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Schaefer IM, Hornick JL. SWI/SNF complex-deficient soft tissue neoplasms: An update. Semin Diagn Pathol 2020; 38:222-231. [PMID: 32646614 DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2020.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The SWItch Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatin remodeling complex is a large multi-subunit protein assembly that orchestrates chromatin compaction and accessibility for gene transcription in an ATP-dependent manner. As a key epigenetic regulator, the SWI/SNF complex coordinates gene expression, cell proliferation and differentiation, and its biologic functions, in part, antagonize the polycomb repressive complex 2. The mammalian SWI/SNF complex consists of 15 subunits encoded by 29 genes, some of which are recurrently mutated in human cancers, in the germline or sporadic setting. Most SWI/SNF-deficient tumors share common "rhabdoid" cytomorphology. SMARCB1 (INI1) is the subunit most frequently inactivated in soft tissue neoplasms. Specifically, SMARCB1 deficiency is observed as the genetic hallmark in virtually all malignant rhabdoid tumors, and most cases of epithelioid sarcoma and poorly differentiated chordoma. In addition, subsets of myoepithelial carcinoma (10-40%), extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (20%), epithelioid schwannoma (40%), and epithelioid malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (70%) demonstrate SMARCB1 loss. The gene encoding the SS18 subunit is involved in the SS18-SSX rearrangement, which is pathognomonic of synovial sarcoma and indirectly inactivates SMARCB1. Finally, undifferentiated SMARCA4-deficient thoracic sarcomas are defined by SMARCA4 subunit inactivation, leading to SMARCA4 and SMARCA2 loss. Rarely, inactivation of alternate but biologically equivalent key regulators can substitute for canonical subunit deficiency, such as SMARCA4 inactivation in cases of SMARCB1-retained epithelioid sarcoma. This review briefly highlights SWI/SNF complex biologic functions and its roles in human cancer and provides a detailed update on recent advances in soft tissue neoplasms with canonical SWI/SNF complex deficiency, correlating morphologic, genomic, and immunohistochemical findings.
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- Inga-Marie Schaefer
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Malgulwar PB, Kakkar A, Sharma MC, Ghosh R, Pathak P, Sarkar C, Suri V, Singh M, Kale SS, Faruq M. Loss of SMARCB1/INI1 Immunoexpression in Chordoid Meningiomas. Neurol India 2020; 67:1492-1497. [PMID: 31857543 DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.273647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background Chordoid meningiomas have an aggressive clinical course characterized by frequent recurrences. Recent whole-genome sequencing studies demonstrated Chr22 loss in chordoid meningiomas not accounted for by NF2 mutations. SMARCB1/INI1 is a candidate gene on Chr22, which has not been analyzed extensively in meningiomas. AKT1 mutation has been recently identified to be a driver of meningiomagenesis. Materials and Methods Cases of chordoid meningioma were retrieved along with meningiomas of other subtypes for comparison. INI1 immunohistochemistry was performed. SMARCB1 and AKT1 were analyzed by sequencing. Results Sixteen chordoid meningiomas were identified (1.1% of all meningiomas). Six cases (37.5%) showed loss of INI1 immunoexpression. All other meningioma subtypes (n = 16) retained INI1 immunoexpression. AKT1 E17K mutation was identified in one case (16.7%). Notably, SMARCB1 mutations were not identified in any of the chordoid meningiomas analyzed, including those showing INI1 loss immunohistochemically. Conclusion This is the first study to demonstrate loss of SMARCB1/INI1 immunoexpression in chordoid meningiomas, adding to the tumors with INI1 loss. However, in absence of INI1 mutation, mechanisms for INI1 loss require further evaluation. Identification of AKT1 mutation opens up new avenues for targeted therapy in patients with such aggressive tumors.
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- Prit B Malgulwar
- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India
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Mizuta H, Takahashi A, Namikawa K, Ogata D, Yamazaki N. Association between prognosis and complete resection in primary cutaneous myoepithelial carcinoma: two case presentations and literature review. Dermatol Ther 2020; 33:e13485. [PMID: 32369232 DOI: 10.1111/dth.13485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Myoepithelial carcinoma is a rare tumor that occurs in the salivary glands. Therefore, primary cutaneous myoepithelial carcinoma is extremely rare. The malignancy of this tumor is due to its aggressive nature and high metastatic potential. Despite the general consideration that primary cutaneous myoepithelial carcinoma has a poor prognosis, there are few available prognostic data. Herein, we report two cases of primary cutaneous myoepithelial carcinoma to expand the literature on the clinical and pathological characteristics of this disease. In case 1, the tumor was completely resected and sentinel lymph node biopsy was performed, resulting in long-term survival. In contrast, case 2 progressed aggressively with multiple bone metastases despite treatment with docetaxel chemotherapy, and the patient ultimately died of the disease. Only 14 cases, including the present two cases, of primary cutaneous myoepithelial carcinoma have been reported to date. Overall, patients with clinical regional or distant metastases show a severe clinical course. Nevertheless, even in cases of inappropriate resection or local recurrence, if complete resection is ultimately achieved prior to clinical metastasis, the prognosis is good and survival is prolonged. Therefore, obtaining complete resection appears to be the most important treatment strategy for primary cutaneous myoepithelial carcinoma.
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- Haruki Mizuta
- Department of Dermatologic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatologic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatologic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatologic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatologic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Cutaneous Syncytial Myoepithelioma Is Characterized by Recurrent EWSR1-PBX3 Fusions. Am J Surg Pathol 2020; 43:1349-1354. [PMID: 31135487 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cutaneous syncytial myoepithelioma (CSM) is a rare but distinctive benign variant in the family of myoepithelial neoplasms of skin and soft tissue. CSM has unique morphologic and immunohistochemical features, characterized by intradermal syncytial growth of spindled, ovoid, and histiocytoid cells and consistent staining for S-100 protein and EMA, and differs from other myoepithelial tumors by showing only infrequent keratin staining. Rearrangement of the EWSR1 gene is now known to occur in up to half of all skin and soft tissue myoepithelial tumors, with a wide family of documented fusion partners. In 2013, we reported frequent (80%) EWSR1 rearrangements in CSM, but were unable to identify the fusion partner using available studies at that time. After recent identification of an index case of CSM harboring an EWSR1-PBX3 fusion, we used a combination of targeted RNA sequencing and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies to investigate the genetic features of a cohort of CSM. An EWSR1-PBX3 fusion was identified in all 13 cases successfully tested. RNA sequencing was successful in 8/13 cases, all of which were found to have identical breakpoints fusing exon 8 of EWSR1 to exon 5 of PBX3. FISH confirmed both EWSR1 and PBX3 rearrangements in 9/9 cases tested, which included 4 confirmed to have EWSR1-PBX3 fusion by RNA-Seq, 3 cases that failed RNA-Seq, and 2 cases examined by FISH alone. Two cases failed RNA sequencing but had no additional tissue remaining for FISH studies. Our findings demonstrate that EWSR1-PBX3 fusions occur in most (and possibly all) cases of CSM.
