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. 2023 Jan 1;47(1):91-101.
doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001949. Epub 2022 Aug 15.

Sporadic and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis-associated Foveolar-type Adenoma of the Stomach

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Sporadic and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis-associated Foveolar-type Adenoma of the Stomach

Tomoaki Naka et al. Am J Surg Pathol. .

Abstract

Gastric foveolar-type adenoma (FA) is a rare benign neoplasm occurring either sporadically or in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). However, the molecular features of FA and the relationship between sporadic and syndromic lesions remain unclear. In this study, we performed clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and genetic analyses of 18 sporadic and 30 FAP-associated FAs. Most sporadic and FAP-associated FAs were located in the upper or middle third of the stomach, on a background of fundic gland mucosa. Most lesions were low-grade, but 3 lesions had a high-grade component. Sporadic FAs included 2 morphologically distinct subtypes, that is, flat and raspberry-like FAs, which we distinguished based on the endoscopic features. Seven lesions were regarded as flat FAs, appearing as large, slightly elevated lesions and measuring 11 to 87 mm in size. Conversely, 10 raspberry-like FAs were small bright-red polyps, measuring 2 to 8 mm in size. FAP-associated FAs, particularly larger lesions, exhibited morphologic features resembling flat FAs but varied significantly in size (2 to 103 mm). Mutation analysis identified APC and KRAS mutations in all flat FAs but never in raspberry-like FAs. Remarkably, somatic APC and KRAS mutations were also detected in 19 (63%) and 27 (90%) of FAP-associated FAs, respectively. This indicates that they are genetically equivalent to sporadic, flat FAs. This study showed that sporadic FA includes at least 2 morphologically and genetically distinct subtypes: flat and raspberry-like FA. Furthermore, flat FA represents a sporadic counterpart of FAP-associated FA.

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Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.

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