title: DNA amplifications and elevated expression of proto-oncogene in addition to altered DNA ploidy in metastatic brain tumors.
abstract: The histopathological characteristics, proto-oncogene amplification, immunohistopathology of the c-erbB-2 product distribution, and the DNA content of nuclei were examined in metastatic brain tumors, which consisted of seven adenocarcinomas, a large cell carcinoma, a squamous cell carcinoma, a renal cell carcinoma and a mucoepidermoid carcinoma. A very high incidence of DNA changes was seen in these tumors. Proto-oncogene amplification and abnormal DNA content in the nuclear portion were found in 64% (7/11) and 67% (6/9) of cases, respectively. We also found double oncogene alteration in three cases metastasizing from lung, esophagus and kidney, and triple oncogene alteration in one case metastasizing from breast. We could not identify the common alterations in the group of metastatic brain tumor cells. These data suggest that the proto-oncogene amplifications and the alteration of DNA ploidy pattern may contribute to the metastatic process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirakawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuasa
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051518:Fibroblast Growth Factor 3; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000235:genetics; D005784:Gene Amplification; D016259:Genes, myc; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011003:Ploidies; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051575:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-yes; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D019061:src-Family Kinases
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D051518:Fibroblast Growth Factor 3; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051575:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-yes; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D019061:src-Family Kinases; C496444:FGF3 protein, human; C000715470:MAS1 protein, human