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Suurmeijer AJH, Dickson BC, Swanson D, Zhang L, Sung YS, Fletcher CD, Antonescu CR. A morphologic and molecular reappraisal of myoepithelial tumors of soft tissue, bone, and viscera with EWSR1 and FUS gene rearrangements. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2020; 59:348-356. [PMID: 31994243 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Myoepithelial tumors (MET) represent a clinicopathologically heterogeneous group of tumors, ranging from benign to highly aggressive lesions. Although MET arising in soft tissue, bone, or viscera share morphologic and immunophenotypic overlap with their salivary gland and cutaneous counterparts, there is still controversy regarding their genetic relationship. Half of MET of soft tissue and bone harbor EWSR1 or FUS related fusions, while MET arising in the salivary gland and skin often show PLAG1 and HMGA2 gene rearrangements. Regardless of the site of origin, the gold standard in diagnosing a MET relies on demonstrating its "myoepithelial immunophenotype" of positivity for EMA/CK and S100 protein or GFAP. However, the morphologic spectrum of MET in soft tissue and bone is quite broad and the above immunoprofile is nonspecific, being shared by other pathogenetically unrelated neoplasms. Moreover, rare MET lack a diagnostic immunoprofile but shows instead the characteristic gene fusions. In this study, we analyzed a large cohort of 66 MET with EWSR1 and FUS gene rearrangements spanning various clinical presentations, to better define their morphologic spectrum and establish relevant pathologic-molecular correlations. Genetic analysis was carried out by FISH for EWSR1/FUS rearrangements and potential partners, and/or by targeted RNA sequencing. Then, 82% showed EWSR1 rearrangement, while 18% had FUS abnormalities. EWSR1-POU5F1 occurred with predilection in malignant MET in children and young adults and these tumors had nested epithelioid morphology and clear cytoplasm. In contrast, EWSR1/FUS-PBX1/3 fusions were associated with benign and sclerotic spindle cell morphology. Tumors with EWSR1-KLF17 showed chordoma-like morphology. Our results demonstrate striking morphologic-molecular correlations in MET of bone, soft tissue and viscera, which might have implications in their clinical behavior.
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- Albert J H Suurmeijer
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Koyama R, Minagawa N, Maeda Y, Shinohara T, Hamada T. Metachronous Pancreatic and Thyroid Metastases from Primary Soft-Tissue Myoepithelioma in the Clavicular Region: A Case Report of a Long-Term Survivor. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2020; 21:e920702. [PMID: 31983728 PMCID: PMC6998795 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.920702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Patient: Male, 69-year-old Final Diagnosis: Metachronous pancreatic and thyroid metastases from primary soft tissue myoepithelioma Symptoms: None Medication:— Clinical Procedure: Surgery Specialty: Surgery
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- Ryota Koyama
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Jo VY. Soft Tissue Special Issue: Myoepithelial Neoplasms of Soft Tissue: An Updated Review with Emphasis on Diagnostic Considerations in the Head and Neck. Head Neck Pathol 2020; 14:121-131. [PMID: 31950472 PMCID: PMC7021888 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-019-01109-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Primary myoepithelial neoplasms of soft tissue have been shown to be related to their salivary gland counterparts, with which they often share morphologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular genetic features, such as the presence of PLAG1 rearrangement in both soft tissue mixed tumor and salivary pleomorphic adenoma. However, important distinctions remain between soft tissue and salivary myoepithelial neoplasms, namely differing criteria for malignancy. This review provides an overview of the current understanding of the clinicopathologic and molecular features of soft tissue myoepithelial neoplasms, including discussion of the similarities and differences between soft tissue and salivary counterparts and relevant diagnostic issues specific to head and neck pathology practice.
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- Vickie Y. Jo
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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Nikiforchin A, Baron E, Sittig M, Gushchin V. Soft-Tissue Myoepithelioma of the Retroperitoneal Space Mimicking a Pancreatic Tumor: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Med Cases 2020; 11:16-21. [PMID: 34434330 PMCID: PMC8383676 DOI: 10.14740/jmc3407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Soft-tissue myoepithelioma (STM) is an extremely rare benign tumor with predominant occurrence in head, neck, pelvic girdle and limbs. These tumors lack specific clinical and morphological features and can easily be confused with more common neoplasms. It may lead to incorrect diagnosis and management. Here, we present a clinical case of a young man with retroperitoneal STM which simulated a pancreatic tumor and required a distal pancreatectomy. Performed literature review highlights current data about clinical, morphologic, immunohistochemical and genetic evaluation, treatment and prognosis of STM.
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- Andrei Nikiforchin
- Institute for Cancer Care, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
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- Institute for Cancer Care, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
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- Institute for Cancer Care, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
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- Institute for Cancer Care, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
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Cutaneous soft tissue tumors: diagnostically disorienting epithelioid tumors that are not epithelial, and other perplexing mesenchymal lesions. Mod Pathol 2020; 33:66-82. [PMID: 31685962 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0387-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cutaneous soft tissue tumors with epithelioid features present a diagnostic challenge given that many entities in this category are rare, and they show morphologic overlap with significantly more common cutaneous epithelial and melanocytic neoplasms. The challenge is compounded by overlapping expression of epithelial or melanocytic markers in some of these entities. A broad spectrum of primary cutaneous epithelioid soft tissue tumors exists, including benign and malignant counterparts of tumors with various differentiation including melanocytic, peripheral nerve sheath, angiomatous, fibrohistiocytic, and myoid or myoepithelial, in addition to translocation-associated tumors lacking a derivative tissue type. Given this spectrum, an initial targeted immunohistochemical panel for epithelioid dermal and subcutaneous neoplasms is recommended, covering a broad spectrum of differentiation. In diagnostically challenging cases, select molecular studies can be employed to make critical distinctions between entities sharing morphologic and immunohistochemical properties. Due to sometimes marked differences in prognosis and treatment, knowledge and familiarity with epithelioid soft tissue tumors is key for any surgical pathologist who evaluates skin and subcutaneous biopsies and excision specimens. This concise review provides brief descriptions, key diagnostic features, and important modern ancillary studies for the diagnosis of non-epithelial, non-melanocytic cutaneous tumors that can exhibit a prominent degree of epithelioid morphology.
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Komatsu M, Kawamoto T, Kanzawa M, Kawakami Y, Hara H, Akisue T, Kuroda R, Nakamura H, Hokka D, Jimbo N, Itoh T, Hirose T. A novel
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- Masato Komatsu
- Department of Diagnostic Pathology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery Kobe University International Clinical Cancer Research Center Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology Hyogo Cancer Center Akashi Hyogo Prefecture Japan
- Division of Pathology for Regional Communication Kobe University School of Medicine Kobe Hyogo Prefecture Japan
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Jaber OI, Ashhab MA. Metastatic poorly differentiated chordoma: the eyes do not see what the mind does not know. AUTOPSY AND CASE REPORTS 2019; 9:e2019120. [PMID: 31641661 PMCID: PMC6771453 DOI: 10.4322/acr.2019.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Chordoma is a rare tumor. It has unique clinical, pathological and immunohistochemical characteristics. Accurate diagnosis is essential as the tumor shows an aggressive clinical course and requires a multimodal therapeutic approach. A case with wide spread distant metastatic disease that was initially thought to represent metastatic thyroid carcinoma is presented. Appropriate clincopathologic correlation and the histologic findings raised the possibility of poorly differentiated chordoma. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry for INI-1 and Brachyury. The approach to the diagnosis emphasizing the clinical and pathologic findings of this case is discussed and reviewed in the context of the published literature.
