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. 1996 Jun;148(6):2067–2072.

Microsatellite instability in preinvasive and invasive head and neck squamous carcinoma.

A K El-Naggar 1, K Hurr 1, V Huff 1, G L Clayman 1, M A Luna 1, J G Batsakis 1
PMCID: PMC1861652  PMID: 8669490

Abstract

To investigate the extent and significance of microsatellite instability in head and neck carcinogenesis we analyzed DNA extracted from normal squamous epithelium, severe dysplasia, and corresponding carcinoma specimens from 20 patients by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Loci on chromosomes 3p, 5p, 5q, 8p, 9p, 9q, 11q, 17p, 17q, 18p, 18q were selected for analysis. Our results show that three of the dysplasias (15.0%) and six of the invasive carcinoma (30.0%) manifested instability at multiple loci. Two of the dysplastic lesions had identical alterations in the corresponding carcinomas and one showed instability differences in only two of eight loci. Normal squamous epithelium lacked microsatellite instability. No apparent association between smoking, alcohol use, or family history of cancer and instability was found in this small cohort. Invasive carcinomas with instability were relatively more poorly differentiated and had a higher stage and a high proliferative fraction. Our study indicates that microsatellite instability is 1) noted in a small subset of dysplastic lesions of head and neck squamous epithelium and 2) present in approximately one-third of invasive lesions, usually with aggressive characteristics, and may clinically be a late event associated with tumor progression.

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