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Liu Y, Mi Y, Zhang L, Gong Q, Jiang T. Prognostic analysis and establishment of a nomogram in patients with myoepithelial carcinoma of the salivary gland: A population-based study. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2022; 7:125-134. [PMID: 35155790 PMCID: PMC8823152 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.723] [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: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Currently, the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of myoepithelial carcinoma of salivary gland (MC-SG) have not been defined well. The present study aimed to describe the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of MC-SG patients. METHODS The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database was searched for all patients diagnosed with MC-SG between 1991 and 2016. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank tests were used to evaluate the survival. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis were used to identify prognostic biomarkers for overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS). Furthermore, a prognostic nomogram was established, and its predictive accuracy and discriminative ability were determined using the concordance index (C-index). RESULTS In total, 245 patients diagnosed with MC-SG were identified. The median OS was 152.0 months, with 3-, 5-, and 10-year survival rates of 79.8%, 69.2%, and 50.3%. The 3-, 5-, and 10-year DSS rates were 82.5%, 77.1%, and 61.9%, respectively. Regarding the treatment regimen, most patients (92.2%) underwent surgery, and 103 patients (42.4%) received postoperative radiotherapy. Surgery could significantly prolong OS and DSS (p < .05), but postoperative radiotherapy did not significantly prolong OS and DSS when compared with individuals receiving surgery alone (p > .05). Multivariate Cox analysis revealed that T category (T4), lymph node metastasis (N2), distant metastasis (M1), and poor differentiation were independent unfavorable prognostic factors for OS and DSS. Older age (>62 years) was also independently associated with OS. In addition, the C-index for the established OS- and DSS-specific nomogram was 0.80 (95% CI: 0.72-0.88) and 0.82 (95% CI: 0.73-0.90). CONCLUSION Age, tumor invasion, metastases, and pathological grade were independently associated with prognosis of MC-SG patients, and the prognostic nomogram of this rare disease was established.
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- Ying Liu
- Center for Esthetic DentistryJinan Stomatological HospitalJinanChina
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- Dental LaboratoryJinan Stomatological HospitalJinanChina
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- Center for Esthetic DentistryJinan Stomatological HospitalJinanChina
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- Center for Esthetic DentistryJinan Stomatological HospitalJinanChina
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- Center for Esthetic DentistryJinan Stomatological HospitalJinanChina
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Onghena L, Verniers L, Woussen S, Van den Broecke C, Fierens K, Van Kerschaver O. Intramuscular desmoplastic fibroblastoma: a case report of extreme rarities in extremities. J Surg Case Rep 2021; 2021:rjab461. [PMID: 34729171 PMCID: PMC8557645 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjab461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Soft tissue tumors are part of a wide and sometimes rare differential diagnostic landscape. Case description of these rare soft tissue masses helps the future differentiation and aids in preoperative multidisciplinary approach. Interpretation and staging, with the help of imaging, is key.
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- Louis Onghena
- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, AZ Sint-Lucas Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, AZ Sint-Lucas Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, AZ Sint-Lucas Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, AZ Sint-Lucas Gent, Gent, Belgium
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Romano A, Orabona GD, Pansini A, Salzano G, Cozzolino I, Cieri M, Iaconetta G, Califano L. Clear cell myoepithelial carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of parotid gland: Case report and review of literature. ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY CASES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.omsc.2017.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Gan BC, Chin A, Abd Mutalib NS, Mamat H, Che Yusop CY, Abdul Rahman H. Myoepithelioma: Benign or malignant – A diagnostic dilemma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejenta.2016.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Miho Hagisawa
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Wang G, Tucker T, Ng TL, Villamil CF, Hayes MM. Fine-needle aspiration of soft tissue myoepithelioma. Diagn Cytopathol 2015; 44:152-5. [PMID: 26644362 DOI: 10.1002/dc.23399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Soft tissue myoepithelioma is a rare neoplasm composed of myoepithelial cells. We describe the cytologic features of a soft tissue myoepithelioma arising in the right lower chest wall in a 65-year-old woman. The fine-needle aspiration (FNA) smears showed round to oval, spindle, epithelioid, and plasmacytoid cells in the myxoid background. The nuclei were uniform, round to ovoid, with finely distributed chromatin and eosinophilic or pale cytoplasm, and resembled lobular carcinoma of breast. Ultrasound guided core biopsy showed the tumor cells had bland cytologic features, arranged in small cords, nests, and dissociated single cells, with no glandular differentiation or breast tissue seen. The tumor cells demonstrated immunoreactivity for cytokeratin (AE1/AE3) and glial fibrillary acidic protein, but were negative for estrogen receptor. Fluorescence in situ hybridization demonstrated the EWSR1 rearrangement, confirming the diagnosis of myoepithelioma.