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- Omar I Jaber
- King Hussein Cancer Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Amman, Jordan
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- King Hussein Cancer Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Amman, Jordan
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Rastrelli M, Del Fiore P, Damiani GB, Mocellin S, Tropea S, Spina R, Costa A, Cavallin F, Rossi CR. Myoepithelioma of the soft tissue: A systematic review of clinical reports. Eur J Surg Oncol 2019; 45:1520-1526. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Among the various genes that can be rearranged in soft tissue neoplasms associated with nonrandom chromosomal translocations, EWSR1 is the most frequent one to partner with other genes to generate recurrent fusion genes. This leads to a spectrum of clinically and pathologically diverse mesenchymal and nonmesenchymal neoplasms, variably manifesting as small round cell, spindle cell, clear cell or adipocytic tumors, or tumors with distinctive myxoid stroma. This review summarizes the growing list of mesenchymal neoplasms that are associated with EWSR1 gene rearrangements.
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- Khin Thway
- Sarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, 203 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK.
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Pathology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Robert Aitken Institute for Clinical Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Myoepithelial carcinomas (MC) represent aggressive tumors that occur in a myriad of ages and anatomic locations. The rarity and histologic similarity with other tumors make them difficult to diagnosis. We report an extremely rare case of a right ventricular outflow tract mass identified to be an intracardiac MC in a 4-month-old male infant. Pathology revealed an EWS-KLF15 translocation. Treatment included gross total resection and intensive chemotherapy. Recurrent cardiac mass with brain metastasis was seen 16 months after primary diagnosis. We describe the rarity of intracardiac MC in pediatric patients and the challenges encountered in the multimodal management of this patient.
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Tran H, Shillingford N, Thomas S, Hammoudeh J, Zhou S. Primary Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Zygomatic Bone. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2019; 22:252-257. [PMID: 27442626 DOI: 10.2350/16-03-1798-cr.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Primary epithelioid sarcoma (ES) of bone is extremely rare with only 2 reported cases in the English literature. A previously healthy 18-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of right facial numbness and tingling and right eye diplopia. A computerized tomography scan revealed an ill-defined mass with dense osseous matrix centered in the right zygomatic bone. An outside biopsy was read as osteosarcoma. The resection specimen revealed large epithelioid and spindle cells embedded in a prominent hyalinized matrix with focal metaplastic bone formation. The tumor cells were strongly and diffusely positive for AE1/AE3 and epithelial membrane antigen, but a definitive diagnosis of ES was not immediately reached due to the presence of dense hyalinized matrix and weak expression of SAT2B by tumor cells. Deficient INI1 protein expression by immunohistochemistry and homozygous loss of the SMARCB1 gene by chromosomal microarray analysis ultimately justified this tumor's designation as ES.
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- Henry Tran
- 1 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- 1 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.,2 Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- 2 Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.,3 Division of Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- 2 Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.,4 Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- 1 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.,2 Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Hui MM, Merani R, Bonar F, Hong AM, Fung AT. Presumed choroidal metastasis from soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2019; 14:55-57. [PMID: 30886937 PMCID: PMC6402231 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2019.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Purpose To report a case of presumed choroidal metastasis from soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma and highlight challenges in its diagnosis. Observations A 52-year-old man was referred with a two-week history of photopsia in his left eye. His background medical history included known soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma metastatic to his bone, lung, liver and chest wall. A large, raised, yellow choroidal lesion was identified nasal to and abutting the optic disc. This lesion demonstrated growth 1 month after presentation. The patient died with widespread metastatic disease 5 months after initial presentation. Conclusion and importance Soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma can rarely metastasise to the choroid and present as a rapidly-growing, yellow, echodense tumour with serous retinal detachment. MRI brain can assist in tumour evaluation and monitoring progression, while immunoperoxidase stains and molecular testing can assist with diagnosis. The condition has an aggressive natural history and poor prognosis.
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- Michelle M Hui
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Macquarie Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Medicine, Notre Dame University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Genesis Cancer Care, Radiation Oncology, Mater Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
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- Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Shelly D, Balraam KV, Mishra P, Sharma I, Sampath KS, Bharadwaj R. Myoepithelial carcinoma of soft tissue: A report of two cases. JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/jcrp.jcrp_22_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Soft tissue neoplasms are diagnostically challenging, although many advances in ancillary testing now enable accurate classification of fine-needle aspiration biopsies by detection of characteristic immunophenotypes (including protein correlates of molecular alterations) and molecular features. Although there are many useful diagnostic immunohistochemical markers and molecular assays, their diagnostic utility relies on correlation with clinical and morphologic features, judicious application, and appropriate interpretation because no single test is perfectly sensitive or specific. This review discusses applications of ancillary testing for commonly encountered soft tissue neoplasms in cytopathologic practice in the context of a pattern-based approach.
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- Vickie Y Jo
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Primary malignant myoepithelial tumor of long bone: Clinicopathological evaluation and literature review. JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrpr.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Chebib I, Jo VY. Application of ancillary studies in soft tissue cytology using a pattern‐based approach. Cancer Cytopathol 2018; 126 Suppl 8:691-710. [DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Ivan Chebib
- James Homer Wright Pathology Laboratories Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Pathology Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
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Clinicopathologic characteristics of poorly differentiated chordoma. Mod Pathol 2018; 31:1237-1245. [PMID: 29483606 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-018-0002-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Chordoma is a rare malignant tumor of bone with high morbidity and mortality. Recently, aggressive pediatric poorly differentiated chordoma with SMARCB1 loss has been described. This study summarizes the clinicopathologic features of poorly differentiated chordoma with SMARCB1 loss in the largest series to date. A search of records between 1990-2017 at MGH identified 19 patients with poorly differentiated chordoma. Immunohistochemical stains were evaluated. Kaplan-Meier survival statistics and log-rank (Mantel Cox) tests compared survival with other subtypes. The patients (n = 19) were diagnosed at a median age of 11 years (range: 1-29). Tumors arose in the skull base and clivus (n = 10/19; 53%); cervical spine (n = 6/19; 32%); and sacrum or coccyx (n = 3/19; 16%). The clinical stage of these patients (AJCC 7e) was stage 2A (n = 7/16; 44%); stage 2B (n = 6/16; 38%); stage 4A (n = 1/16; 6%); and stage 4B (n = 2/16; 13%). The tumors were composed of sheets of epithelioid cells with nuclear pleomorphism, abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, and increased mitoses. Tumors were positive for cytokeratin (n = 18/18; 100%) and brachyury (n = 18/18; 100%). Patients were treated with a combination of excision, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. No difference in overall survival, progression free survival, local control time, and metastasis free survival was identified between poorly differentiated chordoma of the skull base and of the spine. Compared to other chordoma subtypes, poorly differentiated chordoma has a significantly decreased mean overall survival after stratification by site (p = 0.037). Pediatric poorly differentiated chordoma has a distinct clinical and immunohistochemical profile, with characteristic SMARCB1 loss and decreased survival compared to conventional/chondroid chordoma. Recognition of this subtype is important because these malignancies should be treated aggressively with multimodality therapy.
