title: Pigmented squamous intraepithelial neoplasia of the esophagus.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) usually lacks melanocytes within the tumor. A few reports have documented invasive SCC or SCC in situ (intraepithelial neoplasia, IEN) with melanocytic hyperplasia within the tumor, referred to as pigmented SCC, in some organs. However, case series of pigmented SCC or IEN of the esophagus have not yet been reported. This is the first study to analyze the incidence and clinicopathological features of pigmented SCC or IEN of the esophagus. We reviewed 18 surgically-resected and 122 endoscopically-resected esophageal specimens, including 79 cases of IEN. Three cases of pigmented IEN were observed in this series, and all of them were located in the middle to lower third of the esophagus. Two of 3 cases had melanocytosis in the non-neoplastic squamous epithelium around the IEN. The incidence of pigmented IEN was 2.5% of all endoscopically resected specimens and 3.8% of IEN cases. No pigmented invasive SCC was detected in both endoscopically-resected and surgically-resected specimens. The mechanism of pigmentation of esophageal IEN is unknown. However, production of melanocyte chemotactic factors by tumor cells has been demonstrated in pigmented SCC of the oral mucosa. Moreover, two of 3 cases of pigmented IEN in the present series had melanocytosis in the non-neoplastic squamous epithelium, and melanocytosis is thought to be associated with chronic esophagitis, therefore, it has been hypothesized that various stimuli can cause pigmentation in squamous epithelium. Additional studies are needed to clarify the mechanism of pigmentation in squamous IEN of the esophagus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine and Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Muneo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwai
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kagotani
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D011379:Prognosis
keywords: Intraepithelial squamous neoplasia; esophagus; melanocytes; squamous cell carcinoma
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