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- Gang Wang
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Pathology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Pathology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Pathology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Pathology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Suzuki M, Ishikawa H, Kawakami M, Nakahara T, Tanaka A, Mataga I. Establishment and characterization of METON myoepithelioma cell line derived from human palatal myoepithelioma: apical reference to the diverse differentiation potential. Hum Cell 2013; 26:170-6. [PMID: 23761224 PMCID: PMC3844820 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-013-0066-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Myoepithelioma is an extremely rare condition that accounts for 1–1.5 % of salivary gland tumors. It was formerly regarded as a subtype of pleomorphic adenoma, in which myoepithelial structural components predominated, but was listed as a separate disease entity in the 1991 World Health Organization classification (Seifert in Histological typing of salivary gland tumours. Springer, Berlin, 1991). Its histology is highly varied and recurrence is frequent (El-Naggar et al. in J Larygol Otol 103:1192–1197, 1989), with cases of malignant transformation having been reported (Seifert in Histological typing of salivary gland tumours. Springer, Berlin, 1991; Barnes et al. in Pathology and Genetics of head and neck tumours. IARC Press, Lyon, 2005), making this a difficult tumor to control in many cases. This is thought to be due to the multiple differentiation potential of myoepithelial cells, but the details are unknown. There have been a number of reports of the establishment of cell lines (Shirasuna et al. Cancer. 45:297–305, 1980; Jaeger et al. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 84:663–667, 1997), but numerous points remain unclear. We established a myoepithelial cell line designated METON, and investigated its characteristics. METON consists of cells with two different morphologies: spindle-shaped cells and epithelial-like cells. Then. we also used single-cell cloning method to establish various subclones (epithelial-like, spindle-like, and mixed epithelial-like/spindle-like cell lines). Among these, pluripotency markers were expressed by the mixed epithelial-like/spindle-like cell lines. The newly established cell line expressing these pluripotency markers will be extremely useful for elucidating the diverse histologies of salivary gland tumors.
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- Minako Suzuki
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, The Nippon Dental University, Niigata, Japan,
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Kadlub N, Galiani E, Fraitag S, Boudjema S, Vazquez MP, Coulomb A, Picard A. Soft tissue myoepithelioma of the scalp in a 11-year-old girl: a challenging diagnosis. Pediatr Dermatol 2012; 29:345-8. [PMID: 21615483 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01428.x] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Myoepithelioma is a well-known tumor in the salivary glands and breasts in adults. It is exceptionally rare in soft tissue and in children. We present a case of subcutaneous scalp myoepithelioma in an 11-year-old girl. On clinical examination, it appeared as a dermoid cyst. Myoepithelioma is uncommon in the subcutaneous tissue. Clinically, the neoplasm is nonspecific. Because of the variable appearance of myoepithelial cells and their phenotype, the pathological diagnosis is challenging. We report a case of subcutaneous myoepithelioma in a child and discuss the literature.
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- Natacha Kadlub
- Department of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Children Hospital Armand-Trousseau, Medical School Pierre and Marie-Curie, University Paris 6, Paris, France.