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Ellens NR, Camelo-Piragua S, Ellens SM, Simon JE, Clark JC. Metastasis of malignant myoepithelial carcinoma to the brain. BMJ Case Rep 2018; 2018:bcr-2018-224285. [PMID: 30021731 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Myoepithelial tumours are a rare form of salivary gland neoplasm and intracranial metastases have rarely been described. The authors present the case of a 61-year-old patient with a history of primary myoepithelial carcinoma of the right foot. Metastases were found in the third ventricle, left temporal lobe and right frontal lobe. The third ventricular and left temporal lobe tumours were resected in a two-stage operation. Pathology of the third ventricular lesion was most consistent with metastasis. MRI of the spine 2 weeks after his operation revealed an intradural mass with several lesions in the lumbar thecal space suggesting further metastases. The patient succumbed to his disease 2 months after his two-stage operation and 5 years after his initial diagnosis. This appears to be the first case in the literature of multiple primary myoepithelial carcinoma metastases to the brain. Further information is needed to provide diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations.
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- Nathaniel R Ellens
- Department of Surgery, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.,Great Lakes Neurosurgical Associates, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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Khazeni K, LaBove H, Wilky B, Rosenberg AE, Paulus E, Chim H, Pearson JM, Yakoub D. Myoepithelial carcinoma or epithelioid sarcoma - A rare diagnosis with poor prognosis. A case report and review of literature. Int J Surg Case Rep 2018; 49:239-243. [PMID: 30053614 PMCID: PMC6077148 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Myoepithelial carcinoma and proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma of the vulva are two rare malignancies with known aggressive behavior. In addition to a similar clinical course, these two disease entities also have significant histologic and pathologic overlap. Given the rarity of these malignancies, there is limited literature on the appropriate treatment regimen. Nevertheless, there is a consensus that early surgical resection is beneficial in both cases. PRESENTATION We present a case of a patient who was initially diagnosed with myoepithelial carcinoma of the vulva with a differential later expanded to include possible epithelioid sarcoma. DISCUSSION We demonstrate the importance in early identification of a SMARCB1 deficiency. Additionally, we suggest an appropriate treatment regimen for these patients going forward. Specifically, we encourage consideration of bilateral superficial and deep inguinal lymphadenectomies. Furthermore, sarcoma based chemotherapy regimens in the appropriate clinical setting may be beneficial in treating SMARCB1 deficient tumors. Additionally, there are now clinical trials involving EZH2 Inhibitors which may offer benefit for similar patients going forward. CONCLUSION This case highlights the difficulty in making a definitive diagnosis, and the importance in identifying a SMARCB1 deficiency as it will affect treatment options and may allow for enrollment in ongoing clinical trials.
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- Kristina Khazeni
- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB C232, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB C232, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Miami, 1475 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Miami, 1400 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB C232, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, University of Miami, 1475 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Miami, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB C232, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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Yoshida K, Fujiwara Y, Goto Y, Kohno T, Yoshida A, Tsuta K, Ohe Y. The first case of SMARCB1 (INI1) - deficient squamous cell carcinoma of the pleura: a case report. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:398. [PMID: 29625594 PMCID: PMC5889546 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4321-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background SMARCB1 (INI1) is a tumor-suppressor gene located at 22q11.2. Loss of SMARCB1 protein expression has been reported to be associated with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors and malignant rhabdoid tumors of the kidney and extrarenal tissues. To date, however, SMARCB1-deficient carcinoma of the pleura has not been reported. We report the first case of SMARCB1- deficient squamous cell carcinoma of the pleura. Case presentation The case was a 33-year-old female. She was diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of the pleura by thoracoscopy. The tumor cells were completely negative for SMARCB1 protein expression by immunohistochemistry. She received six cycles of cisplatin plus gemcitabine therapy and TS-1 monotherapy, however, her disease progressed rapidly with worsening chest pain and dyspnea, and she died at 10 months after diagnosis. Conclusions This is the first report of SMARCB1-deficient squamous cell carcinoma of pleura. The tumor was highly aggressive and carried a poor prognosis with short survival. The clinical features and treatments of this tumor are not clear, and additional cases will assist the establishment of treatments.
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- Kazushi Yoshida
- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Division of Genome Biology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Clinical Sciences and Laboratory Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor of the Cauda Equina in a Child: Report of a Very Unusual Case. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2018; 28:e58-e62. [PMID: 29346182 DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000000620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) are highly aggressive malignant primitive neoplasms that commonly occur in children younger than 2 years of age. The prognosis is generally dismal with a median survival time of <1 year. The majority of AT/RT occur in the posterior fossa and less frequently the supratentorium. Primary pediatric spinal AT/RT are exceedingly rare and only 15 cases have been reported to date. Here we report a very unusual case of primary spinal AT/RT extensively involving the spinal cord from T11 down to the cauda equina. In this patient, the tumor was highly aggressive and resulted in extensive dissemination into the nerve roots and paraspinal soft tissue rapidly resulting in the patient's death 1 month after diagnosis. to the best of our knowledge, this degree of involvement of the spine by a primary AT/RT has not been described before.
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Wong KS, Jo VY. Cytologic diagnosis of round cell sarcomas in the era of ancillary testing: an updated review. J Am Soc Cytopathol 2018; 7:119-132. [PMID: 31043308 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2017.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Round cell sarcomas constitute a large proportion of "small round blue cell tumors," which encompass a broad differential diagnosis and can be difficult to distinguish on cytomorphologic grounds alone. Numerous pathogenetic insights and advances in ancillary testing in soft tissue pathology over the last several decades have made accurate classification of soft tissue neoplasms increasingly feasible. Immunohistochemistry and genetic/molecular testing can now be performed on all cytologic preparations, including unstained smears, needle rinses, cell blocks, and liquid-based preparations, and this has greatly increased our diagnostic abilities. Nevertheless, there remain numerous diagnostic challenges, including variable sensitivity and specificity of available immunohistochemical markers, overlapping immunophenotypes between entities, and "promiscuity" of genetic alterations such as EWSR1 rearrangements, present in a multitude of tumor types. Herein we provide a review on the cytologic, immunohistochemical, and genetic features of the more frequently encountered round cell sarcomas, as well as recently described entities, with an emphasis on diagnostic pitfalls and judicious use of ancillary studies.
