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- Gastric amphicrine carcinoma in the stomach: an unexpected presentation of MUTYH-associated polyposis
- Seungkyun Lee, Byung-Hoon Min, Young-Gon Kim, Soomin Ahn, Kyoung-Mee Kim
- Received April 17, 2026 Accepted June 24, 2026 Published online September 7, 2026
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2026.06.24 [Epub ahead of print]
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Abstract
PDF - Amphicrine carcinomas of the stomach, defined by dual exocrine and neuroendocrine differentiation within the same neoplastic cell, are exceedingly rare. MUTYH-associated polyposis (MAP) is an autosomal recessive polyposis syndrome characterized by multiple colorectal adenomas and variable upper gastrointestinal involvement; however, amphicrine carcinomas have not been previously documented in this setting. We report a gastric amphicrine carcinoma arising in the background of extensive fundic gland polyposis in a patient with MAP. Endoscopy revealed a 3.5-cm flat elevated lesion in the gastric fundus amid extensive fundic gland polyposis. Histologically, the tumor consisted of a single population of cells exhibiting combined glandular and neuroendocrine differentiation without zonal or biphasic architecture, and many of these cells demonstrated true amphicrine morphology. Immunohistochemistry confirmed co-expression of cytokeratin and the neuroendocrine markers chromogranin A and synaptophysin in the same cell population. Germline targeted next-generation sequencing identified biallelic MUTYH variants in trans (c.733C>T, p.Arg245Cys [likely pathogenic]; c.842C>T, p.Ala281Val [variant of uncertain significance]), supporting a diagnosis of MAP. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a gastric amphicrine carcinoma in a MAP patient, expanding the spectrum of MAP-associated upper gastrointestinal neoplasia and underscoring the importance of vigilant endoscopic surveillance in hereditary polyposis syndromes.
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