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Poorly Differentiated Malignant Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
233331
•Concept ID:
C1335444
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A neoplasm whose histologic characteristics have regressed and are more similar to stem cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPoorly Differentiated Malignant Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism.
Reincke M, Bancos I, Mulatero P, Scholl UI, Stowasser M, Williams TA
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021 Dec;9(12):876-892. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00210-2. PMID: 34798068
Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.
Gonzalez RS
Surg Pathol Clin 2020 Sep;13(3):377-397. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2020.04.002. PMID: 32773190
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: 2019 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment.
Liu Y, Barta SK
Am J Hematol 2019 May;94(5):604-616. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25460. PMID: 30859597

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Single-cell sequencing identifies differentiation-related markers for molecular classification and recurrence prediction of PitNET.
Zhang Q, Yao B, Long X, Chen Z, He M, Wu Y, Qiao N, Ma Z, Ye Z, Zhang Y, Yao S, Wang Y, Cheng H, Chen H, Ye H, Wang Y, Li Y, Chen J, Zhang Z, Guo F, Zhao Y
Cell Rep Med 2023 Feb 21;4(2):100934. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100934. PMID: 36754052Free PMC Article
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Landscape and Horizon.
Tang LH
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2020 Jul 1;144(7):816-828. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0654-RA. PMID: 32298138
Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinomas: A Review.
Weissferdt A
Adv Anat Pathol 2018 Sep;25(5):304-313. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000202. PMID: 29912718
Well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PanNETs) and poorly differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomas (PanNECs): concepts, issues and a practical diagnostic approach to high-grade (G3) cases.
Singhi AD, Klimstra DS
Histopathology 2018 Jan;72(1):168-177. doi: 10.1111/his.13408. PMID: 29239037
Epigenetic modifications in poorly differentiated and anaplastic thyroid cancer.
Sasanakietkul T, Murtha TD, Javid M, Korah R, Carling T
Mol Cell Endocrinol 2018 Jul 5;469:23-37. Epub 2017 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.05.022. PMID: 28552796

Diagnosis

Chordoma.
Ulici V, Hart J
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2022 Mar 1;146(3):386-395. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0258-RA. PMID: 34319396
Notochordal Tumors.
Tirabosco R, O'Donnell P, Flanagan AM
Surg Pathol Clin 2021 Dec;14(4):619-643. Epub 2021 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2021.06.006. PMID: 34742484
Extrapulmonary poorly differentiated NECs, including molecular and immune aspects.
McNamara MG, Scoazec JY, Walter T
Endocr Relat Cancer 2020 Jul;27(7):R219-R238. doi: 10.1530/ERC-19-0483. PMID: 32357308
Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinomas: A Review.
Weissferdt A
Adv Anat Pathol 2018 Sep;25(5):304-313. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000202. PMID: 29912718
Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Breast.
Rosen LE, Gattuso P
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2017 Nov;141(11):1577-1581. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2016-0364-RS. PMID: 29072945

