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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer is an autosomal dominant genetic disease characterized by an early onset of colon cancer, endometrial cancer, and other malignant tumors.[1] Development of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer is the result of multiple genetic mutations. The most common genetic mutation involved in the pathogenesis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer is a mutation in the APC gene. Other genes involved in the pathogenesis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer include: MSH-2, MLH-1, MSH-6, PMS-2 ,PMS-1, TGF-BR2, and MLH-3. This syndrome occurs most commonly in the proximal colon (60% to 80%). Endometrial cancer is the most common sentinel cancer among female patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.[1]

Pathogenesis

  • Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer results from a defect in DNA mismatch repair that leads to microsatellite instability (MSI-H), which is a hallmark of HNPCC. Three major groups of MSI-H cancers can be recognized by histopathological criteria:
  • MSI is identifiable in cancer specimens in the pathology laboratory. In hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, colon malignancies usually occur from a single or a few adenomas, and mostly occurs in the proximal colon.

Genetics

  • The hallmark of HNPCC is defective DNA mismatch repair, which leads to microsatellite instability, also known as MSI-H. Most cases result in changes in the lengths of dinucleotide repeats of the nucleobases cytosine and adenine.[2]
  • HNPCC is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Therefore, most people with HNPCC inherit the condition from a parent. Families found to have a deleterious mutation in an HNPCC gene should be considered to have HNPCC regardless of the extent of the family history. However, due to incomplete penetrance, variable age of cancer diagnosis, cancer risk reduction, or early death, not all patients with an HNPCC gene mutation have a parent who had cancer.
  • Some patients develop HNPCC de-novo in a new generation, without inheriting the gene. These patients are often only identified after developing an early-life colon cancer. Parents with HNPCC have a 50% chance to pass the gene on to each child. Most mutations (90%) that cause HNPCC are found in the MLH1 or MSH2 genes. The other genes, account for the other 10% of mutations.[3]
  • MSH2 mutations have an increased risk of urothelial carcinoma relative to MLH1 and MSH6 mutations.[4]
  • Development of HNPCC is the result of multiple genetic mutations.[1]
  • Genes involved in the pathogenesis of HNPCC include:
Genes implicated in HNPCC Frequency of mutations in HNPCC families Locus
MSH2 approximately 60% 2p22
MLH1 approximately 30% 3p21
MSH6 7-10% 2p16
PMS2 relatively infrequent 7p22
PMS1 case report 2q31-q33
TGFBR2 case report 3p22
MLH3 disputed 14q24.3

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Gross Pathology

  • On gross pathology, there are no characteristic findings of HNPCC.[1]

Microscopic Pathology

  • On microscopic histopathological analysis, HNPCC is more likely to be poorly differentiated, abundant in extracellular mucin, and distinguished by a lymphoid (peritumoral lymphocytes) host response to the tumor.[1]

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