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Bisceglia M, Minenna E, Altobella A, Sanguedolce F, Panniello G, Bisceglia S, Ben-Dor DJ. Anaplastic Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Adrenal in an HIV-negative Patient With Literature Review. Adv Anat Pathol 2019; 26:133-149. [PMID: 30212382 DOI: 10.1097/pap.0000000000000213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a peculiar tumor of viral etiology, with the HHV8 rhadinovirus playing a fundamental role in its development. Several epidemiological categories of KS have been identified, of which the sporadic, endemic, iatrogenic, and the epidemic are the main ones. Several histologic disease morphologies have been described, such as inflammatory, angiomatous, spindle cell, mixed, and the anaplastic (sarcomatous) subtypes. The skin of the limbs is most commonly affected, but any other organ or site may be involved. Microscopically KS may enter the differential diagnosis with several different entities, and for this purpose the immunohistochemical detection of the viral latent nuclear antigen-1 (LNA-1) may be crucial. Sporadic KS is usually benign, but rarely it may be aggressive. Anaplastic histology heralds an ominous course in any clinical context. We report a case of anaplastic retroperitoneal KS, occurring in an HIV-negative adult man. This patient presented with a huge left suprarenal mass, which was totally resected, and initially diagnosed as inflammatory leiomyosarcoma, because of the monomorphic spindle cell tumor morphology. After 12 years the tumor recurred locally as an unresectable mass, which was biopsied and examined. At the time of recurrence, the histologic slides of the primary tumor were reviewed, and the previous diagnosis was changed to that of atypical KS. Histologically the recurrent tumor showed both spindle cell and epithelioid appearances. Strongly diffuse HHV8/LAN-1 immunopositivity was documented in both tumors. The final diagnosis for the entire case was anaplastic KS. Then, the patient died in a few months.
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- Michele Bisceglia
- Department of Anatomic Pathology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Etromapmax Pole, Lesina (FG)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, School of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Foggia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Polyclinic of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, The Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel
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Alaggio R, Cecchetto G, Bisogno G, Gambini C, Calabrò ML, Inserra A, Boldrini R, De Salvo GL, G d'Amore ES, Dall'igna P. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in childhood: a report from the Italian Cooperative Group studies. Cancer 2010; 116:216-26. [PMID: 19852031 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are myofibroblastic lesions with unpredictable biologic behavior that occur at a young age. For this report, the authors investigated clinicopathologic features in a series of pediatric IMTs. The objective of the study was to identify morphologic or immunohistochemical prognostic markers and the possible pathogenic role of human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8). METHODS Twenty-six patients were observed over a period of 18 years. Clinical/histologic data were reviewed, and immunohistochemical/molecular studies were performed. RESULTS Patients ages 8-216 months (median age, 60 months) presented with tumors of the lung-bronchus (8 patients), abdomen (17 patients), and thoracic wall (1 patient). Twenty-one patients underwent complete excision, and microscopic or macroscopic residual disease was present in 5 of those patients. Chemotherapy was received by 5 patients. After a median follow-up of 6.6 years, 24 patients were in complete remission, and 2 patients had died of disease. Local recurrences were observed in 6 patients (including 4 recurrences that occurred after a complete excision). Cytologic atypia, low inflammatory infiltrate, and a rich myxoid pattern were detected in patients who had recurrent disease or a poor prognosis. Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) was positive in 7 patients (including 2 patients with recurrent disease). No correlation between clusterin expression and prognosis was demonstrated. HHV-8 was identified in 1 pulmonary IMT. CONCLUSIONS IMTs are locally aggressive lesions. In this series, the local recurrence rate was 23%, and the 5-year and 10-year event-free survival rates were 87.4% and 72.8%, respectively. The results indicated that the treatment of choice is a complete, nonmutilating excision; chemotherapy may be given to patients who have microscopic or macroscopic residual disease, although the results are controversial; cytologic atypia and positive ALK status are more frequent in aggressive tumors, whereas metastatic tumors are negative for ALK; and HHV8 is not involved in the pathogenesis of IMT.
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- Rita Alaggio
- Pathology Department, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Harel Z, Perl J, Herzenberg AM, Bargman JM. Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Kidney Allograft. Am J Kidney Dis 2009; 54:533-7. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.01.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2008] [Accepted: 01/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ma Y, Zieske AW, Fenves AZ. Bilateral infiltrating renal inflammatory pseudotumor responsive to corticosteroid therapy. Am J Kidney Dis 2008; 51:116-20. [PMID: 18155540 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2007] [Accepted: 08/07/2007] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a quasi-neoplastic lesion that most commonly involves the lung, but has been shown to occur in nearly every tissue type. Renal involvement is very uncommon. We report the second case of IPT ever published presenting as bilateral infiltrating renal masses. Although most renal IPTs were treated with nephrectomy, our patient was managed successfully with conservative steroid treatment, thereby avoiding the alternative of dialysis or kidney transplantation.
