2. 2
ETIOLOGY OF TUMOR GROWTH
Theories
Chemical (irritative) R.Virchow
Viral (genetic)
Dysonthogenetic (Conheim)
Polietiological
3. 3
Sir Percival Pott, London surgeon -
more than 200 years ago correctly attributed
scrotal skin cancer in chimney sweeps to
chronic exposure to soot
Chemical Carcinogenesis
4. 4
Carcinogenic agents from the environment
Chemicals: insecticides, herbicides ...
Drugs: anticancer, immunosuppressors
Tobaco smoke
Ethanol
Heavy metals
Microbial: Helicobacter pylori...
VIRAL incl. Sexually transmitted: HIV,
Herpes simplex, HCV, Human papilloma virus
Radiation: UVL - formation of pyrimidine
dimers in DNA
5. 5
4 phases natural history of most malignant tumors:
transformation - malignant change of target cell
growth of the transformed cells;
local invasion
distant metastases
6. 6
Steps in Chemical
Carcinogenesis
INITIATION
exposure of cells to sufficient dose of a carcinogen
causes permanent DNA damage (mutations)
rapid and irreversible and has “memory”
PROMOTION -
induction of tumors in initiated cells
TRANSFORMATION
8. 8
The net effect of
HPV proteins -
block of apoptosis
and cell proliferation
EVENTS IN VIRAL CARCINOGENESIS
9. 9
Dissemination of cancers may occur through
one of three pathways:
(1) direct seeding of body cavities or surfaces,
(2) lymphatic spread, and
(3) hematogenous spread
+Implantation during surgery
Pathways of Spread
10. 10
DEFINITION: Tumor implants discontinuous
with the primary tumor
Metastasis unequivocally marks a tumor as malignant
because benign neoplasms do not metastasize
The invasiveness of cancers permits them to
penetrate into blood vessels, lymphatics, and
body cavities, providing the opportunity for spread
With few exceptions, all cancers can metastasize
Metastases
11. 11
Millions of cells are released into
the circulation each day from
a primary tumor, but only a few
metastases are produced
A clear understanding of the origin of metastasis is
of major importance for the management of cancer
patients and the development of effective therapies
to prevent tumor spread
METASTASIS
12. 12
involves two phases:
(1) invasion of the extracellular matrix and
(2) vascular dissemination and homing of tumor cells
The metastatic cascade
15. 15
Detachment
("loosening up")
of the tumor cells
from each other
Degradation of ECM
Invasion of the ECM is an active process
that can be resolved into several steps
17. 17
Certain subclones possess the right combination of
gene products to complete all the steps for metastasis
Mechanisms of metastasis development
within a primary tumor
18. 18
Metastases are due to gene expression pattern
called a "metastasis signature”
Mechanisms of metastasis development
within a primary tumor
19. 19
Mechanisms of metastasis development
within a primary tumor
A combination of A and B, in which
metastatic variants appear in a tumor
with a metastatic gene signature
20. 20
Metastasis development is influenced by the
tumor stroma, which regulates angiogenesis,
local invasiveness and resistance to immune
elimination
21. 21
Metastasis signature represents a general
predisposition for metastasis, due to multiple
abnormalities that occur in many, perhaps in
most, cells of a primary tumor.
This signature may involve not only properties
intrinsic to the cancer cells, but also the
characteristics of the stroma, the presence of
infiltrating immune cells, and angiogenesis.
Nat Rev Cancer. 2005; 5 (5): 338.
28. 28
GRADING AND STAGING OF CANCER
GRADING - based on the degree of differentiation
of the tumor cells and the number of mitoses within
the tumor as presumed correlates of aggressiveness
STAGING - based on the size of the primary
lesion, its extent of spread to surrounding tissues,
regional lymph nodes, and the presence or
absence of blood-borne metastases
TNM
35. 35
BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS
tumor markers – diagnostic and prognostic
Follow up - therapeutic effect and recurrent
disease
36. 36
LIST OF SOME MARKERS
hCG choriocarcinoma
AFP hepatocellular ca
calcitonin thyroid medullary ca
prolactin pituitary adenomas
CA 125 ovarian carcinoma
PSA prostate carcinoma
chromogranin A endocrine neoplasias
38. 38
Cancer patients usually die because of:
Metastases
Rupture of large vessels and hemorrhage
Compression of vital organs
Organ failure
Infections
Intoxication - cacchexia
Paraneoplastic syndrome - tromboses
76. 76
rare
myocardium – small white gray nodules up
to several centimeters
Myoblastic myoma of Abrikosov
– tongue, esophagus
– large cells with granulated cytoplasm
RABDOMYOMA
77. 77
rare tumor
malignant elongated
cells in bundles
– nuclei “hering bone"
giant cells not
common
differentiated – more
collagen
undifferentiated –
scant collagen
FIBROSARCOMA
79. 79
• about 20% of all primary
mesenchymal tumors
• 75% - until 25 years
• Painful mass, fast growing in
the methaphysis of long bones
• 50% knee, flat bones
• Sudden fracture
•20% with metastases at time
of diagnosis
Osteogenic Sarcoma
90. 90
Glomus angioma Tumor Bare-Masson
Painful tumor, derived from
modified SMC of glomus -
specialized in arteriovenous
anastomoses function in
thermoregulation
most common under nails
>1 cm, elevated, firm, roundish,
red blue nodule
two component׃
Branched vascular channels
Glomus cells arround vessels
97. 97
Ewing sarcoma
Първични малигнени дребноклетъчни тумори на
костта /сарком на Юинг и PNET/
Неврална диференциация
PNET – примитивни невроектодермални тумори
Различават се по диференциация
Туморите с неврална диференциация на светлинна
микроскопия, имунохистохимично и ЕМ - PNET,
а тези, които не се позитивират - Юинг сарком
Двата тумора – 6-10% от първичните малигнени
костни тумори
При деца на 2-ро място след остеосаркома
10-15 г- възраст
98. 98
Сарком на Юинг и PNET
Произлизат от медуларния канал, инвазират
кортекса и периоста и образува болезнена
мекотъканна маса – жълтеникавобелезникава
често с кръвоизливи и некрози
В диафизата на дългите тръбести кости,
плоските кости на таза
Сарком на Юинг - малки сини кръгли клетки -
ПАС + цитоплазма - гликоген.
PNET - розетки на Homer-Wright розетки
/туморни клетки подредени около централно
фибриларно пространство/ е индикатор за
невронална диференциация
118. 118
Епендимом /Ependymoma/ и тумори от плексус
хориоидеус
- 5%-10% от туморите до 20 г. - в съседство на епендима на
вентрикулите /най-често IV/
- При възрастни – гръбначния мозък
- Солиден или папиларни маси
- Трудно се екстирпират – близо до понса и продълговатия
мозък
- образува розетки /наподобява ембрионален епендимален
канал/ и периваскуларни розетки /около съдове/ - добре
диференциран епендимом /II степен/
- Анапластичен/ епендимом /III степен/
120. 120
Епендимни тумори и тумори от плексус
хориоидеус
Папилом на Plexus chorioideus
при деца латералните вентрикули; при
възрастни - IV вентрикул
папили /съединителнотъканна сърцевина
покрита с кубичен или цилиндричен
епител
Хориоиден карцином !!!