2023
Extrauterine epithelioid trophoblastic tumour and its somatic carcinoma mimics: short tandem repeat genotyping meets the diagnostic challenges
Niu N, Ordulu Z, Burak Z, Buza N, Hui P. Extrauterine epithelioid trophoblastic tumour and its somatic carcinoma mimics: short tandem repeat genotyping meets the diagnostic challenges. Histopathology 2023, 84: 325-335. PMID: 37743102, DOI: 10.1111/his.15054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelioid trophoblastic tumorGestational trophoblastic tumorsTrophoblastic tumorExtrauterine sitesSomatic carcinomasDifferential diagnosisDiagnosis of ETTExtrauterine epithelioid trophoblastic tumorsTriple-negative breast carcinomaTrophoblastic differentiationMetastatic triple-negative breast carcinomaPrimary lung carcinomaMain differential diagnosisMajor differential diagnosisEctopic gestationImmunohistochemical featuresDiagnostic challengeMetastatic tumorsLung carcinomaBreast carcinomaPatient managementEpithelioid malignanciesImmunohistochemical levelCarcinomaTumor tissue
2022
Dataset for the Reporting of Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia: Recommendations From the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR)
Hui P, Webster F, Baergen RN, Buza N, Cheung ANY, Kaur B, Ronnett BM, Shih IM, Seckl MJ, Lax SF, McCluggage WG. Dataset for the Reporting of Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia: Recommendations From the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR). International Journal Of Gynecological Pathology 2022, 41: s34-s43. PMID: 36305533, DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational trophoblastic neoplasiaTrophoblastic neoplasiaCancer reportingPathologic parametersTumor stagingCancer sitesPathology reportsPatient managementPatient careNeoplasiaNoncore elementsStagingTumor classificationPathologyInternational expertsDifferent populationsReportingCancer datasetsInternational collaborationGestational Trophoblastic Disease Contemporary Diagnostic Approach
Buza N. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Contemporary Diagnostic Approach. Surgical Pathology Clinics 2022, 15: 197-218. PMID: 35715158, DOI: 10.1016/j.path.2022.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Genotyping diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease: frontiers in precision medicine
Buza N, Hui P. Genotyping diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease: frontiers in precision medicine. Modern Pathology 2021, 34: 1658-1672. PMID: 34088998, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-021-00831-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational trophoblastic diseaseTrophoblastic diseaseGestational trophoblastic tumorsGestational trophoblastic neoplasiaRoutine diagnostic workupDNA genotypingSignificant clinical relevancePowerful ancillary toolFIGO/Genetic zygosityGestational eventIndex gestationTrophoblastic tumorTrophoblastic neoplasiaGestational choriocarcinomaPrognostic stratificationDiagnostic workupPrognostic assessmentClinical relevanceClinical practiceGestational originMolecular diagnostic capabilitiesPatient careSporadic hydatidiformCopy number alterations
2019
Precision genotyping diagnosis of lung tumors with trophoblastic morphology in young women
Buza N, Baine I, Hui P. Precision genotyping diagnosis of lung tumors with trophoblastic morphology in young women. Modern Pathology 2019, 32: 1271-1280. PMID: 31028360, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0275-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational choriocarcinomaLung carcinomaLung massClinical historyLung tumorsGestational originSerum beta-hCG levelsYoung womenTrophoblastic differentiationMetastatic gestational choriocarcinomaSerum beta-hCGBeta-hCG levelsEvidence of diseaseUnique diagnostic challengePrimary lung carcinomaGestational trophoblastic neoplasiaDifferent chemotherapeutic regimensDifferent primary sitesWedge resectionBeta-hCGFemale patientsMetastatic choriocarcinomaThird patientChemotherapeutic regimensImmunophenotypical featuresPaternal uniparental isodisomy of tyrosine hydroxylase locus at chromosome 11p15.4: spectrum of phenotypical presentations simulating hydatidiform moles
Buza N, McGregor SM, Barroilhet L, Zheng X, Hui P. Paternal uniparental isodisomy of tyrosine hydroxylase locus at chromosome 11p15.4: spectrum of phenotypical presentations simulating hydatidiform moles. Modern Pathology 2019, 32: 1180-1188. PMID: 30952972, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0266-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, MissedAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorChromosomes, Human, Pair 11CyclophosphamideDactinomycinEtoposideFemaleGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHydatidiform MoleMaleMethotrexatePhenotypePregnancyTreatment OutcomeTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseUniparental DisomyUterine NeoplasmsVincristineConceptsPaternal uniparental isodisomyAbnormal trophoblastic proliferationCases of gestationUneventful clinical courseAggressive clinical behaviorUniparental isodisomyTyrosine hydroxylase locusMultiagent chemotherapyClinical courseFirst trimesterClinical complicationsImmunohistochemical featuresClinical behaviorMissed abortionAbnormal gestationsTyrosine hydroxylasePatientsTrophoblastic proliferationVillous cytotrophoblastsStromal cellsPhenotypical presentationChorionic villiGenetic conditionsP57 expressionGestation