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Stojsic Z, Brasanac D, Boricic I, Bacetic D. Clear cell myoepithelial carcinoma of the skin. A case report. J Cutan Pathol 2009; 36:680-3. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01095.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tanahashi J, Kashima K, Daa T, Kondo Y, Kuratomi E, Yokoyama S. A case of cutaneous myoepithelial carcinoma. J Cutan Pathol 2007; 34:648-53. [PMID: 17640237 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00676.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cutaneous myoepithelioma, both benign and malignant, is a rare neoplasm composed of neoplastic myoepithelial cells showing diverse histopathological features, and criteria for discriminating benign or malignant have not been fully clarified. PATIENT We present a case of cutaneous myoepithelial carcinoma in a 62-year-old woman presenting a solid mass in the right back. RESULTS Resected tumor was located in the whole dermis and subcutis. Histopathologically, two different growth patterns were noted: a small-nested or trabecular pattern in the superficial part and a large nodular pattern with extensive central necrosis in the deep part. Tumor cells were all epithelioid, although plasmacytoid and glycogen-rich clear cells were also observed within the large nodules of the deep part. Immunohistochemically, the cells were positive for both epithelial and myogenic markers, suggesting myoepithelial origin. Lymphatic invasion and lymph node metastasis were evident despite inconspicuous atypia and low mitotic rate. CONCLUSION The final diagnosis was cutaneous myoepithelial carcinoma. At present, it seems to be difficult to predict the behavior of myoepithelioma of the skin and soft tissue, although atypia and high mitotic rate are reported to be associated with local recurrence and metastasis.
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- Jin Tanahashi
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Yufu City, Japan
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Lee JR, Georgi DE, Wang BY. Malignant myoepithelial tumor of soft tissue: a report of two cases of the lower extremity and a review of the literature. Ann Diagn Pathol 2007; 11:190-8. [PMID: 17498593 DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.04.004] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Myoepithelial tumors of the soft tissues have only recently been described. Two cases of lower extremity malignant myoepithelial tumors are reported. One case of malignant mixed tumor overlying the gastrocnemius muscle was treated with wide local excision, but metastasized to regional lymph nodes 14 months after surgical excision. One patient with malignant myoepithelioma of the right lower leg was treated with limb amputation and is alive without disease at 46 months. A review of the literature discloses 120 additional cases of soft tissue myoepithelial tumors, 102 of which are myoepitheliomas and 18 are mixed tumors. Thirty-seven percent of the myoepitheliomas met the criteria for malignancy, and 33% of the mixed tumors were malignant. Of these, 30% had locally recurrent disease and 32% developed metastatic disease. Treatment benefit from chemotherapy and radiation therapy is unclear.
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- Jeffrey R Lee
- Department of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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Stojsić Z, Brasanac D, Bacetić D, Janković R, Drndarević N. Soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2006; 63:611-4. [PMID: 16796029 DOI: 10.2298/vsp0606611s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background. Myoepitheliomas are tumors composed predominantly or exclusively of myoepithelial cells, usually arising in salivary glands. Cutaneous/soft tissue localization is very rare, especially for the malignant myoepitheliomas. Case report. We presented a case of myoepithelial carcinoma involving subcutaneous adipose tissue of the left forearm in a woman aged 62 years. The tumor was composed of epithelioid and hyaline cell types, arranged in diffuse sheets, nests and loose clusters within hyalinized and myxoid matrix. The neoplasm displayed high-grade cytologic atypia with some cells having pleomorphic, hyperchromatic nuclei, and others showing vesicular nuclei, large nucleoli with scattered bizarre giant cells. High mean mitotic count of 7 mitoses/10 high power fields and extensive necrosis favored the diagnosis of malignancy. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for cytokeratin (AE1/AE3), epithelial membrane antigen, S-100 protein, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and vimentin. Conclusion. Considering the subcutaneous localization, myoepithelial immunophenotype and high-grade cytologic atypia the neoplasm was classified as a soft-tissue myoepithelial carcinoma.
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- Zorica Stojsić
- School of Medicine, Institute of Pathology, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
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Soft tissue myoepithelial tumors of the head and neck region are very rare, and only one case of soft tissue myoepithelial tumor occurring in the masticator space has been reported in the world literature. A case of soft tissue myoepithelial tumor with benign histomorphology, but with an invasive growth pattern, occurred in the masticator space of a 46-year- old male patient. Magnetic resonance imaging of paranasal sinus/nasopharynx revealed a well-defined, lobulated heterogeneous mass with high signal intensity and dense calcification in the masticator space between the left mandible ramus and pterygoid process. Grossly, the tumor was a well- circumscribed ovoid solid mass and consisted of yellowish gray glistening firm tissue. Histologically, the tumor showed a multinodular growth pattern and consisted of epithelioid cells in chondromyxoid stroma and of spindle-shaped to ovoid cells in the hyaline stroma. The tumor cells appeared bland, and no mitosis or necrosis was found within the tumor. The tumor focally invaded to adhered bone tissue. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were diffusely positive for epithelial membrane antigen, smooth muscle actin, but negative for other epithelial markers. Ultrastructurally, the cytoplasm of the tumor cells contained sparse microfilaments and subplasmalemmal densities. Attenuated desmosomes were commonly seen between the tumor cells.
