SLC2A1/GLUT1 expression in mural nodules of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas

Publication date: Available online 12 April 2017
Source:Human Pathology
Author(s): Yasunori Oda, Shinichi Aishima, Koji Shindo, Minoru Fujino, Yusuke Mizuuchi, Masami Hattori, Tetsuyuki Miyazaki, Masao Tanaka, Yoshinao Oda
In intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs), the presence of a mural nodule showing a papillary or nodular proliferation of tumor cells in the dilated pancreatic duct is an indication for resection of the IPMN. Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 1, known as Glucose transporter type 1 (SLC2A1/GLUT1) mediates cellular glucose uptake in many carcinomas and is correlated with increased 18F–fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸F–FDG) uptake. We examined SLC2A1/GLUT1 expression in the mural nodules of 180 IPMN specimens to distinguish malignant/benign tumors. A mural nodule was detected in 80 (44.4%) of the IPMNs, and was detected in 18.6% (13/70) of the IPMN-low (dysplasia) specimens, 36.1% (13/36) of the IPMN-int, 93.3% (28/30) of the IPMN-high, and 59.1% (26/44) of the IPMN-inv. (with an associated invasive carcinoma) specimens. The sensitivity for detecting mural nodules was 81.7% by endoscopic ultrasonography, 70% by contrast-enhanced CT and 54% by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. SLC2A1/GLUT1 expression in the mural nodules was recognized in the basal and basolateral cytomembrane of tumor cells and was expressed in 15.4% (2/13) of the IPMN-low, 15.4% (2/13) of the IPMN-int, 71.4% (20/28) of the IPMN-high and 84.6% (22/26) of the IPMN-inv. groups. The SLC2A1/GLUT1 expression was significantly higher in the IPMN-high and IPMN-inv. mural nodules than in those of the IPMN-low and IPMN-int groups. Our findings suggest that SLC2A1/GLUT1 is expressed late in the adenoma-carcinoma sequence during carcinogenesis in the IPMN, and SLC2A1/GLUT1 act as therapeutic target for malignant IPMN.



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