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- Yanjun Ma
- Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75246, USA.
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Schnapf B, Monforte H, Gilbert-Barness E. Clinicopathologic conference: Pulmonary tumor in a thirteen-year-old child. Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2008; 27:167-74. [PMID: 18633769 DOI: 10.1080/15513810802077768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor as a distinct clinicopathologic entity in the lung has gained wide acceptance. The majority of these tumors are either contained within a single segment or pulmonary lobe and may cross the interlobar fissure and/or extend into the mediastinum, especially if arising in a perihilar location. We describe the case of a 13-year-old male with a 4-year history of an unresponsive lung mass in the left hemithorax. The resected tumor showed the typical morphology of a fasciculated fibroblastic/myofibroblastic lesion.
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- Bruce Schnapf
- Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA.
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Kriegl L, Guetgemann I, Zhou H. Plasma cell granuloma of the thyroid gland mimicking carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature. Pathol Res Pract 2007; 203:813-7. [PMID: 17822858 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2007.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2006] [Revised: 06/03/2007] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Plasma cell granulomas (PCG) are rare tumor-like lesions consisting of sheets of polyclonal plasma cells admixed with numerous lymphocytes and other inflammatory cells surrounded by fibrous stroma. They usually appear in the lung, but involvement of diverse extrapulmonal sites has been described. PCGs occurring in the thyroid are very uncommon. Since 1981, only 11 cases have been described in the English literature. Here, we present the case of a 50-year-old Arabic man who noticed an enlargement of his thyroid gland during the previous 2 years, and he developed swallowing disturbances and a feeling of narrowness in the neck. A nearly total resection of the thyroid gland was made because of clinical suspicion of carcinoma. On histologic examination, PCG of the thyroid associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) was diagnosed. This is the first case in which molecular pathological analyses for EBV and HHV8 DNA were made. As these were negative, distinct etiological features were suggested.
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- Lydia Kriegl
- Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany.
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Tavora F, Shilo K, Ozbudak IH, Przybocki JM, Wang G, Travis WD, Franks TJ. Absence of human herpesvirus-8 in pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: immunohistochemical and molecular analysis of 20 cases. Mod Pathol 2007; 20:995-9. [PMID: 17643094 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are uncommon lesions composed of spindled myofibroblasts within a variable background of collagen and inflammatory cells. Although the true nature of these lesions is not fully elucidated, identification of consistent cytogenetic alterations in the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene suggests that they may be neoplastic. A small number of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors have been reported to harbor human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8), implicating the virus in its pathogenesis. In this study, 20 cases of pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor were analyzed for the presence of HHV-8 with immunohistochemical and molecular methods. In all cases, antibodies to the latent nuclear antigen of the virus were applied. Four open reading frames (ORFs), including ORFs K2, 16, 26, and 72, were targeted utilizing real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The cohort included 9 men and 11 women with a mean age of 37 years (range, 1-81). Microscopically, the tumors were composed of cytologically bland spindle cells with myofibroblastic differentiation. On immunohistochemical studies, 20% of cases (4/20) demonstrated diffuse cytoplasmic positivity with ALK. Immunohistochemical staining for the latent nuclear protein of the virus was negative in all cases (0/20). All tumors (100%, 20/20) tested with real-time PCR were negative for all four ORFs, whereas 100% (10/10) of positive control Kaposi sarcoma cases were positive. Her2 gene expression was present in all (20/20) inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors confirming the presence of amplifiable deoxyribonucleic acid in the tissue lysate. This study documents the absence of HHV-8 in pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors, suggesting that further investigation is required to clarify the pathogenesis of this lesion.
