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Twenty-five prostatic adenocarcinomas were studied for the presence of intratumoral cytogenetic heterogeneity by interphase in situ hybridization (ISH) to routinely processed tissue sections. ISH with a chromosome Y-specific repetitive DNA probe provided a model to investigate patterns of chromosomal heterogeneity within and between different pathological grades. The Gleason grading system was used, since it is based on a detailed classification of growth patterns. Heterogeneity with respect to ploidy of the tumor was examined by ISH with a repetitive DNA probe specific for chromosome 1. The ploidy status of these cancers was confirmed by DNA flow cytometry (P < 0.001). Cytogenetic heterogeneity at the (Y) chromosomal level was observed between Gleason areas, within one area, and even within single tumor glands. The different patterns of chromosomal heterogeneity were seen in all tumor grades and stages. Differences in ploidy status were also found following the aforementioned histological patterns, again, in all grades and stages. Intraglandular heterogeneity was most frequently seen. No correlation was found between cytogenetic heterogeneity and proliferative activity (Ki-67 immunostaining). In contrast to current views on clonality, suggesting regional separation of subclones with different DNA content, this study demonstrates that these subclones can be interspersed.
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