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- Kristine S Wong
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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The SMARCB1 gene ( INI1, BAF47) is a member of the SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatin remodeling complex, involved in the epigenetic regulation of gene transcription. SMARCB1 acts as a tumor suppressor gene, and loss of function of both alleles gives rise to SMARCB1-deficient tumors. The prototypical SMARCB1-deficient tumor is the malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) which was first described in the kidney but also occurs in soft tissue, viscera, and the brain (where it is referred to as atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor or AT/RT). These are overwhelmingly tumors of the very young, and most follow an aggressive and ultimately lethal course. Morphologically, most but not all contain a population of "rhabdoid" cells, which are large cells with abundant cytoplasm, perinuclear spherical inclusions, and eccentric vesicular nuclei with large inclusion-like nucleoli. MRT immunohistochemistry reveals complete loss of SMARCB1 nuclear expression, and molecular analysis confirms biallelic SMARCB1 inactivation in the vast majority. Rare AT/RTs have loss of SMARCA4, another SWI/SNF member, rather than SMARCB1. With the widespread adoption of SMARCB1 immunohistochemistry, an increasing number of SMARCB1-deficient tumors outside of the MRT-AT/RT spectrum have been described. In addition to MRT and AT/RT, pediatric tumors with complete loss of SMARCB1 expression include cribriform neuroepithelial tumor, renal medullary carcinoma, and epithelioid sarcoma. Tumors with variable loss of SMARCB1 expression include subsets of epithelioid malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, schwannomas arising in schwannomatosis, subsets of chordomas, myoepithelial carcinomas, and sinonasal carcinomas. Variable and reduced expression of SMARCB1 is characteristic of synovial sarcoma. In this review, the historical background, clinical characteristics, morphology, immunohistochemical features, and molecular genetics most germane to these tumors are summarized. In addition, familial occurrence of these tumors (the rhabdoid tumor predisposition syndrome) is discussed. It is hoped that this review may provide practical guidance to pathologists encountering tumors that have altered expression of SMARCB1.
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- Bruce R Pawel
- 1 Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Kabarriti R, Quinn TJ, Ewart MR, Mehta KJ, Lomita C, Geller DS, Kalnicki S, Fox JL. Neoadjuvant radiation therapy for the management of myoepithelial carcinoma of the upper extremity. Int J Cancer 2017; 142:854-862. [PMID: 29023697 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Myoepithelial tumors of the soft tissue are a rare tumor displaying myoepithelial elements and lacking obvious ductal differentiation. The rarity of these precludes any evidence-based consensus regarding optimal management. Nevertheless, the current approach to these lesions begins with amputation or complete excision. The efficacy of neoadjuvant or adjuvant radiation therapy or chemotherapy has not been established. Here, we present the first report to the authors' knowledge of neoadjuvant radiation therapy for the treatment of this rare soft tissue neoplasm and review the management and outcomes of published cases of myoepithelial carcinoma. A patient with a soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma that declined both amputation and chemotherapy was treated with neoadjuvant radiation therapy and wide surgical excision followed by a brachytherapy boost to the resected tumor bed. Neoadjuvant radiation therapy resulted in an excellent response with extensive treatment-related changes consisting predominantly of fibrosis, hyalinization and hemorrhage and only 10% residual viable myoepithelial carcinoma present in the surgical specimen.
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- Rafi Kabarriti
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Albert-Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Albert-Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Albert-Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Albert-Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert-Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert-Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Albert-Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Albert-Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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Myoepithelial tumors (METs) of bone (BMETs) are a rare but distinct tumor entity. METs that are cytologically benign are termed myoepitheliomas; METs with malignant histologic features are called myoepithelial carcinomas. BMETs have a wide age range, may involve any part of the skeleton, and have a variable spindle cell and epithelioid morphology. Bone tumors to be considered in the differential diagnosis are discussed. Additional techniques are indispensable to correctly diagnose BMETs. By immunohistochemistry, BMETs often express cytokeratins and/or EMA together with S100, GFAP, or calponin. Half of BMETs harbor EWSR1 (or rare FUS) gene rearrangements with different gene partners.
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- Wangzhao Song
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Groningen 9700RB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Nijmegen Medical Center, Radboud University, PO Box 9101, Nijmegen 6500HB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, Groningen 9700RB, The Netherlands.
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Soft tissue, or cutaneous, myoepitheliomas are rare tumors arising solely from a myoepithelial origin. These neoplasms are typically associated with uncertain differentiation and can contain cellular morphologies that include spindle, plasmacytoid, epithelioid, or clear cell forms. Soft tissue myoepitheliomas are commonly found on the lower limbs and in the pelvic girdle but can occur throughout the body. A small minority display heterogenous differentiation, typically osseous or cartilaginous in nature. Squamous and adipocytic cell types are much rarer. We report the case of myoepithelioma of soft tissue with both squamous and adipocytic metaplasia. In the largest myoepithelioma series of 101 soft tissue myoepitheliomas, there were only 2 cases of squamous metaplasia and 1 case of adipocytic metaplasia. Our case displays the unique occurrence of 2 rare histologic findings occurring simultaneously within an already uncommon neoplasm.
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Baldovini C, Sorrentino S, Alves CA, Piatelli G, Garaventa A, Morana G, Nozza P. Congenital Myoepithelial Carcinoma of Soft Tissue Associated With Cystic Myoepithelioma. Int J Surg Pathol 2017; 26:78-83. [DOI: 10.1177/1066896917718936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Myoepithelial neoplasms of soft tissue represent a heterogeneous group of lesions, encompassing both benign entities as myoepithelioma (ME) and highly aggressive tumors as myoepithelial carcinoma (MEC). We describe a case of pediatric soft tissue MEC with peculiar features that may lead to misdiagnosis: congenital onset and presence of a benign component with predominant cystic structure. Few cases of congenital MEC have been reported, but the coexistence of MEC with ME is even more rare, accounting for less than 1% of myoepithelial tumors. Moreover, an extensive cystic appearance had never been described in either ME or MEC of soft tissue. Despite several predictors of poor prognosis, the patient has been showing a favorable clinical course since the administration of ICpE (ifosfamide, cisplatin, and etoposide) chemotherapy. This report provides valuable information in the differential diagnosis of cystic congenital tumors and supports a possible efficacy of adjuvant combined treatment for patients with localized disease after surgery.
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- Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
- Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Cutaneous malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare sarcomas of neuroectodermal origin arising in the dermis and/or subcutis. In contrast with their deep soft tissue and visceral counterparts, cutaneous MPNSTs are rarely associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Two main subtypes of cutaneous MPNST can be distinguished histologically: conventional (ie, spindle cell) and epithelioid MPNST. The 2 subtypes also differ in predilection for deep versus superficial locations, association with preexistent benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors and S100 immunohistochemistry. Herein, we review current knowledge of cutaneous MPNST and discuss its differential diagnosis.
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- Boštjan Luzar
- Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Trieste School of Medicine, Strada di Fiume 449, Trieste 34149, Italy
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Guilmette J, Laverdière C, Soulières D, Patey N, Soucy G, Trudel D, Bouron-Dal Soglio D. Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor of Soft Tissue. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2017; 20:262-266. [PMID: 28429647 DOI: 10.1177/1093526617706814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Introduction Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is defined as a high-grade sarcoma derived from an uncertain cell of origin. Its diagnosis is associated with poor prognosis and patient's life expectancy is greatly reduced. Material and method Here, we describe a unique case of 9-month-old boy who presented with a large MRT arising from the soft tissue of the neck. Following intensive multimodal treatment, the patient benefited from a 25 years' remission until the discovery of multiple liver metastases. Conclusion MRT of soft tissue needs to be distinguished from other soft tissue neoplasms, as MRT is highly aggressive and is usually associated with a poor outcome. In addition, this is the longest remission time reported in a patient with soft tissue MRT and this might be related to the use of early intensive multimodal treatments.
