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Boone SL, Horvai AE, Zimel MN, Brown R, Link TM, McGill KC. Botryomycosis: a rare mimic of sarcoma as an initial presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Skeletal Radiol 2023:10.1007/s00256-023-04527-w. [PMID: 38036751 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-023-04527-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
Abstract
Botryomycosis is a rare granulomatous response to chronic bacterial infection most frequently associated with Staphylococcus aureus. This disease, which predominantly affects immunocompromised patients, may present with cutaneous, visceral, or soft tissue manifestations. Soft tissue involvement typically has an aggressive mass-like appearance on imaging which can be concerning for malignancy. In immunocompromised patients, botryomycosis can resemble fungal infection both clinically and histologically; therefore, definitive diagnosis requires tissue sampling along with histological and microbiological analysis. Presented here is a 25-year-old man with an enlarging intramuscular soft tissue mass of the right forearm as his first presentation of undiagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). MR imaging showed a mildly T2 hyperintense and enhancing mass with infiltrative margins extending through tissue planes. Biopsy of the mass revealed Staphylococcus aureus-associated botryomycosis, which improved with nonsurgical treatment employing antibiotics. Unfortunately, the patient subsequently expired from other manifestations of his new AIDS diagnosis. This case describes the MR and PET-CT appearance of botryomycosis and also underscores that infection can mimic sarcoma, particularly in the setting of immunodeficiency.
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- Sean L Boone
- Department of Radiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Bahceci DH, Grenert JP, Jordan RCK, Horvai AE. Genomic Profiling of the Craniofacial Ossifying Fibroma by Next-Generation Sequencing. Head Neck Pathol 2023; 17:722-730. [PMID: 36928741 PMCID: PMC10513971 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-022-01523-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ossifying fibroma (OF) of the craniofacial skeleton is a fibro-osseous lesion characterized by various patterns of bone formation in a cellular fibroblastic stroma. The molecular landscape of OF remains mostly unknown. There are a few known pathogenic abnormalities in OF, including HRPT2 mutations in conventional OF and SATB2 translocations in juvenile psammomatoid OF. On the other hand, conflicting reports exist regarding MDM2 gene amplification and chromosomal copy number alterations (CNA) in OF. METHODS Surgically removed biopsies and curettage specimens from OF patients were obtained. Clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features of tumors were reviewed. Genomic DNA was extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded blocks of tumor tissue. Capture-based DNA next-generation sequencing targeting the coding regions 529 cancer genes and select introns was performed. RESULTS We identified 17 OF cases from 8 male and 8 female patients with mean age of 22 years (range 1-58 years). Nine case occurred in the gnathic bones and 8 in the extragnathic craniofacial bones. These cases included 3 juvenile psammomatoid OF, 6 conventional OF and 8 juvenile trabecular OF. Large-scale CNAs were present in 6 of 17 cases. Seven cases (41%) had focal amplifications including FOSB (n = 2, 11%), FOS (n = 4, 23%), COL1A1 (n = 4, 23%) and TBX3 (n = 5, 29%). Three cases (17%) had pathogenic CDC73 mutations. No cases showed focal MDM2 amplification. CONCLUSIONS Here, we provided a comprehensive molecular characterization of OF that reveals a heterogeneous genetic profile with occasional large-scale CNAs (n = 6, 35%). FOS, FOSB, and TBX3 genes that regulate AP-1 transcriptional complex are frequently altered in OF (n = 7, 41%), chiefly in juvenile trabecular OF. These genes encode transcription factors that act as downstream effectors of the MAP kinase signaling pathway. MDM2 amplification is an exceedingly rare event in OF, if present at all, so identification of this event should continue to raise concern for low-grade gnathic osteosarcoma. In summary, our findings suggest that OF represents a heterogeneous group of tumors at the genetic level but dysregulation of the AP-1 pathway may play a role in pathogenesis of juvenile trabecular OF.
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- Dorukhan H Bahceci
- Department of Pathology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California at San Francisco, 1825 4Th Street, Room M2354, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
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Bennett NK, Nakaoka HJ, Laurent D, Okimoto RA, Sei Y, Horvai AE, Bivona TG, ten Hoeve J, Graeber TG, Nakamura K, Nakamura JL. Primary and metastatic tumors exhibit systems-level differences in dependence on mitochondrial respiratory function. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001753. [PMID: 36137002 PMCID: PMC9498964 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The Warburg effect, aerobic glycolysis, is a hallmark feature of cancer cells grown in culture. However, the relative roles of glycolysis and respiratory metabolism in supporting in vivo tumor growth and processes such as tumor dissemination and metastatic growth remain poorly understood, particularly on a systems level. Using a CRISPRi mini-library enriched for mitochondrial ribosomal protein and respiratory chain genes in multiple human lung cancer cell lines, we analyzed in vivo metabolic requirements in xenograft tumors grown in distinct anatomic contexts. While knockdown of mitochondrial ribosomal protein and respiratory chain genes (mito-respiratory genes) has little impact on growth in vitro, tumor cells depend heavily on these genes when grown in vivo as either flank or primary orthotopic lung tumor xenografts. In contrast, respiratory function is comparatively dispensable for metastatic tumor growth. RNA-Seq and metabolomics analysis of tumor cells expressing individual sgRNAs against mito-respiratory genes indicate overexpression of glycolytic genes and increased sensitivity of glycolytic inhibition compared to control when grown in vitro, but when grown in vivo as primary tumors these cells down-regulate glycolytic mechanisms. These studies demonstrate that discrete perturbations of mitochondrial respiratory chain function impact in vivo tumor growth in a context-specific manner with differential impacts on primary and metastatic tumors.
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- Neal K. Bennett
- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, UCLA Metabolomics Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, UCLA Metabolomics Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Graduate Programs in Neuroscience and Biomedical Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Bahceci DH, Jordan RCK, Horvai AE. MDM2 Gene Amplification and Expression of MDM2 and CDK4 are Rare in Ossifying Fibroma of Craniofacial Bones. Head Neck Pathol 2022; 16:991-997. [PMID: 35546651 PMCID: PMC9729456 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-022-01454-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Ossifying fibroma of the craniofacial bones is a fibro-osseous lesion characterized by varied patterns of bone formation in a fibroblastic stroma. Ossifying fibroma is a putatively benign lesion with no reports of malignant transformation or metastasis. Differentiation from other fibro-osseous lesions can be challenging necessitating synthesis of clinical, radiological and pathological findings. The molecular pathogenesis of ossifying fibroma is poorly understood but recent studies have reported MDM2 gene amplification and chromosomal copy number changes in a subset of ossifying fibromas. MDM2 amplification in ossifying fibroma, if true, presents a diagnostic problem because this genetic event, at least among craniofacial fibro-osseous lesions, was previously considered specific for low-grade osteosarcoma. In the present study, we investigated the utility of MDM2 and CDK4 immunohistochemistry, and fluorescence in situ hybridization for MDM2 gene amplification, in the diagnosis of 44 craniofacial bone ossifying fibromas. Focal MDM2 and CDK4 nuclear immunoreactivity was found in 11 and 1 ossifying fibromas, respectively, but none demonstrated MDM2 amplification by fluorescence in situ hybridization. A single tumor displayed MDM2 amplification without nuclear immunoreactivity to either MDM2 or CDK4. Our data suggest that while focal MDM2 and CDK4 nuclear expression may be detected in a minority of ossifying fibromas, this expression does not correlate with MDM2 amplification. In addition, MDM2 amplification is extremely rare in ossifying fibroma so the detection of this genetic abnormality should continue to raise concern for osteosarcoma.
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- Dorukhan H Bahceci
- Department of Pathology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
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Sloan EA, Gupta R, Koelsche C, Chiang J, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Alexandrescu S, Eschbacher JM, Wang W, Mafra M, Ud Din N, Carr-Boyd E, Watson M, Punsoni M, Oviedo A, Gilani A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Coss DJ, Lopes MB, Reddy A, Mueller S, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Lee JC, Pekmezci M, Tihan T, Bollen AW, Rodriguez FJ, Ellison DW, Perry A, von Deimling A, Chang SM, Berger MS, Solomon DA. Intracranial mesenchymal tumors with FET-CREB fusion are composed of at least two epigenetic subgroups distinct from meningioma and extracranial sarcomas. Brain Pathol 2021; 32:e13037. [PMID: 34821426 PMCID: PMC9245938 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.13037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
‘Intracranial mesenchymal tumor, FET‐CREB fusion‐positive’ occurs primarily in children and young adults and has previously been termed intracranial angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) or intracranial myxoid mesenchymal tumor (IMMT). Here we performed genome‐wide DNA methylation array profiling of 20 primary intracranial mesenchymal tumors with FET‐CREB fusion to further study their ontology. These tumors resolved into two distinct epigenetic subgroups that were both divergent from all other analyzed intracranial neoplasms and soft tissue sarcomas, including meningioma, clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue (CCS), and AFH of extracranial soft tissue. The first subgroup (Group A, 16 tumors) clustered nearest to but independent of solitary fibrous tumor and AFH of extracranial soft tissue, whereas the second epigenetic subgroup (Group B, 4 tumors) clustered nearest to but independent of CCS and also lacked expression of melanocytic markers (HMB45, Melan A, or MITF) characteristic of CCS. Group A tumors most often occurred in adolescence or early adulthood, arose throughout the neuroaxis, and contained mostly EWSR1‐ATF1 and EWSR1‐CREB1 fusions. Group B tumors arose most often in early childhood, were located along the cerebral convexities or spinal cord, and demonstrated an enrichment for tumors with CREM as the fusion partner (either EWSR1‐CREM or FUS‐CREM). Group A tumors more often demonstrated stellate/spindle cell morphology and hemangioma‐like vasculature, whereas Group B tumors more often demonstrated round cell or epithelioid/rhabdoid morphology without hemangioma‐like vasculature, although robust comparison of these clinical and histologic features requires future study. Patients with Group B tumors had inferior progression‐free survival relative to Group A tumors (median 4.5 vs. 49 months, p = 0.001). Together, these findings confirm that intracranial AFH‐like neoplasms and IMMT represent histologic variants of a single tumor type (‘intracranial mesenchymal tumor, FET‐CREB fusion‐positive’) that is distinct from meningioma and extracranial sarcomas. Additionally, epigenomic evaluation may provide important prognostic subtyping for this unique tumor entity.
