Pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomas reveal a closer relationship to ductal adenocarcinomas than to neuroendocrine tumors G3
Pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma is a rare aggressive tumor commonly harboring TP53 and RB1 alterations and lacking neuroendocrine related genetic changes such as mutations in MEN1 and ATRX/DAXX. Little is known about its genetic profile with regard to that of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. We therefore conducted a detailed genetic study in 12 pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomas of large cell (n=9) and small cell type (n=3) using massive parallel sequencing applying a 409 gene panel on an Ion Torrent system.
Source: Human Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Bj örn Konukiewitz, Moritz Jesinghaus, Katja Steiger, Anna Melissa Schlitter, Atsuko Kasajima, Bence Sipos, Giuseppe Zamboni, Wilko Weichert, Nicole Pfarr, Günter Klöppel Tags: Original contribution Source Type: research
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