{"title":"Unusual Case of a Sporadic Juvenile Polyp Coexisting With Traditional Serrated Adenoma in the Colon.","authors":"Kazutaka Gomisawa, Yuuki Nishimura, Taisuke Mori, Eijitsu Ryo, Kazuki Sumiyama, Naoto Tamai, Ayako Tasaki, Masayuki Shimoda","doi":"10.1111/pin.70053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pin.70053","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19806,"journal":{"name":"Pathology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145200551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ALK-Rearranged Mesenchymal Neoplasm With Hyaline-Vascular Castleman Disease-Like Features: A Case Report.","authors":"Haruna Yagi, Akira Satou, Yasunori Enomoto, Mayu Fujihiro, Yuichi Yamada, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Satoshi Baba, Toshihide Iwashita, Kennosuke Karube","doi":"10.1111/pin.70052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pin.70052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent reports have revealed various morphological features of ALK-rearranged mesenchymal neoplasms but their characteristics remain to be elucidated. Here, we report a case of ALK-rearranged mesenchymal neoplasm with novel morphological features. A 32-year-old man had an intra-abdominal mass measuring 75 mm in diameter. Histologically, the tumor consisted of many lymphoid follicles with wide fibrosis or hyalinization. The follicles were characterized by regressed germinal centers and expanded mantle zones. Hyalinized blood vessels were distributed in the follicular and interfollicular areas. These histological findings resembled those of hyaline-vascular type unicentric Castleman disease (HV-UCD). However, the fibrous areas exhibited histological findings similar to inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), which is characterized by the proliferation of spindle or stellate-shaped fibroblastic cells accompanied by lymphoid, eosinophil, and plasma cell infiltration. Immunohistochemically, ALK-positive spindle cells were observed in the follicular, interfollicular, and fibrous areas. Molecular analysis revealed fusion between ATIC (exon 7) and ALK (exon 20). Immunofluorescence staining suggested that ALK-positive tumor cells in follicular areas were derived from CD23-positive follicular dendritic cells, and those in interfollicular areas were derived from α-SMA-positive fibroblastic reticular cells or myofibroblasts. Therefore, we report an extremely rare case of ALK-rearranged mesenchymal neoplasm with features of both HV-UCD and IMT.</p>","PeriodicalId":19806,"journal":{"name":"Pathology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145150528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fleur Cordier, Siebe Loontiens, Joni Van der Meulen, Liesbeth Ferdinande, David Creytens
{"title":"Pediatric PLAG1-Rearranged Fibromyxoid Spindle Cell Tumor: An Emerging Distinct Entity or a Fibroblastic ('Non-Lipogenic') Pattern of Lipoblastoma?","authors":"Fleur Cordier, Siebe Loontiens, Joni Van der Meulen, Liesbeth Ferdinande, David Creytens","doi":"10.1111/pin.70054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pin.70054","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19806,"journal":{"name":"Pathology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145131432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos Alcalá-Romero, Ana Laura Calderón-Garcidueñas, Sanjuana Berenice Treviño-Solís, Carlos Eduardo Dieguez-Campa, Rebeca Ramos-Sánchez
{"title":"Germinomas: Nestin and CD15 Expression in Tumor Blood Vessels.","authors":"Carlos Alcalá-Romero, Ana Laura Calderón-Garcidueñas, Sanjuana Berenice Treviño-Solís, Carlos Eduardo Dieguez-Campa, Rebeca Ramos-Sánchez","doi":"10.1111/pin.70050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pin.70050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Germinomas constitute two-thirds of intracranial germ cell neoplasms, with a woman: male ratio of 8:22. A characteristic of this tumor is its adequate vascularity, which has not been previously studied with markers such as Nestin, YAP and CD15, and which can provide valuable information about the biology of this tumor. These markers were analyzed by immunohistochemistry, showing tumor blood vessels cytoplasmic staining for nestin and for CD15, demonstrating angiogenesis as an important mechanism in germinomas.</p>","PeriodicalId":19806,"journal":{"name":"Pathology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145069083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sosuke Ishijima, Ethan N Okoshi, Makoto Kawamoto, Ryuta Matsuda, Takuma Odate, Kamran M Mirza, Junya Fukuoka
{"title":"Extraction of Novel Features and Diagnosis Prediction in Myelodysplastic Neoplasm Using a Weakly Supervised Artificial Intelligence Model Based on Normal Megakaryocytes.","authors":"Sosuke Ishijima, Ethan N Okoshi, Makoto Kawamoto, Ryuta Matsuda, Takuma Odate, Kamran M Mirza, Junya Fukuoka","doi":"10.1111/pin.70049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pin.70049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evaluation of bone marrow pathology can be challenging for nonspecialist pathologists due to its morphological complexities. Despite advances in artificial intelligence for other organ systems, research in bone marrow biopsy field remains limited. This study presents an artificial intelligence model developed to classify myeloid diseases based on morphologically normal megakaryocytes in hematoxylin-eosin-stained bone marrow biopsy specimens. The model integrates two deep learning components: one for detecting bone marrow regions, and the other for identifying megakaryocytes, along with an XGBoost-based classifier that leverages extracted features to differentiate between normal cases, myelodysplastic neoplasm, and immune thrombocytopenic purpura. The model achieved exceptional accuracy, with area under the curve values of 0.9996 (bone marrow detection) and 0.9997 (megakaryocyte detection). For disease classification, myelodysplastic neoplasm versus normal performed well, with an area under the curve of 0.879. Feature analysis revealed that the percentage of megakaryocyte among all cells and the number of adjacent megakaryocytes within various distances were significantly correlated with disease prediction. This study introduces the first artificial intelligence model capable of classifying myelodysplastic neoplasm versus normal based on normal megakaryocyte morphology. This model demonstrates potential not only for diagnostic assistance but also for uncovering novel histological features.