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- Emily A Sloan
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neuropathology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Section of Histopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Histopathology, ADHB LabPlus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Histopathology, ADHB LabPlus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Division, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Division, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neuropathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Laurent D, Smith AE, Bessler WK, Mendonca M, Chin-Sinex H, Descovich M, Horvai AE, Clapp DW, Nakamura JL. Irradiation of Nf1 mutant mouse models of spinal plexiform neurofibromas drives pathologic progression and decreases survival. Neurooncol Adv 2021; 3:vdab063. [PMID: 34131650 PMCID: PMC8193912 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdab063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Genetically susceptible individuals can develop malignancies after irradiation of normal tissues. In the context of therapeutic irradiation, it is not known whether irradiating benign neoplasms in susceptible individuals promotes neoplastic transformation and worse clinical outcomes. Individuals with Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) are susceptible to both radiation-induced second malignancies and spontaneous progression of plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs). The role of radiotherapy in the treatment of benign neoplasms such as PNs is unclear. Methods To test whether radiotherapy promotes neoplastic progression of PNs and reduces overall survival, we administered spinal irradiation (SI) to conditional knockout mouse models of NF1-associated PNs in 2 germline contexts: Nf1fllfl; PostnCre+ and Nf1fl/-; PostnCre+. Both genotypes develop extensive Nf1 null spinal PNs, modeling PNs in NF1 patients. A total of 101 mice were randomized to 0 Gy, 15 Gy (3 Gy × 5), or 30 Gy (3 Gy × 10) of spine-focused, fractionated SI and aged until signs of illness. Results SI decreased survival in both Nf1fllfl mice and Nf1fl/- mice, with the worst overall survival occurring in Nf1fl/- mice receiving 30 Gy. SI was also associated with increasing worrisome histologic features along the PN-MPNST continuum in PNs irradiated to higher radiation doses. Conclusions This preclinical study provides experimental evidence that irradiation of pre-existing PNs reduces survival and may shift PNs to higher grade neoplasms.
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- Danny Laurent
- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Wustrack RL, Shao E, Sheridan J, Zimel M, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Luong D, Kwek SS, Fong L, Okimoto RA. Tumor morphology and location associate with immune cell composition in pleomorphic sarcoma. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2021; 70:3031-3040. [PMID: 33864502 PMCID: PMC8423706 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-021-02935-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Background Soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) are a rare group of mesenchymal malignancies that account for approximately 1% of adult human cancer. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is one of the most common subtypes of adult STS. Clinical stratification of UPS patients has not evolved for decades and continues to rely on tumor-centric metrics including tumor size and depth. Our understanding of how the tumor microenvironment correlates to these clinicopathologic parameters remains limited. Methods Here, we performed single-cell flow cytometric immune-based profiling of 15 freshly resected UPS tumors and integrated this analysis with clinical, histopathologic, and outcomes data using both a prospective and retrospective cohort of UPS patients. Results We uncovered a correlation between physiologic and anatomic properties of UPS tumors and the composition of immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. Specifically, we identified an inverse correlation between tumor-infiltrating CD8 + T cells and UPS tumor size; and a positive correlation between tumor-infiltrating CD8 + T cells and overall survival. Moreover, we demonstrate an association between anatomical location (deep or superficial) and frequency of CD4 + PD1hi infiltrating T cells in UPS tumors. Conclusions Our study provides an immune-based analysis of the tumor microenvironment in UPS patients and describes the different composition of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes based on size and tumor depth. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00262-021-02935-2.
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- Rosanna L Wustrack
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, 513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW1201, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, 513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW1201, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.,Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA.,Parker Institute of Cancer Immunotherapy, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, 513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW1201, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.,Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA.,Parker Institute of Cancer Immunotherapy, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, 513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW1201, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. .,Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA. .,Parker Institute of Cancer Immunotherapy, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, 513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW1201, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. .,Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
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Ramezanpour S, Horvai AE, Zimel M, Bucknor M, Link TM. Fibroma-like perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: a rare case in a long bone. Skeletal Radiol 2021; 50:821-825. [PMID: 32944815 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-020-03610-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Fibroma-like perivascular epithelioid cell (PEComa) tumor is an extremely rare family of mesenchymal tumors composed of cells co-expressing melanocytic and myogenic markers. To date, 13 cases of primary bone PEComa have been reported in the literature and five reported fibroma-like PEComas were found in the soft tissues of patients with tuberous sclerosis (TSC). However, no fibroma-like PEComa has been reported in bone, either sporadic or TSC-associated. Here we report the case of a 22-year-old man with known TSC, who presented for evaluation of an asymptomatic mass in his left fibula diaphysis that had been present for 5 years. He had no activity-related pain, numbness, weakness, or limitations in range of motion. Both 3-T MRI and CT demonstrated a tumor originating from the midshaft middiaphyseal fibula. Axial T1-weighted and fat-saturated T2-weighted fast spin echo images showed a well-defined lesion in the fibula with extension into the surrounding soft tissues. Whole body bone scan was negative for metastasis using technetium-99m. Renal ultrasound was unremarkable with no evidence of angiomyolipoma. Histopathology demonstrated isolated spindle cells in a dense collagenous matrix. By immunohistochemical staining, tumor cells were positive for HMB-45 and MiTF and partially positive for alpha-smooth muscle actin supporting a diagnosis of fibroma-like PEComa of the midshaft fibula. Although fibroma-like PEComa of bone is very rare, a bone tumor in the setting of TSC should raise suspicion for the diagnosis, in particular if histology demonstrates rare epithelioid cells in a densely fibrotic stroma.
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- Sara Ramezanpour
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Ave, A-367, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Ave, A-367, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Ave, A-367, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
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Sloan EA, Chiang J, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Alexandrescu S, Eschbacher JM, Wang W, Mafra M, Ud Din N, Carr-Boyd E, Watson M, Punsoni M, Oviedo A, Gilani A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Coss DJ, Lopes MB, Raffel C, Berger MS, Chang SM, Reddy A, Ramani B, Ferris SP, Lee JC, Hofmann JW, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Pekmezci M, Tihan T, Bollen AW, Rodriguez FJ, Ellison DW, Perry A, Solomon DA. Intracranial mesenchymal tumor with FET-CREB fusion-A unifying diagnosis for the spectrum of intracranial myxoid mesenchymal tumors and angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma-like neoplasms. Brain Pathol 2021; 31:e12918. [PMID: 33141488 PMCID: PMC8089120 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Intracranial mesenchymal tumors with FET‐CREB fusions are a recently described group of neoplasms in children and young adults characterized by fusion of a FET family gene (usually EWSR1, but rarely FUS) to a CREB family transcription factor (ATF1, CREB1, or CREM), and have been variously termed intracranial angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma or intracranial myxoid mesenchymal tumor. The clinical outcomes, histologic features, and genomic landscape are not well defined. Here, we studied 20 patients with intracranial mesenchymal tumors proven to harbor FET‐CREB fusion by next‐generation sequencing (NGS). The 16 female and four male patients had a median age of 14 years (range 4–70). Tumors were uniformly extra‐axial or intraventricular and located at the cerebral convexities (n = 7), falx (2), lateral ventricles (4), tentorium (2), cerebellopontine angle (4), and spinal cord (1). NGS demonstrated that eight tumors harbored EWSR1‐ATF1 fusion, seven had EWSR1‐CREB1, four had EWSR1‐CREM, and one had FUS‐CREM. Tumors were uniformly well circumscribed and typically contrast enhancing with solid and cystic growth. Tumors with EWSR1‐CREB1 fusions more often featured stellate/spindle cell morphology, mucin‐rich stroma, and hemangioma‐like vasculature compared to tumors with EWSR1‐ATF1 fusions that most often featured sheets of epithelioid cells with mucin‐poor collagenous stroma. These tumors demonstrated polyphenotypic immunoprofiles with frequent positivity for desmin, EMA, CD99, MUC4, and synaptophysin, but absence of SSTR2A, myogenin, and HMB45 expression. There was a propensity for local recurrence with a median progression‐free survival of 12 months and a median overall survival of greater than 60 months, with three patients succumbing to disease (all with EWSR1‐ATF1 fusions). In combination with prior case series, this study provides further insight into intracranial mesenchymal tumors with FET‐CREB fusion, which represent a distinct group of CNS tumors encompassing both intracranial myxoid mesenchymal tumor and angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma‐like neoplasms.
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- Emily A Sloan
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neuropathology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Section of Histopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Histopathology, ADHB LabPlus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Histopathology, ADHB LabPlus, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Neuropathology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Division of Neuropathology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Lucas CHG, Vasudevan HN, Chen WC, Magill ST, Braunstein SE, Jacques L, Dahiya S, Rodriguez FJ, Horvai AE, Perry A, Pekmezci M, Raleigh DR. Histopathologic findings in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor predict response to radiotherapy and overall survival. Neurooncol Adv 2020; 2:vdaa131. [PMID: 33880447 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaa131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is an aggressive and poorly understood malignant neoplasm. Even in the setting of multimodal therapy, the clinical course of MPNST is frequently marked by metastatic conversion and poor overall prognosis, with optimal treatment paradigms for this rare tumor unknown. Methods We reviewed the medical records and histopathology of 54 consecutive patients who were treated at University of California San Francisco between 1990 and 2018. Results Our cohort consisted of 24 male and 30 female patients (median age 38 years). Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre Le Cancer (FNCLCC) sarcoma grading criteria segregated patients into groups with differences in overall survival (OS) (P = .02). Increasing Ki-67 labeling index was associated with poor OS (hazard ratio [HR] 1.36 per 10%, P = .0002). Unsupervised hierarchical clustering-based immunohistochemical staining patterns identified 2 subgroups of tumors with differences in H3K27me3, Neurofibromin, S100, SOX10, p16, and EGFR immunoreactivity. In our cohort, cluster status was associated with improved locoregional failure-free rate (P = .004) in response to radiation. Conclusions Our results lend support to the FNCLCC sarcoma grading criteria as a prognostic scheme for MPNST, although few cases of grade 1 were included. Further, we identify increased Ki-67 labeling as a strong predictor of poor OS from MPNST. Finally, we identify a subset of MPNSTs with a predictive immunohistochemical profile that has improved local control with adjuvant radiotherapy. These data provide insights into the grading and therapy for patients with MPNST, although further studies are needed for independent validation.
