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ALDERA, AP; GOVENDER, D  e  LOCKETZ, ML. Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the digestive tract: incorporating the 2019 WHO grading schema in the South African context. S. Afr. j. surg. [online]. 2021, vol.59, n.1, pp.27a-27e. ISSN 2078-5151.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2078-5151/2021/v59n1a3325.

BACKGROUND: The classification of gastrointestinal (GI) neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) has been updated in the WHO classification of tumours of the digestive tract. Mitotic rate and Ki-67 proliferation index are central to the histopathological grading of these tumours. Assessing these variables is not standardised in local practice. This study addresses this deficit in the South African contextMETHODS: This is a retrospective audit of archival material of resection specimens of GI NENs (excluding appendix) at Groote Schuur Hospital from 2004 to 2017. We performed a mitotic count and immunohistochemistry for Ki-67 to reclassify tumours according to the 2019 WHO criteriaRESULTS: Thirty-five resection specimens were examined. These represented stomach (n = 5), jejunoileum (n = 17), colon (n = 7) and rectum (n = 6). The mean age at the time of resection was 56 years (range 32-72). Twenty-one cases (60%) were women and 14 (40%) were men. The majority (24/35) of tumours were classified as grade 1 well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumours (WD NETs), 8/35 were classified as grade 2 WD NETs and 3/35 were classified as small cell poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (PD NECs). Re-classification resulted in 7/35 (20%) changes in tumour grade (4 upgraded, 3 downgraded). In most instances (7/8), the Ki-67 proliferation index was the determining factor in assigning tumour gradeCONCLUSION: This study has increased awareness of the recently updated WHO classification system. We conclude that an objective and systematic approach to counting of mitoses and determination of the Ki-67 proliferation index is recommended in routine practice

Palavras-chave : pathology; neuroendocrine neoplasm; carcinoid; gastrointestinal pathology.

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