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- Fabio Tavora
- Department of Pulmonary and Mediastinal Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306, USA
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Farris AB, Mark EJ, Kradin RL. Pulmonary “inflammatory myofibroblastic” tumors: a critical examination of the diagnostic category based on quantitative immunohistochemical analysis. Virchows Arch 2007; 450:585-90. [PMID: 17372757 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-007-0395-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2006] [Revised: 02/22/2007] [Accepted: 02/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The World Health Organization classification applies the term "pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor" to a histologically variegate set of pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumors. However, often these lesions bear little resemblance to tumors of myofibroblastic origin. To elucidate histogenesis, we examined 18 cases from our institution files. The cases were stained with antibodies to smooth muscle actin (SMA), Factor XIIIa, CD3, CD20, CD68, S-100, anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK-1), and human herpevirus-8 (HHV-8). The percentage of positive-staining cells within a defined tumor area (400,000 microm(2)) was determined by light microscopy and morphometric analysis. Ten cases (56%) showed myofibroblastic differentiation, as judged by positive SMA staining of spindle cells. All cases showed substantial numbers of CD68+, Factor XIIIa+, and S-100+ monocytoid cells. Fifty percent were ALK-1+, and one was HHV-8+. We conclude that the term "inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor" is a misnomer, as nearly half of cases show no myofibroblastic differentiation. Instead, the results suggest that these lesions are composed predominantly of cells of macrophage-dendritic cell lineage. Although the multiplicity of terms previously applied to these lesions is cumbersome, retaining a descriptive phenomenological terminology may ultimately promote accurate elucidation of pathogenesis.
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- A B Farris
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Nakamura H, Kawasaki N, Taguchi M, Kitamura H. Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor resected by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: Report of a case. Surg Today 2007; 37:137-40. [PMID: 17243033 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-006-3344-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2006] [Accepted: 07/09/2006] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is rare. A 38-year-old woman visited our hospital 2 days after experiencing transient anterior chest pain. Chest radiography showed a nodule suggestive of adenocarcinoma in the middle lobe; however, transbronchial lung biopsy and computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous needle cytology showed signs of inflammation. To obtain a definitive diagnosis we performed a wedge resection using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and removed the nodule completely. The pathologic diagnosis made during surgery was IMT. The longest dimension of the nodule was 28 mm. Immunohistochemical examination showed proliferating spindle cells, which were positive for vimentin and smooth muscle actin, but negative for desmin, CD34, cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen, S100 protein, and neuron specific enolase. These findings were consistent with the staining pattern of IMT previously reported. Careful follow-up is necessary to detect any sign of local recurrence and distant metastases.
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- Haruhiko Nakamura
- Departments of Chest Surgery, Atami Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare, 13-1 Higashikaigan-cho, Atami, Shizuoka, 413-0012, Japan
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Farris AB, Kradin RL. Follicular localization of dendritic cells in a xanthomatous inflammatory tumor of lung associated with human herpes virus-8 infection. Virchows Arch 2006; 449:726-9. [PMID: 17106709 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-006-0318-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2006] [Accepted: 09/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A 17-year-old man was treated with chemotherapy and radiation for nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma that presented as a left chest wall mass. Ten years later, a left upper lobe lung tumor was identified. The tumor resection demonstrated a 1.3-cm yellow lung nodule composed of epithelioid and spindled lipid-laden CD68+ and Factor XIIIa+ macrophages. Distinct follicular structures with dendritic cells positive for CD1a, fascin, and ALK-1 and largely devoid of intracytoplasmic lipid were a distinguishing feature of the lesion. Most of the xanthomatous macrophages expressed human herpes virus-8 antigen. The current World Health Organization classification of "inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors" is examined, and the association of a subset of "inflammatory pseudotumors" with immunodeficiency states and opportunistic infection is discussed.
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- A B Farris
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Nonaka D, Birbe R, Rosai J. So-called inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour: a proliferative lesion of fibroblastic reticulum cells? Histopathology 2005; 46:604-13. [PMID: 15910591 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.02163.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The term inflammatory pseudotumour was originally used in a generic fashion for any lesion which simulated a neoplastic condition at a clinical, macroscopic and microscopic level but which was thought to have an inflammatory/reactive pathogenesis. In more recent times, the term has been employed in a more restrictive sense for a mass lesion characterized microscopically by the proliferation of a spindle cell component against a heavy inflammatory infiltrate of mixed composition but usually with a predominance of mature lymphocyte and plasma cells. The spindle cell component has generally been regarded as being of mesenchymal nature and having morphological and phenotypical features consistent with fibroblasts or myofibroblasts, the latter cell being clearly preferred over the former in the more resent reports. The term inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMFT) is the one currently favoured, which proposes the myofibroblastic nature of the process. It is the purpose of this review to bring forth some evidence that the neoplastic spindle cell component of IMFT may be instead derived from the subtype of cells of the accessory immune system that have been variously called fibroblastic reticulum cells, myoid cells, and dictyocytes.
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- D Nonaka
- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute (Istituto Nazionale Tumori), Milan, Italy.
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