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- Jai Hyang Go
- Department of Pathology, Dankook University College of Medicine, 16-5 Anseo- dong, Cheonan, Chungnam 330-715, Korea.
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Myoepithelial neoplasms of skin and soft tissues comprise cutaneous mixed tumor (chondroid syringoma), mixed tumor of subcutaneous and deep soft tissues, myoepithelioma and rare malignant myoepithelioma (myoepithelial carcinoma). Myoepithelial tumors of skin and soft tissues are characterized by an extreme clinicopathological heterogeneity as in other anatomic locations. The neoplasms arise in childhood as well as in adults and are composed of epithelioid, histiocytoid, spindled, plasmocytoid and/or clear tumour cells in varying combinations, and are set in a myxoid or hyalinised intercellular matrix. Immunohistochemically, neoplastic cells stain positively for epithelial markers (pancytokeratin and/or epithelial membrane antigen), and often for S 100 protein. More rarely muscle actin, glial fibrillary acid protein, calponin, and p63 are expressed, whereas desmin is usually negative. The presence of at least moderate cytological atypia is associated with a significant risk for aggressive behavior and propensity for metastasis.
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- T Mentzel
- Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Friedrichshafen.
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Shiomori T, Udaka T, Tokui N, Morio T, Ohbuchi T, Suzuki H. Giant myoepithelioma of the upper lip. Acta Otolaryngol 2005; 125:894-8. [PMID: 16099771 DOI: 10.1080/00016480510035458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Myoepithelioma is a relatively rare form of salivary gland tumor composed entirely of myoepithelial cells. This tumor was formerly considered to be a subtype of pleomorphic adenoma; however, in the latest World Health Organization classification of 1991 it is listed as an independent entity. We report herein an extremely rare case of myoepithelioma of the upper lip. A 78-year-old Japanese female presented with a huge, painless mass on her upper lip. CT and MRI revealed a 50 x 40 mm(2) well-defined ovoid tumor. A benign minor salivary gland tumor was clinically suspected, and the patient underwent complete resection of the tumor under general anesthesia. The surgical defect was immediately reconstructed using an Abbe-Estlander flap. The tumor was histopathologically diagnosed as a benign myoepithelioma of the minor salivary gland. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for vimentin, cytokeratins, alpha-smooth muscle actin and S-100 protein, confirming the morphological diagnosis of myoepithelioma. The patient's postoperative clinical course was uneventful, and satisfactory results were obtained both functionally and esthetically. The pathology, clinical manifestations and treatment of myoepithelioma are reviewed.
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- Teruo Shiomori
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Myoepitheliomas are typically benign tumours arising from exocrine glands. There have only been five reports of malignant myoepitheliomas from breast origin previously published in the English literature. This report describes a patient with myoepithelioma arising in the breast which later metastasized despite the primary tumour having benign histological features. Impaired immune function due to end-stage renal failure and haemodialysis may have contributed to the malignant potential of her tumour. The literature regarding myoepithelial tumours is reviewed. All breast myoepitheliomas should be managed as potentially malignant tumours with appropriate surgical clearance and staging.
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- Ross R Jennens
- Department of Medical Oncology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia.
