[Clinicopathological screening of Lynch syndrome: a report of 2 cases and literature review]

Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2015 Oct 18;47(5):858-64.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disease characterized by the early onset of colon cancer, endometrial cancer and other tumors caused by a genetic mutation within DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. A small subgroup (approximately 3%-5%) of endometrial cancer and colorectal cancer is related to Lynch syndrome. Identification of these patients in clinical practice will be of great benefit to the relatives and patients themselves. We reported two cases, and reviewed the literature and clinical diagnostic guideline. MMR protein was lost in the tumors. Meanwhile the two cases had different clinicopathological characteristics. Together with the literature, our findings may suggest that the MMR protein expression, associated molecular alterations and clinicopathological features and biological behavior of endometrial cancer and colorectal cancer related to Lynch syndrome are different. Thus the algorithm for detection the patients at highest risk is different. To detect the MMR loss by immunohistochemistry is a practicalscreening method.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Colonic Neoplasms
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / diagnosis*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / genetics
  • DNA Mismatch Repair
  • DNA Repair Enzymes / genetics
  • DNA Repair Enzymes / metabolism*
  • Endometrial Neoplasms
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Mutation

Substances

  • DNA Repair Enzymes