Translocation t(1;3)(p36.3;q25) is a nonrandom aberration in epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
Mendlick MR,Nelson M,Pickering D,Johansson SL,Seemayer TA,Neff JR,Vergara G,Rosenthal H,Bridge JA
Abstract
The cytogenetic findings for two epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas are reported. An identical chromosomal translocation involving chromosomes 1 and 3 [t(1;3)(p36.3;q25)] was detected in both cases of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, possibly representing a characteristic rearrangement for this histopathologic entity. The presence of clonal karyotypic abnormalities supports a neoplastic origin for the epithelioid variant of hemangioendothelioma. Identification of the 1;3 translocation may be useful diagnostically. Should additional studies confirm these data, this could lead to the identification of the gene(s) central to this neoplastic process.
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