</p>","PeriodicalId":19806,"journal":{"name":"Pathology International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145070260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"C-Myc Overexpression in Adolescent and Young Adult Breast Cancer: Distinct From Older Adults With Relevantly Expressed Cholecystokinin B Receptor.","authors":"Tomoyuki Tanino, Yoko Nakanishi, Haruna Nishimaki-Watanabe, Fumi Nozaki, Sumie Ohni, Xiaoyan Tang, Yukari Hirotani, Sachie Hashimoto, Chie Watanabe, Hiroko Bando, Chikako Shimizu, Shinobu Masuda","doi":"10.1111/pin.70047","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pin.70047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Breast cancer in adolescents and young adults has poorer clinical outcomes, but the role of MYC in this group remains unclear. We aimed to elucidate the characteristics of MYC expression in breast cancer among adolescents and young adults. MYC expression in 42 adolescents and young adults and 110 older adults were analyzed using immunohistochemistry, fluorescence in situ hybridization, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and RNA sequencing. Immunohistochemical c-myc expression was higher in adolescents and young adults group compared to older adults, without MYC gene amplification. In older adults, c-myc expression was associated with more aggressive features. Adolescents and young adults group showed higher c-myc expression even in tumors with less aggressive features, such as estrogen receptor positive, low Ki-67 labeling index, and early clinical stage, than older adults. RNA sequencing revealed higher expression of cholecystokinin B receptor and lower expression of uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 2 family member B4 in c-myc positive tumors of adolescents and young adults group. The preference of positive cases for both c-myc and cholecystokinin B receptor was significantly higher in adolescents and young adults group. In conclusion, c-myc overexpression makes adolescents and young adults breast cancer more aggressive through multifaceted roles including relevantly expressed cholecystokinin B receptor. Clinical trial registration: This study is not a clinical trial.</p>","PeriodicalId":19806,"journal":{"name":"Pathology International","volume":" ","pages":"459-470"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144964264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of the IASLC Grading and Other Pathological Features on Relapse and Survival in Completely Resected Lung Adenocarcinoma by EGFR Mutation Status: A Supplementary Analysis of the CReGYT-01 EGFR Study.","authors":"Hironobu Hoshino, Shinya Katsumata, Akira Hamada, Naoki Haratake, Kyoshiro Takegahara, Shoko Nakasone, Hidenori Kawasaki, Mototsugu Shimokawa, Satoshi Shiono, Junichi Soh, Yasuhisa Ohde","doi":"10.1111/pin.70044","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pin.70044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to clarify the risk factors for recurrence in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutated and wild-type lung adenocarcinomas, with a focus on the newly proposed International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) grading system. We enrolled 2106 patients who underwent complete anatomical radical resection and had a known EGFR mutational status and IASLC grade. Patient characteristics and pathological features were analyzed to assess the cumulative incidence of recurrence (CIR). No significant differences were found in the CIR between the EGFR mutated (EGFRm) and wild-type groups. In the EGFRm group, multivariate analysis identified IASLC grade 2, grade 3 (reference: grade 1), pathological stage II/III, lymphatic invasion (ly), vessel invasion (v), and plural invasion as independent risk factors for recurrence. In the wild-type group, IASLC grades 2 and 3, pathological stage II/III, ly, and v were identified as independent risk factors for recurrence. Patients with any independent risk factor had a significantly poorer overall survival and a higher CIR compared with those without a risk factor in both the EGFRm and wild-type groups. The IASLC grading system is a valuable prognostic factor for recurrence in patients with lung adenocarcinoma harboring EGFRm.</p>","PeriodicalId":19806,"journal":{"name":"Pathology International","volume":" ","pages":"451-458"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144848242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Case of Myxoid Adrenocortical Carcinoma With 1p Deletion Identified by Whole Exome Sequencing.","authors":"Naomi Sato, Naomi Oka, Taito Itoh, Yuko Omori, Yuto Yamazaki, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Ryoko Saito-Koyama, Hiroya Rikimaru, Kanako Sakurai, Sanae Midorikawa, Hideo Saito, Zenei Arihara, Toru Furukawa, Yasuhiro Nakamura","doi":"10.1111/pin.70045","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pin.70045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 57-year-old male underwent an incidental left adrenal tumor resection because of malignancy concerns. The tumor demonstrated a heterogeneous yellowish-white color. Histological features were characterized by nuclear atypia, diffuse growth, sinusoidal invasion, and mucin deposition in most stromal regions, leading to the diagnosis of a myxoid adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). Whole exome sequencing analysis revealed 1p deletion and other several mutations without TP53 nor CTNNB1 mutations. Following surgery and adjuvant mitotane therapy, the patient showed no recurrence at a 5-year follow-up. Myxoid ACC is an exceedingly rare tumor characterized by mucus deposits in tumor stroma with high malignant potential. Despite the identification of crucial driver gene mutations such as TP53 and CTNNB1 in ACC, the genetic background of the myxoid ACC remains unclear. This case was the first case report of myxoid ACC with a 1p deletion, which was reported to be detected in 67% of ACC and 9% of adenoma but not in hyperplasia, supporting the correlation of this aberration with tumorigenesis. In conclusion, 1p deletion may be relevant to tumorigenesis in myxoid ACC.</p>","PeriodicalId":19806,"journal":{"name":"Pathology International","volume":" ","pages":"471-477"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144874457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}