (10%), mucinous (5%), and papillary tumours (12%) ( p = 0.0002). Mutations in exon 9 were more frequent in lobular carcinomas (30% of cases) than in the other histological types (less than 5% of cases) ( p = 0.00014). No significant differences were observed in the distribution of mutations in exon 20. There was no significant correlation between PIK3CA mutations and other clinicopathological and biological variables, including age, tumour size, lymph node metastases, oestrogen receptor (ER) status, progesterone receptor (PgR) status, p53 gene mutations, and p53 protein expression. The findings indicate that in invasive breast carcinomas, PIK3CA alterations are mainly present in lobular and ductal tumours, whereas the other histological types, known to be associated with a favourable prognosis, show a very low incidence of PIK3CA mutations. Copyright © 2005 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.