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Petit T, Wechsler J, Arigon V. [Mixed tumor or myoepithelioma of the skin? Histologic and immunohistochemical features]. Ann Pathol 2004; 24:50-3. [PMID: 15192538 DOI: 10.1016/s0242-6498(04)93899-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mixed tumor, first reported in the parotid gland, is formed from the proliferation of epithelial and myoepithelial cells in a mesenchymatous stroma. We report the case of a woman hospitalized for a subcutaneous nodule of the thigh, characterized by a fast increased in size in 8 months. Microscopic analysis showed a proliferation of grouped and isolated spindle cells, without atypia or mitotic features. Few tubular features were noted. Stroma was hyalinized or myxoid. Neoplastic cells displayed immunohistochemical positivity with smooth muscle actin, keratin and S-100 protein. This neoplasm appeared mesenchymatous. The diagnosis was mixed tumor with a predominant myoepithelial component. This case underlines the difficulties encountered in defining this neoplasm. Some authors consider that myoepithelioma is a monophasic variant of mixed tumor; others consider that myoepithelioma is different from mixed tumor because its is more aggressive prognosis. The evolution of our case suggests that a myoepithelial differentiation should be a ma of poor prognosis.
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- Thomas Petit
- Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Bichat Claude-Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75877 Paris 18.
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Neto AG, Pineda-Daboin K, Luna MA. Myoepithelioma of the soft tissue of the head and neck: a case report and review of the literature. Head Neck 2004; 26:470-3. [PMID: 15122665 DOI: 10.1002/hed.20044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Extraglandular myoepitheliomas are neoplasms that seldom occur in the soft tissue of the head and neck region. Misdiagnosis of these neoplasms as more aggressive tumors can lead to unnecessary treatment. METHODS We describe a myoepithelioma of cervical soft tissue. The histopathology of the tumor, its immunophenotype, its differential diagnosis, and a review of the literature are presented. RESULTS Histopathologically, the tumor was composed of epithelioid cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm and eccentric nuclei arranged in cords and files. On immunohistochemical analysis, the cells expressed cytokeratin 14, calponin, glial fibrillary acid protein, and p63 and showed focal positivity for S-100 protein. Together, these markers identified the cells as myoepithelial type. A literature review identified only five cases of myoepithelioma in the soft tissue of the head and neck region in which detailed clinical information was provided. CONCLUSIONS Myoepitheliomas can have cells with variable morphology arranged in different histologic patterns. Immunohistochemical analysis is crucial for unequivocal diagnosis when myoepitheliomas occur in extraglandular locations.
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- Antonio Galvao Neto
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Hornick JL, Fletcher CDM. Myoepithelial tumors of soft tissue: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 101 cases with evaluation of prognostic parameters. Am J Surg Pathol 2003; 27:1183-96. [PMID: 12960802 DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200309000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 362] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Myoepitheliomas and mixed tumors were only recently recognized to occur primarily in soft tissue, and only small case numbers have been described. To characterize these tumors further and to evaluate prognostic parameters, 101 myoepithelial tumors of soft tissue were retrieved from the authors' consult files. Hematoxylin and eosin sections were reexamined, immunohistochemistry was performed, and clinical details were obtained from referring physicians. Fifty-three patients were male and 48 female (mean age 38 years; range 3-83 years). Tumor size ranged from 0.7 to 20 cm (mean 4.7 cm). Most tumors arose in the extremities and limb girdles: 41 in the lower limbs, 35 in the upper limbs, 15 in the head and neck, and 10 in the trunk. Fifty-four tumors were situated in subcutis and 37 in deep soft tissue (depth unstated in 10). Most cases were grossly well circumscribed; 43 showed microscopically infiltrative margins. Histologically, most tumors were lobulated, composed of cords or nests of epithelioid, ovoid, or spindled cells with a variably reticular architecture and a chondromyxoid or collagenous/hyalinized stroma. Eight cases showed a predominantly solid proliferation of spindled or plasmacytoid cells; 17 demonstrated ductular differentiation (mixed tumors). Cartilage was present in 6 cases, 6 contained bone, and 4 others contained both. Mitoses ranged from 0 to 68 per 10 high power fields (mean 4.7 per 10 high power fields). Tumors with benign cytomorphology or mild cytologic atypia (low-grade) were classified as myoepithelioma or mixed tumor, whereas tumors with moderate to severe