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- Julie Guilmette
- 1 Department of Anatomo-Pathology, University of Montreal Heath Care Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- 2 Hematology-Oncology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- 3 Department of Hematoly-Oncology, Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- 4 Department of Pathology, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- 1 Department of Anatomo-Pathology, University of Montreal Heath Care Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- 1 Department of Anatomo-Pathology, University of Montreal Heath Care Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Urbini M, Astolfi A, Indio V, Tarantino G, Serravalle S, Saponara M, Nannini M, Gronchi A, Fiore M, Maestro R, Brenca M, Dei Tos AP, Dagrada GP, Negri T, Pilotti S, Casali PG, Biasco G, Pession A, Stacchiotti S, Pantaleo MA. Identification of SRF-E2F1 fusion transcript in EWSR-negative myoepithelioma of the soft tissue. Oncotarget 2017; 8:60036-60045. [PMID: 28947952 PMCID: PMC5601120 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Myoepithelial neoplasms (MN) are rare and not well-circumstanced entities displaying a heterogeneous spectrum of genetic abnormalities, including EWSR1, FUS and PLAG1 rearrangements. However, in the remaining MN no other fusion gene has been described and knowledge concerning secondary acquired molecular alterations is still poor. Therefore, we screened 5 cases of MN of the soft tissue by RNA sequencing with the aim of identifying novel fusion transcripts. A novel SRF-E2F1 fusion was detected in two cases: one was negative for other fusions while the other showed also the presence of FUS-KLF17. The fusion was validated through independent techniques and, in both cases, SRF-E2F1 was detected only in a subclone of the tumoral mass. SRF-E2F1 maintained the coding frame, thus leading to the translation of a chimeric protein containing the DNA-binding domain of SRF and the trans-activation domain of E2F1. Moreover, ectopical expression of SRF-E2F1 demonstrated that the chimeric transcript is functionally active and could affect tumor growth. Occurrence in two cases and biological relevance of the two genes involved suggest that the SRF-E2F1 fusion might become a helpful diagnostic tool. Further biologic studies are needed to better assess its role in MN biology.
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- Milena Urbini
- "Giorgio Prodi" Cancer Research Center, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- "Giorgio Prodi" Cancer Research Center, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- "Giorgio Prodi" Cancer Research Center, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- "Giorgio Prodi" Cancer Research Center, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Specialized, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Specialized, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Melanoma and Sarcoma Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Melanoma and Sarcoma Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Experimental Oncology 1, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Unit of Experimental Oncology 1, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Laboratory of Experimental Molecular Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Laboratory of Experimental Molecular Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Laboratory of Experimental Molecular Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Medicine Department, Adult Mesenchymal Tumour and Rare Cancer Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- "Giorgio Prodi" Cancer Research Center, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- "Giorgio Prodi" Cancer Research Center, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Cancer Medicine Department, Adult Mesenchymal Tumour and Rare Cancer Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- "Giorgio Prodi" Cancer Research Center, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Specialized, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Kohashi K, Oda Y. Oncogenic roles of SMARCB1/INI1 and its deficient tumors. Cancer Sci 2017; 108:547-552. [PMID: 28109176 PMCID: PMC5406539 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Revised: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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SMARCB1/INI1 is one of the core subunit proteins of the ATP-dependent SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, and is identified as a potent and bona fide tumor suppressor. Interactions have been demonstrated between SMARCB1/INI1 and key proteins in various pathways related to tumor proliferation and progression: the p16-RB pathway, WNT signaling pathway, sonic hedgehog signaling pathway and Polycomb pathway. Initially, no detectable SMARCB1/INI1 protein expression was found in malignant rhabdoid tumor cells, whereas all other kinds of tumor cells and non-tumorous tissue showed SMARCB1/INI1 protein expression. Therefore, immunohistochemical testing for the SMARCB1/INI1 antibody has been considered useful in confirming the histologic diagnosis of malignant rhabdoid tumors. However, recently, aberrant expression of SMARCB1/INI1 has been found in various tumors such as epithelioid sarcomas, schwannomatosis, synovial sarcomas, and so on. In addition, it has been reported that aberrant expression can be classified into three patterns: complete loss, mosaic expression and reduced expression. Although the various pathways related to mechanisms of tumorigenesis and tumor proliferation are complexly intertwined, the clarification of these mechanisms may contribute to therapeutic strategies in SMARCB1/INI1-deficient tumors. In terms of pathological classifications, SMARCB1/INI1-deficient tumors may be re-classified by genetic backgrounds.
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- Kenichi Kohashi
- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Hoggard TM, Henderson-Jackson E, Bui MM, Caracciolo J, Teer JK, Yoder S, Binitie O, Gonzalez RJ, Brohl AS, Reed DR. Myoepithelial carcinoma with RB1 mutation: remarkable chemosensitivity to carcinoma of unknown origin therapy. BMC Cancer 2017; 17:250. [PMID: 28390395 PMCID: PMC5385017 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3249-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Myoepithelial carcinoma of soft tissue is a rare, malignant neoplasm that is morphologically and immunophenotypically similar to its counterpart in salivary gland. It demonstrates myoepithelial differentiation, possessing both epithelial and myogenic characteristics. Thought to be chemotherapy insensitive, the optimal treatment regimen of this tumor has yet to be established and only a select few cases in the literature discuss treatment efficacy in detail. Case presentation Here we present a case of a young adult with metastatic myoepithelial carcinoma with an initial excellent response to systemic therapy utilizing carboplatin and paclitaxel with continued complete response after 3 years. The patient also underwent complete surgical excision and received adjuvant radiation to the primary site of disease. Exome sequencing revealed an inactivating mutation in RB1 which we believe to be the first such mutation to be reported in this cancer type. Conclusions Given increasing evidence suggesting RB1 loss is associated with responsiveness to conventional chemotherapies, particularly platinum-based regimens, we hypothesize that this genetic feature predisposed chemosensitivity in our patient’s tumor.
