Department of Tumor Pathology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
Department of Diagnostic Pathology (DDP), Research Center of Diagnostic Pathology (RC-DiP), Gifu Municipal Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Pathol Oncol Res. 2022 Mar 23;28:1610134. doi: 10.3389/pore.2022.1610134. eCollection 2022.
Gallbladder carcinosarcoma with osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells is known to be most uncommon form of gallbladder cancer. Owing to its rarity, the pathogenesis of gallbladder carcinosarcoma with osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells is largely unknown. We present a case of carcinosarcoma with osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells in the gallbladder. A 57-year-old woman visited our hospital due to jaundice. An examination revealed calculous cholecystitis and gallbladder carcinoma. After cholecystectomy, macroscopic examination disclosed one whitish mass and another distinct brown and pendulous mass in the body of the gallbladder. A pathological examination revealed that each mass had a different histological type: adenosquamous carcinoma and carcinosarcoma with osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells. Immunohistochemistry revealed that these osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells are CD68(+), CD163(-), and MIB-1(-). In addition, the osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells showed the strong expression of RANK and sarcoma cells around the osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells, were positive for RANKL. Furthermore, RUNX2 was positive for some sarcoma cells. The result indicated that osteoclastic and osteoblast-like differentiation occurred in our case. To our knowledge, this is the first case to show the interaction of RANK-RANKL signaling in gallbladder carcinosarcoma with osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells.
胆囊癌肉瘤伴破骨细胞样多核巨细胞是一种极罕见的胆囊癌。由于其罕见性,胆囊癌肉瘤伴破骨细胞样多核巨细胞的发病机制在很大程度上尚不清楚。我们报告了一例胆囊癌肉瘤伴破骨细胞样多核巨细胞。一位 57 岁女性因黄疸就诊。检查发现胆石性胆囊炎和胆囊癌。胆囊切除术后,大体检查显示胆囊体部有一个白色肿块和另一个明显的棕色悬垂状肿块。病理检查显示,每个肿块具有不同的组织学类型:腺鳞癌和癌肉瘤伴破骨细胞样多核巨细胞。免疫组化显示这些破骨细胞样多核巨细胞 CD68(+)、CD163(-)和 MIB-1(-)。此外,破骨细胞样多核巨细胞表达 RANK 强烈,围绕破骨细胞样多核巨细胞的肉瘤细胞呈 RANKL 阳性。此外,一些肉瘤细胞 RUNX2 阳性。结果表明,在我们的病例中发生了破骨细胞和成骨样分化。据我们所知,这是首例显示 RANK-RANKL 信号在胆囊癌肉瘤伴破骨细胞样多核巨细胞中的相互作用的病例。
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