Rao Q,Shen Q,Xia QY,Wang ZY,Liu B,Shi SS,Shi QL,Yin HL,Wu B,Ye SB,Li L,Chen JY,Pan MH,Li Q,Li R,Wang X,Zhang RS,Yu B,Ma HH,Lu ZF,Zhou XJ
Abstract
An increasing number of TFE3 rearrangement-associated tumors, such as TFE3 rearrangement-associated perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas), melanotic Xp11 translocation renal cancers, and melanotic Xp11 neoplasms, have recently been reported. We examined 12 such cases, including 5 TFE3 rearrangement-associated PEComas located in the pancreas, cervix, or pelvis and 7 melanotic Xp11 translocation renal cancers, using clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular analyses. All the tumors shared a similar morphology, including a purely nested or sheet-like architecture separated by a delicate vascular network, purely epithelioid cells displaying a clear or granular eosinophilic cytoplasm, a lack of papillary structures and spindle cell or fat components, uniform round or oval nuclei containing small visible nucleoli, and, in most cases (11/12), melanin pigmentation. The levels of mitotic activity and necrosis varied. All 12 cases displayed moderately (2+) or strongly (3+) positive immunoreactivity for TFE3 and cathepsin K. One case labeled focally for HMB45 and Melan-A, whereas the others typically labeled moderately (2+) or strongly (3+) for 1 of these markers. None of the cases were immunoreactive for smooth muscle actin, desmin, CKpan, S100, or PAX8. PSF-TFE3 fusion genes were confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in cases (7/7) in which a novel PSF-TFE3 fusion point was identified. All of the cases displayed TFE3 rearrangement associated with Xp11 translocation. Furthermore, we developed a PSF-TFE3 fusion fluorescence in situ hybridization assay for the detection of the PSF-TFE3 fusion gene and detected it in all 12 cases. Clinical follow-up data were available for 7 patients. Three patients died, and 2 patients (cases 1 and 3) remained alive with no evidence of disease after initial resection. Case 2 experienced recurrence and remained alive with disease. Case 5, a recent case, remained alive with extensive abdominal cavity metastases. Our data suggest that these tumors belong to a single clinicopathologic spectrum and expand the known characteristics of TFE3 rearrangement-associated tumors.
摘要
近来,报道的 TFE3 基因重排相关性肿瘤越来越多,如TFE3基因重排相关性血管周上皮样细胞肿瘤(PEComas)、黑色素性 Xp11易位性肾癌以及黑色素性 Xp11 肿瘤。
我们对 12 例 TFE3 基因重排相关性肿瘤进行了临床病理、免疫组化和分子学分析检查,包括 5 例发生于胰腺、颈部或骨盆的 TFE3 基因重排相关性 PEComas 和 7 例黑色素性 Xp11 易位性肾癌。所有的肿瘤具有相同的形态学表现,包括:
肿瘤细胞全部呈巢状或片状结构由纤细的血管网分割、全部呈胞浆透亮或嗜酸颗粒状的上皮样细胞、缺乏乳头结构及梭形细胞或脂肪成分、细胞核一致圆形或卵圆形、可见小核仁、大多数病例(11/12)见黑色素颗粒沉着、核分裂活性和坏死情况不一。
免疫组化显示所有 12 例的 TFE3 和 cathepsin K 中度(2+)或强(3+)阳性表达。1 例 HMB45 和 Melan-A 标记局灶阳性,而其余 11 例常是两种抗体中的一种呈中度(2+)或强(3+)阳性表达。12 例均不表达 SMA、desmin、 CKpan、S100 或 PAX8。
我们用 RT—PCR 方法检测 TFE3 基因融合,证实有 PSF-TFE3 基因融合(7/7),PSF 是其新的基因融合点。所有 12 例都有 Xp11 易位相关性 TFE3 基因重排。而且,我们还用 FISH 方法进行了 PSF-TFE3 融合基因检测,所有 12例 都检测到有 PSF-TFE3 基因融合。临床随访了 7 例,3 例死亡;2 例(第一例和第 3 例)自首次切除后无病生存;第 2 例复发仍带病生存;第 5 例,最近的病例,有广泛腹腔转移,仍生存。
我们的资料提示这些肿瘤属于同一种临床病理范畴,拓宽了已知的 TFE3 基因重排相关性肿瘤的特征。
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