Therapy

Genome-wide analyses of 200,453 individuals yield new insights into the causes and consequences of clonal hematopoiesis.
Kar SP, Quiros PM, Gu M, Jiang T, Mitchell J, Langdon R, Iyer V, Barcena C, Vijayabaskar MS, Fabre MA, Carter P, Petrovski S, Burgess S, Vassiliou GS
Nat Genet 2022 Aug;54(8):1155-1166. Epub 2022 Jul 14 doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01121-z. PMID: 35835912Free PMC Article
Phase I trial of the DLL3/CD3 bispecific T-cell engager BI 764532 in DLL3-positive small-cell lung cancer and neuroendocrine carcinomas.
Wermke M, Felip E, Gambardella V, Kuboki Y, Morgensztern D, Hamed ZO, Liu M, Studeny M, Owonikoko TK
Future Oncol 2022 Aug;18(24):2639-2649. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0196. PMID: 35815644
Immunotherapy in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Where Are We Now?
Fazio N, Abdel-Rahman O
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2021 Feb 8;22(3):19. doi: 10.1007/s11864-021-00817-4. PMID: 33559013
Carboplatin in Combination with Oral or Intravenous Etoposide for Extra-Pulmonary, Poorly-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinomas.
Frizziero M, Spada F, Lamarca A, Kordatou Z, Barriuso J, Nuttall C, McNamara MG, Hubner RA, Mansoor W, Manoharan P, Fazio N, Valle JW
Neuroendocrinology 2019;109(2):100-112. Epub 2019 Jan 21 doi: 10.1159/000497336. PMID: 30703770
A Periodic Diet that Mimics Fasting Promotes Multi-System Regeneration, Enhanced Cognitive Performance, and Healthspan.
Brandhorst S, Choi IY, Wei M, Cheng CW, Sedrakyan S, Navarrete G, Dubeau L, Yap LP, Park R, Vinciguerra M, Di Biase S, Mirzaei H, Mirisola MG, Childress P, Ji L, Groshen S, Penna F, Odetti P, Perin L, Conti PS, Ikeno Y, Kennedy BK, Cohen P, Morgan TE, Dorff TB, Longo VD
Cell Metab 2015 Jul 7;22(1):86-99. Epub 2015 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.05.012. PMID: 26094889Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Single-cell sequencing identifies differentiation-related markers for molecular classification and recurrence prediction of PitNET.
Zhang Q, Yao B, Long X, Chen Z, He M, Wu Y, Qiao N, Ma Z, Ye Z, Zhang Y, Yao S, Wang Y, Cheng H, Chen H, Ye H, Wang Y, Li Y, Chen J, Zhang Z, Guo F, Zhao Y
Cell Rep Med 2023 Feb 21;4(2):100934. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100934. PMID: 36754052Free PMC Article
Notochordal Tumors.
Tirabosco R, O'Donnell P, Flanagan AM
Surg Pathol Clin 2021 Dec;14(4):619-643. Epub 2021 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2021.06.006. PMID: 34742484
Extrapulmonary poorly differentiated NECs, including molecular and immune aspects.
McNamara MG, Scoazec JY, Walter T
Endocr Relat Cancer 2020 Jul;27(7):R219-R238. doi: 10.1530/ERC-19-0483. PMID: 32357308
Epigenetic modifications in poorly differentiated and anaplastic thyroid cancer.
Sasanakietkul T, Murtha TD, Javid M, Korah R, Carling T
Mol Cell Endocrinol 2018 Jul 5;469:23-37. Epub 2017 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.05.022. PMID: 28552796
Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Breast.
Rosen LE, Gattuso P
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2017 Nov;141(11):1577-1581. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2016-0364-RS. PMID: 29072945

Clinical prediction guides

Single-cell sequencing identifies differentiation-related markers for molecular classification and recurrence prediction of PitNET.
Zhang Q, Yao B, Long X, Chen Z, He M, Wu Y, Qiao N, Ma Z, Ye Z, Zhang Y, Yao S, Wang Y, Cheng H, Chen H, Ye H, Wang Y, Li Y, Chen J, Zhang Z, Guo F, Zhao Y
Cell Rep Med 2023 Feb 21;4(2):100934. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100934. PMID: 36754052Free PMC Article
Extrapulmonary poorly differentiated NECs, including molecular and immune aspects.
McNamara MG, Scoazec JY, Walter T
Endocr Relat Cancer 2020 Jul;27(7):R219-R238. doi: 10.1530/ERC-19-0483. PMID: 32357308
Immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis and classification of neuroendocrine neoplasms: what can brown do for you?
Bellizzi AM
Hum Pathol 2020 Feb;96:8-33. Epub 2019 Dec 17 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.12.002. PMID: 31857137Free PMC Article
Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinomas: A Review.
Weissferdt A
Adv Anat Pathol 2018 Sep;25(5):304-313. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000202. PMID: 29912718
Epigenetic modifications in poorly differentiated and anaplastic thyroid cancer.
Sasanakietkul T, Murtha TD, Javid M, Korah R, Carling T
Mol Cell Endocrinol 2018 Jul 5;469:23-37. Epub 2017 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.05.022. PMID: 28552796

Recent systematic reviews

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Liu X, Zhou Y, Zou X
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Oral and Maxillofacial Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Systematic Review.
Schuch LF, Schmidt TR, de Oliveira Zigmundo G, Kirschnick LB, Silveira FM, Martins MAT, Carlos R, Dos Santos JN, Fonseca FP, Vargas PA, Wagner VP, Martins MD
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Jun;16(2):525-537. Epub 2021 Dec 6 doi: 10.1007/s12105-021-01398-2. PMID: 34870796Free PMC Article
Rate of dissemination and prognosis in early and advanced stage colorectal cancer based on microsatellite instability status: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Toh JWT, Phan K, Reza F, Chapuis P, Spring KJ
Int J Colorectal Dis 2021 Aug;36(8):1573-1596. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1007/s00384-021-03874-1. PMID: 33604737
Unraveling molecular pathways of poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas of the gastroenteropancreatic system: A systematic review.
Girardi DM, Silva ACB, Rêgo JFM, Coudry RA, Riechelmann RP
Cancer Treat Rev 2017 May;56:28-35. Epub 2017 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2017.04.002. PMID: 28456055
Medullary carcinoma in the colorectum: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pyo JS, Sohn JH, Kang G
Hum Pathol 2016 Jul;53:91-6. Epub 2016 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2016.02.018. PMID: 27001432

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