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STUDY OF THE TUMOR VESSELS IN DEPRESSED‐TYPE EARLY GASTRIC CANCERS USING NARROW BAND IMAGING MAGNIFYING ENDOSCOPY AND CDNA ARRAY ANALYSIS
Author(s) -
Endo Takao,
Nosho Katsuhiko,
Arimura Yoshiaki,
Yamashita Kentaro,
Yamamoto Hiroyuki,
Itoh Hideto,
Shimumura Yasuhisa
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2005.00503.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , cd34 , cancer , biopsy , stain , histology , endoscopy , staining , radiology , biology , stem cell , genetics
Background: Since endoscopic mucosal resection has been applied to differentiated gastric cancers with invasion limited to the mucosal layer, the diagnosis of their differentiation is important. The degree of differentiation varies depending on the size and location of the tumors. Correct diagnosis by biopsy can be difficult because depressed‐type early gastric cancers sometimes contain mixed histology. Methods: Fifteen patients with depressed‐type early gastric cancers were observed by magnifying endoscopy with a narrow band lighting system. The fine mucosal vascular pattern was recorded and compared with the histological differentiation and features of vessels by staining with CD34. In some patients, cDNA array analysis was performed to determine differences among histological types. Results: Tumor vascular patterns were classified into two categories. Grid‐like network patterns not only characterized differentiated type but were also associated with high microvascular density. Short twig‐like patterns typified the undifferentiated type and a low vascular density. Differentiated types highly expressed some angiogenic factors, such as VEGFc and Flt‐4. Conclusions: Tumor vessel pattern of depressed‐type early gastric cancer obtained by narrow band imaging magnifying endoscopy reflects both the histological features and the degree of expression of angiogenic factors.