atypia (high-grade) were classified as myoepithelial carcinoma (epithelioid or spindled cells with vesicular or coarse chromatin, prominent, often large nucleoli, or nuclear pleomorphism) or malignant mixed tumor (cytologically malignant cartilage or bone). Sixty-one cases were myoepitheliomas or mixed tumors, and 40 were myoepithelial carcinomas or malignant mixed tumors. By immunohistochemistry, all cases with available material were reactive for epithelial markers (keratins and/or epithelial membrane antigen): 90 of 97 (93%) expressed keratins (most often AE1/AE3 or PAN-K), 84 of 97 (87%) S-100 protein, 44 of 51 (86%) calponin, 52 of 83 (63%) epithelial membrane antigen, 40 of 87 (46%) glial fibrillary acidic protein, 27 of 75 (36%) smooth muscle actin, 15 of 66 (23%) p63, and 7 of 51 (14%) desmin. Follow-up was available for 64 patients. Among 33 cases with benign or low-grade cytology (mean follow-up 36 months; range 4-168 months), 6 recurred locally (18%) and none metastasized. No clinical or histologic features correlated with recurrence. Among 31 cytologically malignant cases (mean follow-up 50 months; range 4-252 months), 13 recurred locally (42%) and 10 metastasized (32%); so far, 4 patients have died of metastatic tumor. This study expands the spectrum of myoepithelial tumors of soft tissue to include myoepithelial carcinomas and malignant mixed tumors, which pursue an aggressive clinical course. Although the majority of morphologically benign or low-grade myoepithelial neoplasms of soft tissue behave in a benign fashion, there is an approximate 20% risk for local recurrence.
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- Jason L Hornick
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Tong G, Perle MA, Desai P, Kumar A, Waisman J. Parachordoma or chordoma periphericum? Case report of a tumor of the thoracic wall. Diagn Cytopathol 2003; 29:18-23. [PMID: 12827710 DOI: 10.1002/dc.10288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We report the findings from an aspiration biopsy and resection of a chordoma-like tumorous mass in the wall of the thorax of a 36-yr-old man with immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and cytogenetic studies. The 4-cm oval tumor was an incidental finding on physical examination, and no other lesions were identified after comprehensive radiologic studies. The aspirate was composed of sheets and nests of cells with distinct borders in a myxoid and fibrillary extracellular matrix. The neoplastic cells were uniform and round or polygonal with abundant pale blue vacuolated cytoplasm and small round, central or eccentric nuclei. On electron microscopy, mitochondrial rough endoplasmic reticulum complexes were seen in neoplastic cells. These features were similar to those of a conventional chordoma. However, the cytogenetic pattern, 43, XY ,-1, -2, der (5)t(1p;5q), -6, add(8p) ,add(10q), was not typical. In addition, the neoplastic cells were positive for vimentin, S-100, AE1/AE3, CAM 5.2, and CK 19; were focally positive for EMA and smooth muscle actin; and were negative for cytokeratin 1 and 10 (34 beta E12), CK 7, CK 8 (35H 11B), CK 17, and CK 20. The cytogenetic and immunohistochemical patterns were different from conventional chordoma and its peripheral counterpart, chordoma periphericum, suggesting the diagnosis of parachordoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of fine-needle aspiration of this newly defined and rare entity.
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- Guoxia Tong
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
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Kim YC, Vandersteen DP, Chung YJ, Myong NH. Signet ring cell basal cell carcinoma: a basal cell carcinoma with myoepithelial differentiation. Am J Dermatopathol 2001; 23:525-9. [PMID: 11801794 DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200112000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) can show a variety of routes of differentiation, but myoepithelial differentiation has rarely been described. We describe a case of BCC showing histologic and immunohistochemical features of myoepithelial differentiation. Histologically, the lesion showed well-demarcated tumor nodules composed of two different components. One component was typical of BCC, and the other component was composed of tumor cells containing abundant cytoplasm, eccentric nuclei, and no peripheral palisading, with scattered signet ring-shaped cells. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells in the typical BCC component stained with CKAE1/AE3 and smooth muscle actin (SMA), but not with S-100 protein. They stained weakly with CAM5.2, epithelial membrane antigen, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). The tumor cells in the other component stained strongly with CKAE1/AE3 and SMA, moderately with epithelial membrane antigen and GFAP, and weakly with CAM5.2. In a small area, the tumor cells stained with S-100 protein.
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- Y C Kim
- Department of Dermatology, Dankook University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
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