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BMJ Case Rep ; 12(1)2019 Jan 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30635310

ABSTRACT

Lipomas are common, benign, soft tissue masses in adults. Sarcomatous change within a giant lipoma is a very rare event. We present a case of a woman presenting with a forearm lipoma that subsequently developed a central, well-differentiated, spindle-cell sarcoma within the lipoma. This case underlines the importance of identifying red flags for referral of soft tissue tumours.


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Forearm/pathology , Lipoma/pathology , Sarcoma/pathology , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/pathology , Aftercare , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Forearm/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Image-Guided Biopsy/instrumentation , Lipoma/diagnostic imaging , Lipoma/surgery , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Middle Aged , Radiotherapy, Adjuvant , Sarcoma/diagnostic imaging , Sarcoma/radiotherapy , Sarcoma/surgery , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/surgery , Treatment Outcome , Ultrasonography/methods
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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol ; 313(2): G138-G149, 2017 Aug 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28473332

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CD151, a member of the tetraspanin family of receptors, is a lateral organizer and modulator of activity of several families of transmembrane proteins. It has been implicated in the development and progression of several cancers, but its role in chronic inflammatory disease is less well understood. Here we show that CD151 is upregulated by distinct microenvironmental signals in a range of chronic inflammatory liver diseases and in primary liver cancer, in which it supports lymphocyte recruitment. CD151 was highly expressed in endothelial cells of the hepatic sinusoids and neovessels developing in fibrotic septa and tumor margins. Primary cultures of human hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells (HSECs) expressed CD151 at the cell membrane and in intracellular vesicles. CD151 was upregulated by VEGF and HepG2 conditioned media but not by proinflammatory cytokines. Confocal microscopy confirmed that CD151 colocalized with the endothelial adhesion molecule/immunoglobulin superfamily member, VCAM-1. Functional flow-based adhesion assays with primary human lymphocytes and HSECs demonstrated a 40% reduction of lymphocyte adhesion with CD151 blockade. Inhibition of lymphocyte adhesion was similar between VCAM-1 blockade and a combination of CD151/VCAM-1 blockade, suggesting a collaborative role between the two receptors. These studies demonstrate that CD151 is upregulated within the liver during chronic inflammation, where it supports lymphocyte recruitment via liver endothelium. We propose that CD151 regulates the activity of VCAM-1 during lymphocyte recruitment to the human liver and could be a novel anti-inflammatory target in chronic liver disease and hepatocellular cancer prevention.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Chronic hepatitis is characterized by lymphocyte accumulation in liver tissue, which drives fibrosis and carcinogenesis. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that the tetraspanin CD151 supports lymphocyte adhesion to liver endothelium. We show that CD151 is upregulated in chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is regulated on endothelium by tissue remodeling and procarcinogenic factors. These regulatory and functional studies identify CD151 as a potential therapeutic target to treat liver fibrosis and HCC.


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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism , Cell Adhesion/physiology , End Stage Liver Disease/metabolism , Liver Neoplasms/metabolism , Liver/metabolism , Lymphocytes/metabolism , Tetraspanin 24/metabolism , Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology , End Stage Liver Disease/pathology , Humans , Liver/drug effects , Liver/pathology , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , Lymphocytes/drug effects , Lymphocytes/pathology , Up-Regulation/drug effects , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/pharmacology
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