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- Calixto-Hope G Lucas
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Rhodes SD, He Y, Smith A, Jiang L, Lu Q, Mund J, Li X, Bessler W, Qian S, Dyer W, Sandusky GE, Horvai AE, Armstrong AE, Clapp DW. Cdkn2a (Arf) loss drives NF1-associated atypical neurofibroma and malignant transformation. Hum Mol Genet 2020; 28:2752-2762. [PMID: 31091306 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddz095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Plexiform neurofibroma (PN) tumors are a hallmark manifestation of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) that arise in the Schwann cell (SC) lineage. NF1 is a common heritable cancer predisposition syndrome caused by germline mutations in the NF1 tumor suppressor, which encodes a GTPase-activating protein called neurofibromin that negatively regulates Ras proteins. Whereas most PN are clinically indolent, a subset progress to atypical neurofibromatous neoplasms of uncertain biologic potential (ANNUBP) and/or to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs). In small clinical series, loss of 9p21.3, which includes the CDKN2A locus, has been associated with the genesis of ANNUBP. Here we show that the Cdkn2a alternate reading frame (Arf) serves as a gatekeeper tumor suppressor in mice that prevents PN progression by inducing senescence-mediated growth arrest in aberrantly proliferating Nf1-/- SC. Conditional ablation of Nf1 and Arf in the neural crest-derived SC lineage allows escape from senescence, resulting in tumors that accurately phenocopy human ANNUBP and progress to MPNST with high penetrance. This animal model will serve as a platform to study the clonal development of ANNUBP and MPNST and to identify new therapies to treat existing tumors and to prevent disease progression.
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- Steven D Rhodes
- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA.,Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA.,Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
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Gutierrez LB, Link TM, Horvai AE, Joseph GB, O'Donnell RJ, Motamedi D. Secondary aneurysmal bone cysts and associated primary lesions: imaging features of 49 cases. Clin Imaging 2020; 62:23-32. [PMID: 32036238 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the imaging, anatomic, and clinical features of a series of secondary aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) and to ascertain their most commonly associated primary bone lesions. METHODS Forty-nine cases of histopathologically proven secondary ABCs were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic data and clinical history were obtained. Radiographic, computed tomographic, magnetic resonance, and nuclear medicine imaging were analyzed. Lesion location, imaging characteristics, and associated primary lesions were documented. Linear regression analysis and Chi-squared testing was performed for statistical analysis. RESULTS Twenty-four males and 25 females were included, with an age range of 8-79 years (mean 29.7 + - 4.5 years). Eleven types of primary bone lesion were identified, with giant-cell tumor (n = 17, 35%), chondroblastoma (n = 11, 22%), fibrous dysplasia (n = 6, 12%), osteoblastoma (n = 4, 8%) and osteosarcoma (n = 4, 8%) being the most frequent. The lesions involved chiefly the long bone epiphyses (n = 25, 51%). Secondary ABC imaging findings and locations most closely approximated those of their primary counterparts, although fluid-fluid levels were seen at a higher frequency than previously reported in primary chondroblastoma (9/11, 82%), fibrous dysplasia (2/6, 33%), osteoblastoma (4/4, 100%), osteosarcoma (3/4, 75%), and chondromyxoid fibroma (1/2, 50%). CONCLUSION The most common primary lesions associated with secondary ABC were giant cell tumor and chondroblastoma, located in the long bone epiphyses. The majority of the secondary ABCs demonstrate predominant imaging characteristics typical of the primary bone lesions, but with a higher presence of fluid-fluid levels.
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- Luis B Gutierrez
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States of America.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States of America
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Gnathic fibro-osseous lesions are a diverse group of disease processes which share overlapping microscopic features characterized by fibroblastic stroma with variable cellularity and a range of bone forming pathological processes leading to woven, sclerotic and cementum-like structures. Some of the lesions are unique to craniofacial location and a combination of clinical, radiological and pathological correlation is often necessary for diagnostic accuracy. Gnathic osteosarcomas are rare tumors with differences in age distribution and behavior as compared to osteosarcoma of long bones. This review will discuss the clinicopathological and radiological features of gnathic fibro-osseous lesions and osteosarcoma with updates on current genetics and molecular pathogenesis.
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- Meera Hameed
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065 USA
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Lee JC, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Ferris SP, Cham EM, Zucker J, Cooney T, Gilani A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Trembath D, Mafra M, Chiang J, Ellison DW, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Van Ziffle J, Onodera C, Devine P, Grenert JP, de Voijs CMA, van Blokland WTM, de Leng WWJ, Ploegmakers MJ, Flucke U, Pekmezci M, Bollen AW, Tihan T, Koelsche C, von Deimling A, Wesseling P, Solomon DA, Perry A. Clinicopathologic and molecular features of intracranial desmoplastic small round cell tumors. Brain Pathol 2019; 30:213-225. [PMID: 31837177 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Desmoplastic small round cell tumors (DSRCTs) are highly aggressive sarcomas that most commonly occur intra-abdominally, and are defined by EWSR1-WT1 gene fusion. Intracranial DSRCTs are exceptionally rare with only seven previously reported fusion-positive cases. Herein, we evaluate the clinical, morphologic, immunohistochemical and molecular features of five additional examples. All patients were male (age range 6-25 years; median 11 years), with four tumors located supratentorially and one within the posterior fossa. The histologic features were highly variable including small cell, embryonal, clear cell, rhabdoid, anaplastic and glioma-like appearances. A prominent desmoplastic stroma was seen in only two cases. The mitotic index ranged from <1 to 12/10 HPF (median 5). While all tumors showed strong desmin positivity, epithelial markers such as EMA, CAM 5.2 and other keratins were strongly positive in only one, focally positive in two and negative in two cases. EWSR1-WT1 gene fusion was present in all cases, with accompanying mutations in the TERT promoter or STAG2 gene in individual cases. Given the significant histologic diversity, in the absence of genetic evaluation these cases could easily be misinterpreted as other entities. Desmin immunostaining is a useful initial screening method for consideration of a DSRCT diagnosis, prompting confirmatory molecular testing. Demonstrating the presence of an EWSR1-WT1 fusion provides a definitive diagnosis of DSRCT. Genome-wide methylation profiles of intracranial DSRCTs matched those of extracranial DSRCTs. Thus, despite the occasionally unusual histologic features and immunoprofile, intracranial DSRCTs likely represent a similar, if not the same, entity as their soft tissue counterpart based on the shared fusion and methylation profiles.
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- Julieann C Lee
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Renown Children's Hospital, Reno, NV
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
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- Department of Pathology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Pathology, The Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA.,Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA.,Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA.,Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA.,Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of General Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, and Amsterdam University Medical Centers/VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA.,Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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Jiang L, Tolani B, Yeh CC, Fan Y, Reza JA, Horvai AE, Xia E, Kratz JR, Jablons DM, Mann MJ. Differential gene expression identifies KRT7 and MUC1 as potential metastasis-specific targets in sarcoma. Cancer Manag Res 2019; 11:8209-8218. [PMID: 31686913 PMCID: PMC6751227 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s218676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite numerous discoveries regarding the molecular genesis and progression of primary cancers, the biology of metastasis remains poorly understood. Compared to very large numbers of circulating tumor cells that are now known to accompany nearly all cancers, a relatively limited number of lesions actually develop in most patients with metastases. We hypothesized that phenotypic changes driven by differential gene expression in a finite subpopulation of tumor cells render those cells capable of metastasis and sought to identify key pathways through analysis of gene expression in primary and metastatic lesions from the same patients. METHODS We compared whole-genome expression in 4 matched samples of primary and metastatic sarcoma, then evaluated candidate genes with differential expression via quantitative PCR in 30 additional matched sets, tumor tissue immunostaining, siRNA loss-of-function in a sarcoma cell migration assay, and clinical correlation with overall and disease-free survival after metastasectomy. RESULTS Comparison of microarray signals identified differential expression of cell adhesion genes, including upregulation of KRT7 and MUC1 in metastases; KRT7 and MUC1 upregulation was confirmed in 22 (73%) and 20 (67%) matched sets of metastatic/primary tumors, respectively. Silencing of KRT7 and MUC1 via targeted siRNAs suppressed sarcoma cell migration in vitro, and a significant correlation (two-sided) was observed between both KRT7 and MUC1 expression in metastases and overall patient survival. CONCLUSION KRT7 and MUC1 may play a significant role in enabling sarcoma metastasis, and they may therefore be important prognostic biomarkers as well as potential targets for therapeutic prevention of metastasis.
