CREB Fusions Involving the Kidney : A Clinicopathologic and Molecular Characterization With an Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis

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CREB fusions have been recognized to define a group of aggressive neoplasms of epithelioid morphology with multiple growth patterns and a striking predilection for mesothelial-lined cavities. These neoplasms presenting as a primary neoplasm of intra-abdominal visceral organs are rare, which could elicit a wide range of differential diagnoses because of their diverse morphologies and immunohistochemical profiles. We report 3 cases of intra-abdominal epithelioid neoplasms with EWSR1::CREB fusions involving the kidney. This study included 2 female patients and 1 male patient, with age at presentation ranging from 17 to 61 years (mean: 32 years). All the patients underwent radical nephrectomy without adjunctive therapies. Grossly, the tumors were large, and all were solitary masses with sizes ranging from 5.6 to 30.0 cm (mean: 14.5 cm). Histologically, the neoplasms showed infiltrating and indistinct borders and were composed predominantly of monomorphic round-to-epithelioid cells with variable amounts of pale-to-clear cytoplasm, arranged in cords, nests, and sheets and embedded in a sclerotic hyalinized stroma with variable lymphoid cuffing either intermixed or at the periphery. Notably, a hemangiopericytomatous growth pattern was commonly seen. Nuclear atypia was mild, and mitotic activity was scarce. Immunohistochemically, all 3 cases were at least focally positive for epithelial membrane antigen and keratin AE1/AE3, with 2 tumors showing focal MUC4 expression and 1 case displaying diffuse CD34 and focal CAIX positivity. Targeted RNA sequencing identified EWSR1::CREM fusion in 2 cases and EWSR1::ATF1 fusion in 1 case. Subsequent fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis confirmed the RNA sequencing results. On follow-up, 1 patient developed multiple spinal bone metastases 5 months after the surgery while the other 2 patients were free of disease 9 and 120 months after diagnosis, respectively. Our findings demonstrate that intra-abdominal epithelioid neoplasms with EWSR1::CREB fusions may rarely occur primarily in the kidney and should be included in the differential diagnosis of primary renal epithelioid mesenchymal neoplasms.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

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Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 37(2024), 5 vom: 07. März, Seite 100468

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Gan, Hualei [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Shan [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Qiuyan [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Yanfeng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Jiayun [VerfasserIn]
Teng, Xiaodong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ATF1
CREB
CREM
Gene fusion
Journal Article
Renal neoplasm
Sarcoma

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Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.modpat.2024.100468

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NLM369503996