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- Timothy M Hoggard
- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.,Sarcoma Department, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.,Sarcoma Department, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Molecular Genomics Core Facility, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Sarcoma Department, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.,Adolescent and Young Adult Program; H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Sarcoma Department, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Sarcoma Department, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA. .,Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA. .,Adolescent and Young Adult Program; H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
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Thway K, Noujaim J, Thomas DM, Fisher C, Jones RL. Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Paracecal Mesentery: Aggressive Behavior of a Rare Neoplasm at an Unusual Anatomic Site. Rare Tumors 2017; 9:6504. [PMID: 28458787 PMCID: PMC5379233 DOI: 10.4081/rt.2017.6504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2016] [Revised: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Myoepithelial tumors of the soft tissues represent a rare group of neoplasms that vary in their clinical behavior, pathologic features and genetics. They are histopathologically typified by a myoepithelial immunohistochemical phenotype, of expression of one or more epithelial markers, S100 protein and smooth muscle actin. Because of their rarity and occurrence over a wide age range and at a variety of anatomic sites, they can be difficult to diagnose due to the lack of familiarity by physicians, which is compounded by their spectrum of histologic features and morphologic overlap with several other neoplasms. Recent genetic insights have aided classification, and it is increasingly understood that soft tissue myoepithelial neoplasms can be stratified into two distinct morphologic and genetic subgroups. We describe a case of a 44-year-old man who was diagnosed with a primary myoepithelial neoplasm of the paracecal mesentery, which showed aggressive local recurrence after four years. The tumor was composed of cords of ovoid cells within chondromyxoid stroma, and displayed a characteristic pancytokeratin, S100 protein and smooth muscle actin-positive myoepithelial immunoprofile. Primary myoepithelioma has not been previously described at this site, and this case highlights this varied family of tumors, emphasizes the need to consider myoepithelial tumor in the differential diagnoses of carcinoma variants occurring in the bowel or mesentery, and also adds to the number of reported myoepithelial neoplasms showing markedly aggressive behavior.
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- Khin Thway
- Sarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Kent, UK
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- Sarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- Sarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London
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Stelow EB, Bishop JA. Update from the 4th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumours: Tumors of the Nasal Cavity, Paranasal Sinuses and Skull Base. Head Neck Pathol 2017; 11:3-15. [PMID: 28247233 PMCID: PMC5340732 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-017-0791-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The sinonasal tract remains an epicenter of a diverse array of neoplasia. This paper discusses changes to the WHO classification system of tumors involving this area. In particular, seromucinous hamartoma, NUT carcinoma, biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma, HPV-related carcinoma with adenoid cystic features, SMARCB1-deficient carcinoma, and renal cell-like adenocarcinoma are discussed.
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- Edward B. Stelow
- Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, University of Virginia Health System, Jefferson Park Ave., Box 800214, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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Kravtsov O, Chang J, Hackbarth D, Giorgadze T. Myoepithelioma of soft tissue: A cytological-pathological correlation with literature review. Ann Diagn Pathol 2017; 27:14-17. [PMID: 28325355 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Myoepitheliomas of soft tissue are rare tumors with variable morphologic, immunohistochemical and molecular profiles and therefore are diagnostically challenging for pathologists. We report a case in a 60-year-old male with a painless slowly growing 3cm mass on left medial forefoot. Core biopsy of the mass showed a neoplastic proliferation of plasmacytoid tumor cells, consistent with myoepithelioma of soft tissue. Immunohistochemical stains demonstrated positivity of the tumor cells for cytokeratin AE1/AE3, CK18, S-100 protein and myosin heavy chain (SMMS-1), supporting the diagnosis. Fine-needle aspiration was performed intraoperatively before the resection of the mass. Air-dried Diff-Quik stained cytology slides showed singly scattered and loosely cohesive clusters of plasmacytoid and spindle cells with dense basophilic cytoplasm, distinct cytoplasmic borders, and round to oval mildly pleomorphic nuclei with smooth nuclear membrane. Scattered naked nuclei, binucleated tumor cells, as well as tumor cells with wispy elongated cytoplasm were also seen. Occasional clusters of cells were intimately associated with metachromatic fibrillary stromal material. Histologic examination of the resected tumor confirmed the diagnosis of myoepithelioma. Molecular studies showed absence of EWSR1 rearrangement. Cytological differential diagnosis, clinical, histological, immunohistochemical, and molecular features of soft tissue myoepitheliomas are discussed in this study.
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- Oleksandr Kravtsov
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pathology, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States.
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pathology, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States.
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States.
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pathology, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States.
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Moussaly E, Nazha B, Kedia S, Chang Q, Forte F. Soft Tissue Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Neck with Spinal Invasion. Rare Tumors 2016; 8:6485. [PMID: 27746887 PMCID: PMC5064303 DOI: 10.4081/rt.2016.6485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Soft tissue myoepithelial neoplasms are a rare yet diverse group of tumors, ranging from benign to malignant lesions. Their presentation in the head and neck region is uncommon and represents a challenging diagnosis. Early identification of myoepithelial carcinoma is crucial given its more aggressive course compared to its benign counterpart, although the histopathological distinction between the two can be difficult. EWSR1 gene rearrangement is found in half the cases and has a speculative role in pathogenesis. Complete excision remains the treatment of choice. The roles of chemotherapy and radiation are unclear. We report the hospital course of a 33-year-old female who presented to our institution with a posterior neck mass with spinal invasion, diagnosed as myoepithelial cancer. A literature review of these rare tumors is discussed here.
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- Elias Moussaly
- Department of Internal Medicine, North Shore LIJ Staten Island University Hospital , Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, North Shore LIJ Staten Island University Hospital , Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, North Shore LIJ Staten Island University Hospital , Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, North Shore LIJ Staten Island University Hospital , Staten Island, NY, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, North Shore LIJ Staten Island University Hospital , Staten Island, NY, USA
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Refinements in Sarcoma Classification in the Current 2013 World Health Organization Classification of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2016; 25:621-43. [PMID: 27591490 DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The fourth edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumours of Soft Tissue and Bone was published in February 2013. The 2013 WHO volume provides an updated classification scheme and reproducible diagnostic criteria, which are based on recent clinicopathologic studies and genetic and molecular data that facilitated refined definition of established tumor types, recognition of novel entities, and the development of novel diagnostic markers. This article reviews updates and changes in the classification of bone and soft tissue tumors from the 2002 volume.
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Expanding the Spectrum of Renal Tumors in Children: Primary Renal Myoepithelial Carcinomas With a Novel EWSR1-KLF15 Fusion. Am J Surg Pathol 2016; 40:386-94. [PMID: 26523541 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000000545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We report the first 2 examples of primary renal myoepithelial carcinoma (MEC), both occurring in children. Both tumors had the unique morphologic features, immunophenotype, and EWSR1 gene rearrangements supporting the diagnosis. In keeping with the previous observations of an aggressive behavior in pediatric MEC, both cases presented with advanced local stage and distant metastases at the time of diagnosis. The EWSR1 translocation partner was identified as the Kruppel-like factor 15 (KLF15) gene in both tumors, and the novel EWSR1-KLF15 gene fusion transcripts were verified using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Sanger dideoxy sequencing. So far, a role for KLF15 in carcinogenesis has not been established, in contrast to other members of the Kruppel-like family of transcription factors, and no rearrangements involving this gene have been documented to our knowledge. These findings expand the spectrum of pediatric renal tumors to include MEC. The characterization of novel EWSR1-KLF15 fusion transcripts carries important diagnostic implications, as well as clues to understand the pathogenesis of these neoplasms.