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- Long Jiang
- Thoracic Oncology Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Program, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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Cohen JN, Yeh I, Jordan RC, Wolsky RJ, Horvai AE, McCalmont TH, LeBoit PE. Cutaneous Non-Neural Granular Cell Tumors Harbor Recurrent ALK Gene Fusions. Am J Surg Pathol 2019; 42:1133-1142. [PMID: 30001233 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Non-neural granular cell tumor (NNGCT; also known as primitive polypoid granular cell tumor) is a rare neoplasm composed of large ovoid cells with abundant granular cytoplasm, variable nuclear pleomorphism, and the potential for regional lymph node spread. In contrast to conventional granular cell tumor (GCT), NNGCT lacks S100 expression and can exhibit greater nuclear atypia and mitotic activity. Therefore, we investigated clinicopathologic features of 12 NNGCT, and also used next-generation sequencing to identify potential driver events in a subset of NNGCT and 6 GCT. NNGCT demonstrated mild-to-moderate nuclear pleomorphism, variable mitotic activity (0 to 10/10 high-power fields), and were S100. Genetic analysis of 5 cutaneous NNGCT revealed gene fusions involving the anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene (ALK) in 3 cases (60%). Specifically, an interstitial deletion of chromosome 2 resulting in an in-frame fusion of dyanactin 1 (DCTN1) to ALK was identified in 2 cases, and a translocation resulting in a fusion between sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1) on chromosome 5 and ALK was identified in one case. Two of 6 GCT (33%) showed gains of chromosome 7. No other molecular or chromosomal alterations were detected in NNGCT and GCT. ALK immunohistochemistry revealed weak-to-moderate positivity in 4/9 cutaneous NNCGT (44%) including all 3 tumors with ALK fusions. Three oral NNGCT lacked ALK expression. NNGCT with ALK immunostaining did not have morphologic features distinguishing them from those without ALK staining. Our results demonstrate that a subset of NNGCT harbor ALK fusions, suggest that NNGCT are molecularly diverse, and further substantiate NNGCT as distinct from GCT.
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- Dermatopathology.,Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory.,Helen Diller Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco
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- Dermatopathology.,Helen Diller Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco.,Orofacial Sciences, Pathology & Radiation Oncology
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- Departments of Pathology.,Department of Pathology, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
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- Departments of Pathology.,Dermatopathology.,Helen Diller Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco
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- Departments of Pathology.,Dermatopathology.,Helen Diller Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco
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Bucknor MD, Goel H, Pasco C, Horvai AE, Kazakia GJ. Bone remodeling following MR-guided focused ultrasound: Evaluation with HR-pQCT and FTIR. Bone 2019; 120:347-353. [PMID: 30453088 PMCID: PMC6360100 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a novel non-invasive ablation technique that uses focused sound energy to destroy focal tumors, primarily via heat deposition. It is widely used for palliation of pain from bone metastases and has also recently gained popularity as a technique for ablation of benign bone tumors and facet degenerative joint disease (rhizotomy). Clinically, in a subset of patients who have undergone MRgFUS of bone, a variety of treatment responses have been noted on follow-up imaging, including focal sclerosis within the target lesion or more exuberant proliferative changes associated with the periosteum. In this study, high resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) was used to evaluate remodeling of bone following ablation in a swine model of MRgFUS and compared to samples from a control, non-treated femur. Within each treated femur, two lesions were created: a higher energy focused ultrasound dose was used for one lesion compared to a lower energy dose for the second lesion. Exuberant, extra-cortical bone formation was detected at the higher energy ablation zones, with volumes ranging from 340 mm3 to 1040 mm3. More subtle endosteal and cortical changes were detected in the lower energy ablation zones, however cortical thickness was significantly increased at these sites compared to control bone. For both high and low energy lesions, lower bone mineral density and tissue mineral density was noted in treated regions compared to control regions, consistent with the formation of newly mineralized tissue. Following HR-pQCT analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was subsequently used to detect biochemical changes associated with remodeling of bone following MRgFUS, and compared to samples from the control, non-treated femur. Findings were compared with histopathologic examination following hematoxylin-eosin staining. FTIR analysis demonstrated lower mineral/phosphate ratio and increased crystallinity compared to the control samples (p = 0.013). Histopathologic review demonstrated associated areas of endosteal inflammation, scarring, fat necrosis, and new extra-cortical bone formation associated with the ablations. Overall, these findings provide novel characterization of new bone formation following MRgFUS ablation.
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- Matthew D Bucknor
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94107-5705, United States.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94107-5705, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94107-5705, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94107-5705, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94107-5705, United States
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Lee JC, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Ferris SP, Sloan EA, Hofmann JW, Hattab EM, Williams BJ, Guo H, Torkildson J, Florez A, Van Ziffle J, Onodera C, Grenert JP, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Jones DTW, Pfister SM, Koelsche C, von Deimling A, Korshunov A, Perry A, Solomon DA. Primary intracranial sarcomas with DICER1 mutation often contain prominent eosinophilic cytoplasmic globules and can occur in the setting of neurofibromatosis type 1. Acta Neuropathol 2019; 137:521-525. [PMID: 30649606 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-019-01960-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zaid M, Chavez MR, Carrasco AE, Zimel MN, Zhang AL, Horvai AE, Link TM, O'Donnell RJ. Cutibacterium (formerly Propionibacterium) acnes clavicular infection. J Bone Jt Infect 2019; 4:40-49. [PMID: 30755847 PMCID: PMC6367193 DOI: 10.7150/jbji.29153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Cutibacterium (formerly Propionibacterium) acnes13, 16 is a slow growing, gram-positive bacteria that is naturally found in higher concentrations as skin flora on the chest and back, as well as in other areas with greater numbers of hair follicles.25, 37 Most of the reported cases of C. acnes shoulder girdle infection follow arthroplasty surgery,18, 20, 26, 27, 32, 35 which then often requires debridement, administration of intravenous antibiotics, and surgical revision of the implanted device.12, 15, 21, 28-30 In a recent study, 56% of 193 shoulder revisions had a positive culture, 70% of which grew C. acnes.30 Despite the relatively common presumed association of C. acnes humeral osteomyelitis with prosthetic infection, infection of the scapula or clavicle secondary to C. acnes is rare.4, 23, 36 Osteomyelitis of the clavicle involving any organism is also an uncommon event that can arise spontaneously via presumed hematogenous spread, or secondary to open fractures or internal fixation.6, 33 The most commonly found organism in clavicular osteomyelitis is Staphylococcus aureus.9 We here report two cases of clavicular infection secondary to C. acnes that were not associated with implants.
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- Musa Zaid
- University of California San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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Al-Ibraheemi A, Broehm C, Tanas MR, Horvai AE, Rubin BP, Cheah AL, Thway K, Fisher C, Bahrami A, Folpe AL, Fritchie KJ. Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors With Atypical Presentations: A Report of 34 Cases. Int J Surg Pathol 2018; 27:236-243. [DOI: 10.1177/1066896918817140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objectives. Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is an aggressive round cell sarcoma that arises in the abdominal cavity/pelvis of young males. We sought to expand its clinicopathologic spectrum. Methods. Cases of DSRCT presenting in patients >30 years of age or tumors arising outside of the abdominal cavity/pelvis were retrieved. Results. Thirty-four cases were identified. Sixteen tumors arose at atypical sites (head/neck, intracranial, thigh, axilla/shoulder, inguinal/paratesticular, intraosseous, and uterine corpus). The remaining 18 patients were older than 30 years, and their tumors involved the abdomen or pelvis. The majority of cases showed areas with classic histology, while 6 cases exhibited solid growth and 5 showed macronodular architecture. Cytologic appearance included round cell, rhabdoid, epithelioid, and small cell. Conclusion. DSRCT may arise at nonabdominal locations in both pediatric and adult populations, as well as intra-abdominally in older adults, and these tumors exhibit high rates of metastasis and morbidity.
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- Robert J. Tomsich Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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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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- Gregory R Bean
- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Cohen JN, Sabnis AJ, Krings G, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Davis JL. EWSR1-NFATC2 gene fusion in a soft tissue tumor with epithelioid round cell morphology and abundant stroma: a case report and review of the literature. Hum Pathol 2018; 81:281-290. [PMID: 29626598 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2018.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Mesenchymal round cell tumors are a diverse group of neoplasms defined by primitive, often high-grade cytomorphology. The most common molecular alterations detected in these tumors are gene rearrangements involving EWSR1 to one of many fusion partners. Rare EWSR1-NFATC2 gene rearrangements, corresponding to a t(20;22) gene translocation, have been described in mesenchymal tumors with clear round cell morphology and a predilection for the skeleton. We present a case of a tumor harboring the EWSR1-NFATC2 gene fusion arising in the subcutaneous tissue of a young woman. The tumor exhibited corded and trabecular architecture of epithelioid cells within abundant myxoid and fibrous stroma. The cells showed strong immunoreactivity for NKX2.2, variable CD99, keratin, and epithelial membrane antigen, but were negative for S100 and myoepithelial markers. Importantly, similar to previously reported cases, the clinical course was more indolent than that of Ewing sarcoma. This case highlights the distinctive clinicopathological characteristics of EWSR1-NFATC2 gene fusion-associated neoplasms that distinguish them from Ewing sarcoma.
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- Jarish N Cohen
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158; Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158; Department of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239.
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Bean GR, Joseph NM, Gill RM, Folpe AL, Horvai AE, Umetsu SE. Recurrent GNAQ mutations in anastomosing hemangiomas. Mod Pathol 2017; 30:722-727. [PMID: 28084343 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Revised: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Anastomosing hemangiomas are recently described benign vascular lesions that occur chiefly in the genitourinary tract and paravertebral soft tissues. Owing to their rarity and unusual cytoarchitectural features, anastomosing hemangiomas are frequently confused with low-grade angiosarcomas. The specific genetic alterations underlying these lesions are currently unknown. We performed capture-based next-generation DNA sequencing analysis on 13 anastomosing hemangiomas and identified frequent somatic mutations in the heterotrimeric G-protein alpha-subunit, GNAQ. Nine of 13 cases (69%) harbored a somatic mutation at GNAQ codon 209, a known hotspot that is commonly mutated in uveal melanoma and blue nevi, as well as various congenital vascular proliferations. No other pathogenic or likely pathogenic mutations were identified in these genetically simple lesions. The finding of a recurrent driver mutation in the G-protein signal transduction pathway provides strong evidence that anastomosing hemangiomas are indeed clonal vascular neoplasms.
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- Gregory R Bean
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Awad MA, Murphy GP, Gaither TW, Osterberg EC, Sanford TA, Horvai AE, Breyer BN. Surgical excision of perineal nodular induration: A cyclist's third testicle. Can Urol Assoc J 2017; 11:E244-E247. [PMID: 28503242 PMCID: PMC5426949 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.4169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Perineal nodular induration (PNI), or biker's nodule, is a rare, bothersome, pseudotumour. Herein, we describe the surgical technique used to treat a healthy cyclist who developed an enlarging PNI for five years that grew into a perineal mass. The mass prevented him from cycling due to worsening discomfort and heaviness. The PNI-associated mass was successfully removed by wide surgical excision and a local advancement flap. Subsequently, the patient resumed cycling. Histopathology report demonstrated a benign lesion with abundant ropy collagen with native smooth muscle, vessels, and rare fibroblast-like spindle cells. With the increasing popularity of cycling, PNI may become more common, and health providers should be aware of this rare entity and how it can be safely removed.
