Furtado LV, Cardenas M, Santiago T, Ruiz RE, Shi Z, Pappo A, Kacar M. Novel
MED15::ATF1 fusion in a pediatric melanoma with spitzoid features and aggressive presentation.
Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2024;
63:e23230. [PMID:
38459940 DOI:
10.1002/gcc.23230]
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Abstract
Childhood melanoma is a rare and biologically heterogeneous pediatric malignancy. The differential diagnosis of pediatric melanoma is usually broad, including a wide variety of spindle cell or epithelioid neoplasms. Different molecular alterations affecting the MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways, tumor suppressor genes, and telomerase reactivation have been implicated in melanoma tumorigenesis and progression. Here, we report a novel MED15::ATF1 fusion in a pediatric melanoma with spitzoid features and an aggressive clinical course.
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