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Zou Y, Billings SD. Myxoid cutaneous tumors: a review. J Cutan Pathol 2016; 43:903-18. [DOI: 10.1111/cup.12749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Youran Zou
- Department of PathologyCleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA
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Thoracic Myoepithelial Tumors: A Pathologic and Molecular Study of 8 Cases With Review of the Literature. Am J Surg Pathol 2016; 40:212-23. [PMID: 26645726 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000000560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Thoracic myoepithelial tumors (MTs) are a rare group of tumors showing predominant or exclusive myoepithelial differentiation. They are poorly characterized from both a morphologic and genetic standpoint, in particular features that separate benign from malignant behavior. We examined the histologic and immunohistochemical features of 8 primary thoracic MTs and performed fluorescence in situ hybridization for EWSR1, FUS, PLAG1, and HMGA2, as well as several partner genes. Half (4/8) of the MTs occurred in large airways, and 3 had infiltrative borders. All cases showed immunoreactivity for epithelial markers, in conjunction with S100 protein or myogenic markers. MTs showed morphologic characteristics analogous to MTs at other sites, with no tumors having ductal differentiation. Necrosis and/or lymphovascular invasion was present in 5 cases, with mitotic activity ranging from 0 to 6 mitoses/2 mm² (mean 1). Metastases occurred in 2 cases, and no patients died of disease. Gene rearrangements were identified in half of the cases, with EWSR1-PBX1, EWSR1-ZNF444, and FUS-KLF17 fusions identified in 1 case each and 1 case having EWSR1 rearrangement with no partner identified. No cases were found to have HMGA2 or PLAG1 abnormalities. Compared with fusion-negative tumors, fusion-positive tumors tended to occur in patients who were younger (50 vs. 58 y), female (1:3 vs. 3:1 male:female ratio), and demonstrated predominantly spindle and clear cell morphology. Using a combined data set of our case series with 16 cases from the literature, poor prognosis was significantly correlated with metastases (P=0.003), necrosis (P=0.027), and ≥5 mitoses/2 mm²/10 high-power field (P=0.005). In summary, we identify a subset of thoracic MTs harboring rearrangements in EWSR1 or FUS, and our data suggest that necrosis and increased mitotic activity correlate with aggressive clinical behavior.
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BACKGROUND Myoepithelioma of the soft tissues is a rare entity and little is known about how best to manage locally recurrent and high-grade disease. Here, we retrospectively examined outcomes of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy (RT) for treatment of low-grade and high-grade myoepithelioma of soft tissues. METHODS We reviewed 20 cases of myoepithelioma of soft tissues seen at Mayo Clinic between 1994 and 2014. The effect of histologic grade and therapies received on relapse and survival were assessed. RESULTS We identified 13 patients with low-grade disease and 7 patients with high-grade disease. We found that low-grade disease was frequently effectively managed with surgical resection alone, whereas high-grade disease frequently metastasized and was often fatal. The 5-year event-free survival was 88% (confidence interval, 46%-98%) for low-grade disease versus 36% (confidence interval, 7%-75%; P=0.04) for high-grade disease. The relapse rate in low-grade disease was 29% at 5 years versus 64% (P=0.04) in high-grade disease. No significant responses to chemotherapy were noted, however, excellent responses to perioperative RT were seen. CONCLUSIONS Surgery continues as the primary modality of treatment for myoepithelioma of soft tissues. Our study did not show a clear benefit of chemotherapy in the metastatic disease setting, but supports the use of perioperative RT in the management of high-grade disease; further investigation is warranted.
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Myoepithelial Carcinoma: The Role of Radiation Therapy. A Case Report and Analysis of Data From the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Registry. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2016; 38:274-8. [PMID: 26886377 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000000508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of myoepithelial carcinoma (MC) is unknown. We present a case of a high-grade soft-tissue MC in a pediatric patient and retrospectively examine the effect of postoperative radiation on survival in patients with MC. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our patient was treated with 4 cycles of ifosfamide, cisplatin, and etoposide followed by 3 cycles of ifosfamide vincristine and etoposide. Radiation was delivered to a total dose of 5580 cGy in 180 cGy/fraction to the surgical bed with a 2 cm margin starting after the third cycle of chemotherapy. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry database was queried for cases of surgically resected MC. Retrospective analysis was performed with the endpoint of overall survival (OS). RESULTS Two hundred thirty-four cases of MC were identified; for 62 of these cases, the grade of the tumor wasidentified. Of these 62 patients, 27 received postoperative radiation. OS was improved with adjuvant radiation therapy in patients with grade III or IV MC (P<0.01) as determined by the log-rank test. CONCLUSIONS This analysis of SEER data showed an OS benefit with adjuvant radiation therapy in the treatment of high-grade MC. Physicians should report all cases of MC to improve clinical decision making in the treatment of this rare disease.
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Mourtzoukou D, Zaidi S, Jones RL, Fisher C, Thway K. Soft Tissue Myoepithelial Carcinoma Metastatic to the Cecum: Highlighting an Unusual Metastatic Pattern and the Need for Diagnostic Awareness. Rare Tumors 2016; 8:6086. [PMID: 27134707 PMCID: PMC4827644 DOI: 10.4081/rt.2016.6086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Revised: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Myoepithelial neoplasms of the soft tissues are a rare, heterogeneous group of tumors for which classification continues to evolve. While well defined within salivary glands, they can also arise in viscera and soft tissues, where diagnosis is challenging due to the lack of clinical and pathological familiarity. We present the case of a 36 year old man with myoepithelial carcinoma arising as a primary tumor within the soft tissues of the neck, which metastasized to the cecum, causing intussusception. This spindle cell neoplasm showed the classic S100 protein, smooth muscle actin and pancytokeratin-positive immunoprofile. Metastasis of myoepithelial carcinoma to the cecum has not been previously described, and coupled with the spindle cell morphology, may cause significant diagnostic difficulty in the absence of clinical familiarity, particularly as there is morphologic overlap with spindle cell neoplasms arising more commonly in gastrointestinal sites, including gastrointestinal stromal tumor, leiomyosarcoma and sarcomatoid carcinoma.
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- Sarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital , London, UK
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- Sarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital , London, UK
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- Sarcoma Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital , London, UK
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Yokose C, Asai J, Kan S, Nomiyama T, Takenaka H, Konishi E, Goto K, Ansai SI, Katoh N. Myoepithelial carcinoma on the right shoulder: Case report with published work review. J Dermatol 2016; 43:1083-7. [DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Chiharu Yokose
- Department of Dermatology; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Kainan Hospital; Kyoto Japan
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- Division of Dermatology; Musashi Kosugi-Hospital; Nippon Medical School; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Graduate School of Medical Science; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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Surgical pathology of the sinonasal tract (nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses) is extremely challenging due in part to the tremendous diversity of tumor types that may arise in this region. Compounding the difficulty, a number of new sinonasal tumor entities have been recently described, and pathologists may not yet be familiar with these neoplasms. This manuscript will review the clinicopathologic features of some of the newly described sinonasal tumor types: NUT midline carcinoma, HPV-related carcinoma with adenoid cystic-like features, SMARCB1 (INI-1) deficient sinonasal carcinoma, biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma, and renal cell-like adenocarcinoma.
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