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- Mohannad A. Awad
- Department of Urology, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Urology, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas, Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, United States
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- Department of Urology, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Urology, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Sherborne AL, Lavergne V, Yu K, Lee L, Davidson PR, Mazor T, Smirnoff IV, Horvai AE, Loh M, DuBois SG, Goldsby RE, Neglia JP, Hammond S, Robison LL, Wustrack R, Costello JF, Nakamura AO, Shannon KM, Bhatia S, Nakamura JL. Somatic and Germline TP53 Alterations in Second Malignant Neoplasms from Pediatric Cancer Survivors. Clin Cancer Res 2016; 23:1852-1861. [PMID: 27683180 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Purpose: Second malignant neoplasms (SMNs) are severe late complications that occur in pediatric cancer survivors exposed to radiotherapy and other genotoxic treatments. To characterize the mutational landscape of treatment-induced sarcomas and to identify candidate SMN-predisposing variants, we analyzed germline and SMN samples from pediatric cancer survivors.Experimental Design: We performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) and RNA sequencing on radiation-induced sarcomas arising from two pediatric cancer survivors. To assess the frequency of germline TP53 variants in SMNs, Sanger sequencing was performed to analyze germline TP53 in 37 pediatric cancer survivors from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) without any history of a familial cancer predisposition syndrome but known to have developed SMNs.Results: WES revealed TP53 mutations involving p53's DNA-binding domain in both index cases, one of which was also present in the germline. The germline and somatic TP53-mutant variants were enriched in the transcriptomes for both sarcomas. Analysis of TP53-coding exons in germline specimens from the CCSS survivor cohort identified a G215C variant encoding an R72P amino acid substitution in 6 patients and a synonymous SNP A639G in 4 others, resulting in 10 of 37 evaluable patients (27%) harboring a germline TP53 variant.Conclusions: Currently, germline TP53 is not routinely assessed in patients with pediatric cancer. These data support the concept that identifying germline TP53 variants at the time a primary cancer is diagnosed may identify patients at high risk for SMN development, who could benefit from modified therapeutic strategies and/or intensive posttreatment monitoring. Clin Cancer Res; 23(7); 1852-61. ©2016 AACR.
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- Amy L Sherborne
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dana Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Program and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California.
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Multiple hereditary exostoses is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by numerous benign osteochondromas. Complications are rare and can include deformity, growth abnormality, fracture, adventitial bursa formation, local mass effect on a nerve, malignant degeneration, and vascular complications including stenosis, occlusion, arteriovenous fistula, and pseudoaneurysm. We present a case of multiple hereditary exostoses leading to a deep femoral artery pseudoaneurysm in the proximal medial thigh with subsequent rupture and hematoma, masquerading as tumor.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aneurysm, False/diagnostic imaging
- Aneurysm, False/etiology
- Aneurysm, False/therapy
- Aneurysm, Ruptured/diagnostic imaging
- Aneurysm, Ruptured/etiology
- Aneurysm, Ruptured/therapy
- Biopsy
- Contrast Media
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary/complications
- Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary/diagnostic imaging
- Femoral Artery
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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- Hari Trivedi
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Singer L, Calkins SM, Horvai AE, Ryan WR, Yom SS. Xanthogranuloma in the heavily irradiated low neck in a patient with head and neck cancer. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 45:20. [PMID: 27009318 PMCID: PMC4806421 DOI: 10.1186/s40463-016-0134-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Head and neck cancer is often managed with a combination of surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, and skin toxicity is not uncommon. Xanthogranuloma is a pathological finding resulting from an inflammatory reaction that has not been previously reported following head and neck radiation therapy. Case presentation A patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, treated with definitive chemoradiation and hyperthermia, presented at eight-month follow-up with an in-field cutaneous lesion in the low neck, initially concerning for recurrent tumor. Biopsy showed xanthogranuloma and the patient underwent complete resection with congruent surgical pathology. The patient remained free of malignancy but continued to experience wound healing difficulties at the resection site which resolved with specialized wound care and hyperbaric oxygen. Conclusions Skin toxicity is not uncommon in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy. Awareness of unusual pathologic sequelae, such as xanthogranuloma, is needed to provide patient counseling while continuing appropriate surveillance for recurrent malignancy.
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- Lisa Singer
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero St, Suite H-1031, San Francisco, CA, 94143 - 1708, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero St, Suite H-1031, San Francisco, CA, 94143 - 1708, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero St, Suite H-1031, San Francisco, CA, 94143 - 1708, USA. .,Department of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero St, Suite H-1031, San Francisco, CA, 94143 - 1708, USA.
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Davis JL, Horvai AE. Special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2 (SATB2) expression is sensitive but may not be specific for osteosarcoma as compared with other high-grade primary bone sarcomas. Histopathology 2016; 69:84-90. [PMID: 26644288 DOI: 10.1111/his.12911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIMS The diagnosis of osteosarcoma, although important for eligibility in clinical trials and proper therapy, may be challenging when no bone or osteoid matrix is identified on biopsy. Therefore, other adjunct tests have been sought to help confirm the diagnosis. Special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2 (SATB2) has been shown as a reliable marker of osteoblastic differentiation. The aim of this study was to examine SATB2 expression in osteosarcomas and other primary bone sarcomas, in order to evaluate its diagnostic utility in discriminating osteogenic from non-osteogenic sarcomas. METHODS AND RESULTS Forty-eight pretreated osteosarcoma biopsies, including 26 whole-section cases and 22 tumours on tissue microarrays, and 36 non-osteogenic bone sarcomas were evaluated. Forty-five of 48 (94%) osteosarcomas showed nuclear immunoreactivity for SATB2 (all whole-slide sections showed expression). Positive SATB2 expression was observed in 11 of 22 (50%) undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas (UPSs), and in five of 11 (45%) fibrosarcomas; expression was absent in two pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcomas and in the one leiomyosarcoma. The sensitivity of SATB2 for osteosarcoma was 94%, and the specificity was 55%. Stronger-intensity staining was observed in osteosarcoma (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS SATB2 is a sensitive marker for osteosarcoma; however, it is not specific, with expression being observed in other high-grade primary bone sarcomas. Intriguingly, the lack of specificity may suggest that the undifferentiated sarcomas (UPSs and fibrosarcomas) with SATB2 expression actually represent osteosarcomas that produce too little matrix to be detected with routine sampling or consist of osteoblast precursors that do not synthesize matrix.
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- Jessica L Davis
- Department of Pathology and Laboratories, Seattle Children's Hospital/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Kansagra AP, Wan JJ, Devulapalli KK, Horvai AE, O'Donnell RJ, Link TM. Malignant Transformation of an Aneurysmal Bone Cyst to Fibroblastic Osteosarcoma. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 2016; 45:E367-E372. [PMID: 27737291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Aneurysmal bone cysts are uncommon primary bone tumors typically regarded as histologically and clinically benign. Malignant transformation of these lesions occurs almost exclusively in the context of prior radiation exposure. However, 4 cases of an osteosarcoma developing without prior radiation exposure have been reported. In this article, we report a fifth case of degeneration of an aneurysmal bone cyst to a fibroblastic osteosarcoma. In addition to reviewing the earlier cases, we describe the radiologic, pathologic, and immunohistochemical basis of this diagnosis.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
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Jacquot C, Szymanska J, Nemana LJ, Steinbach LS, Horvai AE. Soft-tissue aneurysmal bone cyst with translocation t(17;17)(p13;q21) corresponding to COL1A1 and USP6 loci. Skeletal Radiol 2015; 44:1695-9. [PMID: 26142538 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-015-2205-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We present the case of a 46-year-old woman with no significant past medical history who developed left mid-thigh pain and fullness. Imaging demonstrated a mineralized soft-tissue mass, which increased in size during a year of monitoring, but retained a circumscribed appearance. The mass was located in the medial soft tissues of the thigh, separate from the bone on imaging studies, and this finding was confirmed during excision. The mass showed gross and microscopic features of an aneurysmal bone cyst. This diagnosis was supported by cytogenetic analysis revealing a t(17;17)(p13;q21) translocation corresponding to the USP6 and COL1A1 loci. Soft-tissue aneurysmal bone cyst is a rare entity, with fewer than 25 reports in the literature. Limited cytogenetic information about these tumors is available. To our knowledge, the USP6 and COL1A1 rearrangement has only previously been described in a pediatric soft-tissue aneurysmal bone cyst. We also discuss the differential diagnosis of ossifying soft-tissue lesions.
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- Cyril Jacquot
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Integrated Oncology, Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Integrated Oncology, Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. .,UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, 1825 4th Street, Room M2354, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
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Ud Din N, Pekmezci M, Javed G, Horvai AE, Ahmad Z, Faheem M, Navarro AL, López-Terrada D, Perry A. Low-grade small round cell tumor of the cauda equina with EWSR1-WT1 fusion and indolent clinical course. Hum Pathol 2015; 46:153-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2014.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bucknor MD, Rieke V, Seo Y, Horvai AE, Hawkins RA, Majumdar S, Link TM, Saeed M. Bone remodeling after MR imaging-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation: evaluation with MR imaging, CT, Na(18)F-PET, and histopathologic examination in a swine model. Radiology 2014; 274:387-94. [PMID: 25302829 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.14132605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To serially monitor bone remodeling in the swine femur after magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation with MR imaging, computed tomography (CT), sodium fluorine 18 (Na(18)F)-positron emission tomography (PET), and histopathologic examination, as a function of sonication energy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Experimental procedures received approval from the local institutional animal care and use committee. MR imaging-guided HIFU was used to create distal and proximal ablations in the right femurs of eight pigs. The energy used at the distal target was higher (mean, 419 J; range, 390-440 J) than that used at the proximal target (mean, 324 J; range, 300-360 J). Imaging was performed before and after ablation with 3.0-T MR imaging and 64-section CT. Animals were reevaluated at 3 and 6 weeks with MR imaging (n = 8), CT (n = 8), Na(18)F-PET (n = 4), and histopathologic examination (n = 4). Three-dimensional ablation lengths were measured on contrast material-enhanced MR images, and bone remodeling in the cortex was measured on CT images. RESULTS Ablation sizes at MR imaging 3 and 6 weeks after MR imaging-guided HIFU ablation were similar between proximal (low-energy) and distal (high-energy) lesions (average, 8.7 × 21.9 × 16.4 mm). However, distal ablation lesions (n = 8) demonstrated evidence of subperiosteal new bone formation at CT, with a subtle focus of new ossification at 3 weeks and a larger focus of ossification at 6 weeks. New bone formation was associated with increased uptake at Na(18)F-PET in three of four animals; this was confirmed at histopathologic examination in four of four animals. CONCLUSION MR imaging-guided HIFU ablation of bone may result in progressive remodeling, with both subcortical necrosis and subperiosteal new bone formation. This may be related to the use of high energies. MR imaging, CT, and PET are suitable noninvasive techniques to monitor bone remodeling after MR imaging-guided HIFU ablation.
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- Matthew D Bucknor
- From the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California-San Francisco, 185 Berry St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94107-5705
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Davis JL, Grenert JP, Horvai AE. Loss of Heterozygosity and Microsatellite Instability Are Rare in Sporadic Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma: A Study of 43 Well-Characterized Cases. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014; 138:823-7. [DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0236-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Context.—Defects in mismatch repair proteins have been identified in Lynch syndrome–associated liposarcomas, as well as in rare sporadic sarcomas. However, it is unclear if mismatch repair defects have a role in sarcoma tumorigenesis. Microsatellite instability is a surrogate marker of mismatch repair defects.
Objectives.—To determine whether sporadic dedifferentiated liposarcomas display microsatellite instability and, if so, to evaluate whether such instability differs between the lipogenic and nonlipogenic components of these tumors.
Design.—The diagnoses of conventional dedifferentiated liposarcoma were confirmed by a combination of morphologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular studies. Standard fluorescence-based polymerase chain reaction, including 5 mononucleotide microsatellite markers (BAT25, BAT26, NR21, NR24, and MONO27), as well as 2 pentanucleotide repeat markers (Penta C and Penta D), was used to test for instability and loss of heterozygosity.
Results.—We demonstrated only a single case (1 of 43) with microsatellite instability at one mononucleotide marker. No sarcomas showed high-level microsatellite instability. However, loss of heterozygosity at the pentanucleotide markers was observed in 8 of 43 cases. The presence of loss of heterozygosity was overrepresented in the nonlipogenic (dedifferentiated) components compared with the paired lipogenic (well differentiated) components.
Conclusions.—Mismatch repair defects do not contribute to sporadic dedifferentiated liposarcoma tumorigenesis. Whether the observed loss of heterozygosity drives tumorigenesis in liposarcoma, for example by affecting tumor suppressor or cell cycle regulator genes, remains to be determined.
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- Jessica L. Davis
- From the Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco
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- From the Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco
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- From the Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco
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Schafer AL, Mumm S, El-Sayed I, McAlister WH, Horvai AE, Tom AM, Hsiao EC, Schaefer FV, Collins MT, Anderson MS, Whyte MP, Shoback DM. Panostotic expansile bone disease with massive jaw tumor formation and a novel mutation in the signal peptide of RANK. J Bone Miner Res 2014; 29:911-21. [PMID: 24014458 PMCID: PMC4419358 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Precise regulation of bone resorption is critical for skeletal homeostasis. We report a 32-year-old man with a panostotic expansile bone disease and a massive hemorrhagic mandibular tumor. Originally from Mexico, he was deaf at birth and became bow-legged during childhood. There was no family history of skeletal disease. Puberty occurred normally, but during adolescence he experienced difficulty straightening his limbs, sustained multiple fractures, and developed a bony tumor on his chin. By age 18 years, all limbs were misshapen. The mandibular mass grew and protruded from the oral cavity, extending to the level of the lower ribs. Other bony defects included a similar maxillary mass and serpentine limbs. Upon referral at age 27 years, biochemical studies showed serum alkaline phosphatase of 1760 U/L (Nl: 29-111) and other elevated bone turnover markers. Radiography of the limbs showed medullary expansion and cortical thinning with severe bowing. Although the jaw tumors were initially deemed inoperable, mandibular mass excision and staged partial maxillectomy were eventually performed. Tumor histopathology showed curvilinear trabeculae of woven bone on a background of hypocellular fibrous tissue. Fibrous dysplasia of bone was suspected, but there was no mutation in codon 201 of GNAS in samples from blood or tumor. His clinical and radiographic findings, elevated serum markers, and disorganized bone morphology suggested amplified receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK) signaling, even though his disorder differed from conditions with known constitutive activation of RANK signaling (eg, familial expansile osteolysis). We found a unique 12-base pair duplication in the signal peptide of TNFRSF11A, the gene that encodes RANK. No exon or splice site mutations were found in the genes encoding RANK ligand or osteoprotegerin. Alendronate followed by pamidronate therapies substantially decreased his serum alkaline phosphatase activity. This unique patient expands the phenotypes and genetic basis of the mendelian disorders of RANK signaling activation.
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- Anne L Schafer
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Endocrine Research Unit, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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E. Horvai A, C. Jordan R. Fibro-osseous lesions of the craniofacial bones: β-catenin immunohistochemical analysis and CTNNB1 and APC mutation analysis. Head Neck Pathol 2014; 8:291-7. [PMID: 24664543 PMCID: PMC4126923 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-014-0535-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway is involved in the formation of craniofacial skeleton and oral tissues. Aberrant nuclear localization of β-catenin protein has been described in several human diseases including a subset of odontogenic tumors thereby suggesting an important role in tumor development. Fibro-osseous lesions of the craniofacial skeleton comprise several neoplastic, and reactive mesenchymal proliferations in which β-catenin status is unknown. To study this, we immunostained 171 fibro-osseous lesions for β-catenin protein and, for lesions with nuclear positivity, sequenced exon 3 of the CTNNB1 gene and exon 15 of the APC gene. Nuclear β-catenin immunostaining was detected in 34 (20 %) tumors with no correlation between nuclear positivity and either age, gender, or tissue decalcification status (p = 0.2, 0.17, 0.12, respectively). Absent nuclear β-catenin in fibrous dysplasia was the only diagnostically significant finding (p = 0.0034). A single point mutation at Asp56 of CTNNB1 was identified in one case of ossifying fibroma. A second ossifying fibroma and one desmoplastic fibroma demonstrated point mutations (Glu1317 and Glu1536, respectively [corrected] ) in the APC gene. These findings show that apart from fibrous dysplasia where nuclear β-catenin is rare, nuclear β-catenin staining has limited utility in discriminating among the craniofacial fibro-osseous lesions. The molecular mechanisms underlying nuclear β-catenin accumulation in the positive tumors is unlikely to be mediated by CTNNB1 exon 3 or APC exon 15 mutations in most cases.
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- Andrew E. Horvai
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero Street, B220, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero Street, B220, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA ,Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 1701 Divisadero Street, Room 280, Box 1790, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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Horvai AE, Roy R, Borys D, O'Donnell RJ. Regulators of skeletal development: a cluster analysis of 206 bone tumors reveals diagnostically useful markers. Mod Pathol 2012; 25:1452-61. [PMID: 22766796 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2012.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The molecules Indian hedgehog (IHH), SP7 (also known as osterix), sex-determining region Y-box 9 (SOX9), runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) and TWIST1 regulate the normal differentiation of osteo- and chondrogenic cells from precursors during skeletal development and remodeling. The aberrant function of the same molecules has been implicated in the pathogenesis of bone tumors. Preliminary studies suggest that antibodies against these molecules have practical, diagnostic or prognostic utility in tumors. However, a comprehensive analysis of the expression of these molecules in a large, diverse set of bone tumors has yet to be reported. The goals of this study were to compare the immunohistochemical profiles of IHH, SP7, SOX9, RUNX2 and TWIST1 among bone tumors and to determine the optimum panel for diagnostic utility. Tissue microarrays prepared from 206 undecalcified tumors (71 osteosarcomas, 26 osteoblastomas/osteoid osteomas, 50 giant cell tumors, 5 chondromyxoid fibromas and 54 chondroblastomas) were stained with antibodies to IHH, SP7, SOX9, RUNX2 and TWIST1. The stains were scored for intensity (0-3+) and distribution. The results were analyzed by cluster analysis. Optimum antibody panels for diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were calculated. Analysis revealed six main clusters that corresponded well to tumor types and suggested a close relationship between the stromal cells of giant cell tumor and the osteoblasts of osteosarcoma. The expression profile of chondromyxoid fibroma and chondroblastoma also suggested related differentiation. The distribution of osteoblastomas and osteoid osteomas was more heterogeneous. RUNX2, SOX9 and TWIST1 represented the most sensitive and specific immunohistochemical panel to distinguish among these diagnoses with the limitation that no result could discriminate between chondroblastoma and chondromyxoid fibroma. IHH and SP7 did not yield additional utility.
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- Andrew E Horvai
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94115-1656, USA.
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Choi G, Huang B, Pinarbasi E, Braunstein SE, Horvai AE, Kogan S, Bhatia S, Faddegon B, Nakamura JL. Genetically mediated Nf1 loss in mice promotes diverse radiation-induced tumors modeling second malignant neoplasms. Cancer Res 2012; 72:6425-34. [PMID: 23071067 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-1728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Second malignant neoplasms (SMN) are therapy-induced malignancies and a growing problem in cancer survivors, particularly survivors of childhood cancers. The lack of experimental models of SMNs has limited understanding of their pathogenesis. It is currently not possible to predict or prevent this devastating late complication. Individuals with neurofibromatosis I (NF1) are at increased risk of developing therapy-induced cancers for unclear reasons. To model SMNs, we replicated clinical radiotherapy and delivered fractionated abdominal irradiation to Nf1(+/-) and wild-type mice. Similar to irradiated cancer survivors, irradiated wild-type and Nf1(+/-) mice developed diverse in-field malignancies. In Nf1(+/-) mice, fractionated irradiation promoted both classical NF1-associated malignancies and malignancies unassociated with the NF1 syndrome but typical of SMNs. Nf1 heterozygosity potentiated the mutagenic effects of irradiation, as evidenced by the significantly reduced survival after irradiation and tumor development that was often characterized by synchronous primary tumors. Interestingly, diverse radiation-induced tumors arising in wild-type and Nf1(+/-) mice shared a genetic signature characterized by monoallelic loss of Nf1 and the adjacent Trp53 allele. These findings implicate Nf1 loss as mediating tumorigenesis in a broad range of cell types and organs extending beyond the classical NF1 tumor histologies. Examining clinical SMN samples, we found LOH of NF1 in SMNs from non-NF1 patients. Nf1 heterozygosity confers broad susceptibility to genotoxin-induced tumorigenesis, and this paradigm serves as an experimental platform for future studies of SMNs.
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- Grace Choi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Andrew E Horvai
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94402, USA.
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Virayavanich W, Ringler MD, Chin CT, Baum T, Giaconi JC, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE, Jones KD, Link TM. CT-Guided Biopsy of Bone and Soft-Tissue Lesions: Role of On-Site Immediate Cytologic Evaluation. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2011; 22:1024-30. [PMID: 21570872 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Revised: 03/06/2011] [Accepted: 03/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Warapat Virayavanich
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Ave, A 367, Box 0628, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA
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Nakamura JL, Phong C, Pinarbasi E, Kogan SC, Vandenberg S, Horvai AE, Faddegon BA, Fiedler D, Shokat K, Houseman BT, Chao R, Pieper RO, Shannon K. Dose-dependent effects of focal fractionated irradiation on secondary malignant neoplasms in Nf1 mutant mice. Cancer Res 2011; 71:106-15. [PMID: 21199799 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-2732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Secondary malignant neoplasms (SMN) are increasingly common complications of cancer therapy that have proven difficult to model in mice. Clinical observations suggest that the development of SMN correlates with radiation dose; however, this relationship has not been investigated systematically. We developed a novel procedure for administering fractionated cranial irradiation (CI) and investigated the incidence and spectrum of cancer in control and heterozygous Nf1 mutant mice irradiated to a moderate (15 Gy) or high dose (30 Gy). Heterozygous Nf1 inactivation cooperated with CI to induce solid tumors and myeloid malignancies, with mice developing many of the most common SMNs found in human patients. CI-induced malignancies segregated according to radiation dose as Nf1(+/-) mice developed predominately hematologic abnormalities after 15 Gy, whereas solid tumors predominated at 30 Gy, suggesting that radiation dose thresholds exist for hematologic and nonhematologic cancers. Genetic and biochemical studies revealed discrete patterns of somatic Nf1 and Trp53 inactivation and we observed hyperactive Ras signaling in many radiation-induced solid tumors. This technique for administering focal fractionated irradiation will facilitate mechanistic and translational studies of SMNs.
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- Jean L Nakamura
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94158, USA.
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Burk TF, Horvai AE, Gottschalk AR, Leong SPL, Kashani-Sabet M, Goldsby RE, Law J, O'Donnell RJ. Patellar metastatic melanoma in a 13-year-old boy. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 2010; 39:582-586. [PMID: 21720575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The incidence of melanoma in US adults is approximately 1.5 per million, with 2% to 5% of patients developing metastatic disease. In children, melanoma is distinctly uncommon, and metastatic disease occurs even more seldom. This case report, the first of a patellar lesion as the initial presentation of metastatic melanoma in a pediatric patient, highlights use of patellectomy and intraoperative radiation therapy in obtaining palliative local control while avoiding periarticular functional morbidity.
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- Thomas F Burk
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
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Nakamura JL, Phong C, Pinarbasi E, Kogan SC, Vandenberg S, Horvai AE, Faddegon BA, Houseman BT, Pieper RO, Shannon K. Abstract 3427A: Focal fractionated irradiation induces specific malignancies in a dose-dependent manner in Nf1 mutant mice. Cancer Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am10-3427a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: Secondary malignant neoplasms (SMNs) are a severe late complication of radiotherapy (RT). However little is known regarding the influence of radiation dose or genetic factors on this risk. Mutations in the NF1 tumor suppressor gene cause neurofibromatosis type I (NF1), and clinical observations suggest that affected persons are at increased risk of developing radiation-induced SMNs. NF1 encodes a GTPase activating protein that negatively regulates Ras signaling networks. We administered fractionated cranial irradiation (CI) to heterozygous Nf1 mutant (Nf1+/−) mice in an effort to accurately model common human SMNs.
Materials and Methods: 121 C57BL6-Sv129 Nf1+/− and control wild-type (WT) mice were assigned to one of three CI treatment regimens: 0 Gy, 15 Gy (5 daily doses of 3 Gy), or 30 Gy (10 daily doses of 3 Gy).
Results: Mice were observed for 18 months after CI or until they developed signs of disease requiring euthanasia. Kaplan-Meier analyses and log-rank tests demonstrate that Nf1 heterozygosity and radiotherapy are independently associated with significantly greater risks of death after CI (p <, respectively). Whereas 15 Gy and 30 Gy CI are associated with similar rates of death in Nf1+/− mice, there was a remarkable difference in the disease spectrum at each dose. Myeloid malignancies were more likely to arise in Nf1+/− mice that received 15 Gy of CI, compared to Nf1+/− mice that received 30 Gy CI or any wildtype mice. By contrast, Nf1+/− mice receiving 30 Gy of CI succumbed to solid tumors such as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) or sarcomas developing in the radiation field. These radiation-induced tumors arose at a significantly increased incidence in Nf1+/− mice receiving 30 Gy compared to Nf1+/− mice receiving 15 Gy and all wildtype mice. Cultured radiation-induced tumor cells show hyperactive Ras signaling in response to growth factor stimulation, and are sensitive to inhibitors of the mTOR-S6 kinase signaling pathway in vitro.
Conclusion: Nf1+/− mice provide a sensitized genetic background for investigating radiation-induced SMNs. Importantly, these mice develop many of the most common SMNs found in human patients. Nf1+/− mice develop predominately hematologic abnormalities at the 15 Gy dose, while solid tumors predominate at 30 Gy, suggesting that radiation dose thresholds exist for hematologic and non-hematologic cancers. Radiation-induced solid tumors display aberrant Ras signaling and are dependent on downstream signaling for survival in culture. The ability to administer focal fractionated radiation to mice will facilitate studies addressing the pathogenesis of common SMNs and for testing preventive and therapeutic strategies.
Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2010 Apr 17-21; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2010;70(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 3427A.
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- 1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- 1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- 1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Tham SC, Horvai AE, Link T, Steinbach L. Soft tissue mass at the infrascapular fossa. Skeletal Radiol 2010; 40:123-124. [PMID: 20390265 PMCID: PMC2989002 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-010-0916-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Seng-Choe Tham
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA,
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Virayavanich W, Singh R, O’Donnell RJ, Horvai AE, Goldsby RE, Link TM. Osteoid osteoma of the femur in a 7-month-old infant treated with radiofrequency ablation. Skeletal Radiol 2010; 39:1145-9. [PMID: 20694724 PMCID: PMC2939336 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-010-1014-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2010] [Revised: 07/13/2010] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Osteoid osteoma occurs most commonly in children, adolescents, and young adults between the ages of 5 and 30 years. In the preschool age group, it is quite uncommon, accounting for only 3-8% of all osteoid osteoma cases. We report a case of osteoid osteoma in a 7-month-old infant, who presented with decreased use of the right lower extremity due to pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an atypical appearance. A biopsy of the lesion, with histopathological examination, confirmed the diagnosis of osteoid osteoma. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the nidus under computed tomography (CT) guidance was performed. The patient developed a recurrence after 3 months, which was treated with a second RFA. On subsequent follow-up, the infant did not show signs of pain after 1 month. In summary, this case report shows that osteoid osteoma can present in early infancy and can be successfully treated with RFA at this age, however, recurrence after the procedure can occur and close follow-up is recommended.
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- Warapat Virayavanich
- Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA ,Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Ave., A 367, Box 0628, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628 USA
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Davari P, Hebert JL, Albertson DG, Huey B, Roy R, Mancianti ML, Horvai AE, McDaniel LD, Schultz RA, Epstein EH. Loss of Blm enhances basal cell carcinoma and rhabdomyosarcoma tumorigenesis in Ptch1+/- mice. Carcinogenesis 2009; 31:968-73. [PMID: 19995795 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgp309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) have relative genomic stability and relatively benign clinical behavior but whether these two are related causally is unknown. To investigate the effects of introducing genomic instability into murine BCCs, we have compared ionizing radiation-induced tumorigenesis in Ptch1(+/-) mice versus that in Ptch1(+/-) mice carrying mutant Blm alleles. We found that BCCs in Ptch1(+/-) Blm(tm3Brd/tm3Brd) mice had a trend toward greater genomic instability as measured by array comprehensive genomic hybridization and that these mice developed significantly more microscopic BCCs than did Ptch1(+/-) Blm(+/tm3Brd) or Ptch1(+/-) Blm(+/+) mice. The mutant Blm alleles also markedly enhanced the formation of rhabdomyosarcomas (RMSs), another cancer to which Ptch1(+/)(-) mice and PTCH1(+/)(-) (basal cell nevus syndrome) patients are susceptible. Highly recurrent but different copy number changes were associated with the two tumor types and included losses of chromosomes 4 and 10 in all BCCs and gain of chromosome 10 in 80% of RMSs. Loss of chromosome 11 and 13, including the Trp53 and Ptch1 loci, respectively, occurred frequently in BCCs, suggesting tissue-specific selection for genes or pathways that collaborate with Ptch deficiency in tumorigenesis. Despite the quantitative differences, there was no dramatic qualititative difference in the BCC or RMS tumors associated with the mutant Blm genotype.
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- Parastoo Davari
- Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, 5700 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
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Horvai AE, DeVries S, Roy R, O'Donnell RJ, Waldman F. Similarity in genetic alterations between paired well-differentiated and dedifferentiated components of dedifferentiated liposarcoma. Mod Pathol 2009; 22:1477-88. [PMID: 19734852 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2009.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Liposarcoma represents a unique model insofar as some well-differentiated liposarcomas progress to non-lipogenic, so-called 'dedifferentiated,' forms. The well-differentiated and dedifferentiated family of liposarcomas demonstrates amplification of the chromosome subregion 12q13-q15 with resultant amplification of the MDM2 and CDK4 genes. However, the specific genetic changes that distinguish between well-differentiated and dedifferentiated liposarcomas are less well understood. To study the genetic changes in dedifferentiated liposarcomas, paired well-differentiated and dedifferentiated components of 29 tumors were analyzed separately by array-based comparative genomic hybridization. A bacterial artificial chromosome array at approximately 1-Mb resolution was used. The genetic changes were compared with clinical presentation, grade of the dedifferentiated component and overexpression of MDM2 and CDK4. Most tumors (n=21, 72%) were retroperitoneal, with both components present at initial diagnosis (n=25, 86%). Eight tumors (28%) were classified as low-grade dedifferentiation. In four cases (14%), a well-differentiated liposarcoma preceded the presentation of the dedifferentiated tumor by 1-5 years. 12q13-q15 was amplified in all tumors. Using unsupervised hierarchical clustering of copy-number changes, all but two tumors showed close similarities between well-differentiated and dedifferentiated components, and segregated as pairs. Dedifferentiated components had more total amplifications (P=0.008) and a trend for gain at 19q13.2, but no genetic changes were significant in distinguishing between the two components. High-level amplifications of 1p21-32 (n=7, 24%), 1q21-23 (n=9, 31%), 6q23-24 (n=6, 21%) and 12q24 (n=3, 10%) were common, but none significantly correlated with differentiation. Presentation and grade correlated with the frequency of changes at a number of genetic loci (P<0.001), whereas CDK4 immunostaining showed negative correlation with 12q13.13 amplification. The genotypic similarity, at the limit of the array's resolution, between components implies that most genetic changes precede phenotypic 'progression,' early in tumorigenesis. The relationship between genetic changes and presentation or grade may reflect differences in factors that control genomic instability or the background genotype of the tumor.
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- Andrew E Horvai
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94115-1656, USA.
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Tseng WW, Doyle JA, Maguiness S, Horvai AE, Kashani-Sabet M, Leong SPL. Giant cutaneous melanomas: evidence for primary tumour induced dormancy in metastatic sites? BMJ Case Rep 2009; 2009:bcr07.2009.2073. [PMID: 21977058 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.07.2009.2073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Two patients with giant, 8 cm and 19 cm melanomas of the upper extremity, respectively, are presented and discussed. Both patients had neglected their tumours and sought medical attention only after the appearance of distressing symptoms (for example, bleeding). Palpable lymph nodes were found on physical examination but no evidence of distant metastases was noted on imaging studies despite such enormous primary tumours. Both patients underwent aggressive treatment, including complete surgical resection of the primary tumour and ipsilateral axillary lymph node dissection. One patient had no evidence of local recurrence, but developed metastatic disease at 6 months follow-up. The other patient developed local recurrence and distant metastases within 2 months of resection.
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- William W Tseng
- UCSF, Surgery, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S-321, San Francisco, CA 94143-0470, USA
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Swain RS, Tihan T, Horvai AE, Di Vizio D, Loda M, Burger PC, Scheithauer BW, Kim GE. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the central nervous system and its relationship to inflammatory pseudotumor. Hum Pathol 2008; 39:410-9. [PMID: 18261625 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2007.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2007] [Revised: 07/20/2007] [Accepted: 07/25/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a distinctive spindle cell lesion and occurs primarily in soft tissue. Recent evidence suggests a neoplastic nature, although historically, both neoplastic and nonneoplastic processes were combined in this category. Originally described as a nonneoplastic process, the term inflammatory pseudotumor (IP) has been used synonymously with IMT. IMTs have been linked to ALK gene (2p23) rearrangements, and some have suggested an association with the human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). IMT in the central nervous system (CNS) is rare, its characteristics are poorly defined, and its relation to similar tumors at other sites is unclear. To better characterize IMT within the CNS, we studied clinicopathologic features of 6 IMTs and compared them with 18 nonneoplastic lesions originally classified as IP. The IMT group consisted of 2 male and 4 female patients with a median age of 29 years. Of the six IMTs, 5 occurred within the cerebral hemispheres, and one was in the posterior fossa. All tumors were composed of neoplastic spindle cells and a variable amount of inflammatory infiltrate. Eighteen IPs included in this study consisted of predominantly inflammatory masses occasionally seen in the setting of systemic diseases. Only 1 IMT and none of the IPs recurred during the follow-up period. Four IMTs had either ALK protein overexpression or 2p23 rearrangement, and 1 case demonstrated both. None of the IPs were positive for ALK. Neither IMT nor IP cases demonstrated HHV-8 expression. We suggest that IMT in the CNS is distinct from the nonneoplastic IP, and distinguishing IMT from nonneoplastic lesions should enable better decisions for patient management.
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- Rebecca S Swain
- Department of Pathology, Neuropathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0102, USA
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Garcia JJ, Kramer MJ, O'Donnell RJ, Horvai AE. Mismatch repair protein expression and microsatellite instability: a comparison of clear cell sarcoma of soft parts and metastatic melanoma. Mod Pathol 2006; 19:950-7. [PMID: 16619000 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Clear cell sarcoma of soft parts is a rare soft tissue malignancy that shows phenotypic overlap with cutaneous melanoma but can be distinguished by the presence of a t(12;22) translocation. Microsatellite instability (MSI), a variation in the lengths of short repeat DNA segments in the genome, has been implicated in melanoma tumorigenesis, but is rare or absent in clear cell sarcoma. Defects in the mismatch repair (MMR) enzyme complex correlate with MSI in some tumor types, allowing the use of immunohistochemistry for the MMR proteins hMLH1 and hMSH2 to predict the presence of MSI. To determine if the association between MMR defects and MSI extends to clear cell sarcoma, we compared a group of nine clear cell sarcomas to 11 metastatic melanomas on the basis of MSI and the expression of MMR proteins. MSI was studied using fluorescence-based multiplexed PCR of five loci. Immunohistochemistry was evaluated on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue for hMLH1, hMHS2 and hMSH6. MSI was present in only 1/9 (11%) clear cell sarcoma case and in 8/11 (73%) melanoma cases. Immunostaining for hMLH1 and hMSH2 was preserved in all the clear cell sarcomas but loss of immunostaining for one or both proteins was seen in 6/11 melanomas (55%). hMSH6 was detected in 7/9 (78%) clear cell sarcomas and 10/11 (91%) of melanomas. Clear cell sarcoma and metastatic melanoma differed significantly with respect to the presence of MSI (P=0.010) and staining for hMLH1 and/or hMSH2 (P=0.014) but not hMSH6 (P=0.57). Mismatch repair, and consequently genomic instability may contribute to tumorigenesis in melanoma but not clear cell sarcoma. Immunostaining for hMLH1 and hMSH2 and MSI analysis may be helpful in the differential diagnosis of large soft tissue or visceral malignancies with melanocytic differentiation.
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- Joaquin J Garcia
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94115-1656, USA
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Horvai AE, Kramer MJ, O'Donnell R. Beta-catenin nuclear expression correlates with cyclin D1 expression in primary and metastatic synovial sarcoma: a tissue microarray study. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2006; 130:792-8. [PMID: 16740029 DOI: 10.5858/2006-130-792-cnecwc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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CONTEXT The association between aberrant (nuclear) beta-catenin expression and cyclin D1 accumulation has been demonstrated in diverse neoplasms. In synovial sarcoma (SS), aberrant beta-catenin expression has prognostic relevance, but the association with cyclin D1 has not been established. The SYT-SSX fusion protein, unique to SS, may independently increase cyclin D1. OBJECTIVE To determine whether nuclear beta-catenin is associated with cyclin D1 overexpression in SS and whether primary and metastatic SS differ in the expression of these markers. DESIGN We incorporated 82 tumors initially diagnosed as SS into a tissue array. Fluorescence in situ hybridization with custom probes was used to select t(X;18) positive tumors. Clinical data, tumor type and outcome were tabulated. The tumors were tested for the association between nuclear beta-catenin and cyclin D1 immunostaining. Primary and metastatic tumors were compared. RESULTS Fifty-one tumors (41 primary and 10 metastatic) from 43 patients demonstrated t(X;18). Cyclin D1 staining was identified in 21 (59%) primary and 8 (80%) metastatic tumors, respectively, and nuclear beta-catenin in 24 (41%) primary and 7 (70%) metastatic tumors, respectively. No significant difference was noted between primary and metastatic tumors with respect to the above markers. The presence of nuclear beta-catenin showed a significant association with cyclin D1 expression (P < .001). A small number of cyclin D1 cases were negative for nuclear beta-catenin but positive for phosphorylated Akt. CONCLUSIONS Increased cyclin D1 in SS may be driven by abnormally expressed beta-catenin, similar to other neoplasms. The pattern of expression of these markers is established early during tumorigenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Cell Nucleus/chemistry
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Cell Nucleus/pathology
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, X/genetics
- Cyclin D1/metabolism
- Extremities
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Sarcoma, Synovial/genetics
- Sarcoma, Synovial/metabolism
- Sarcoma, Synovial/mortality
- Sarcoma, Synovial/secondary
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/metabolism
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/mortality
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/pathology
- Survival Rate
- Tissue Array Analysis
- Translocation, Genetic
- beta Catenin/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrew E Horvai
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94114-1656, USA.
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