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ArticleSurgical case reports2019

SMARCB1- and vimentin-positive esophageal carcinoma with undifferentiated components, rhabdoid features, and a good prognosis: a case report.

Hideki Nagano, Toshimasa Izumi, Ei Kawahara, Takeru Oyama, Takanori Goi

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Hideki NaganoDepartment of Surgery, Fukui General Hospital, 58-16-1 Egami-cho, Fukui, 910-3113, Japan. nagano-hideki@fukui.jcho.go.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0524-2247
Toshimasa IzumiDepartment of Surgery, Fukui General Hospital, 58-16-1 Egami-cho, Fukui, 910-3113, Japan.
Ei KawaharaDepartment of Pathology, Fukui General Hospital, 58-16-1 Egami-cho, Fukui, 910-3113, Japan.
Takeru OyamaDepartment of Pathology, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Takanori Goi1st Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuokashimoaizuki, Yoshida-gun, Eiheiji-cho, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan.
University of Fukui Hospital · JPKanazawa University · JPUniversity of Fukui · JP

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Abstract

backgroundUndifferentiated carcinoma of the esophagus with rhabdoid features is a very rare histologic finding that is occasionally associated with the loss of SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily B member 1 (SMARCB1); however, until now, few survey reports of this type of tumor have been published. In this study, we describe a case of esophageal carcinoma with undifferentiated components and rhabdoid features that was exclusively positive for vimentin and SMARCB1 in a patient with prolonged survival. CASE PRESENTATION: A 67-year-old man complained of a stomachache and loss of appetite persisting for 1 month. He was then admitted to the hospital. Diagnostic imaging studies revealed a transdiaphragmatic circular ulcerative tumor of the esophagogastric region. Biopsy specimens showed undifferentiated round cell carcinoma. The patient underwent lower esophageal resection and total gastrectomy with lymph node dissection. Microscopic analysis revealed that most of the primary tumor consisted of large undifferentiated round cells and scattered rhabdoid cells. The tumor invaded the muscular layer in the esophagus and the subserosal layer in the stomach, and metastasis was noted in only one lymph node. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the round and rhabdoid cells found in the primary tumor were diffusely positive for SMARCB1 and vimentin. The tumor displayed focal positivity for the anti-pan-cytokeratin antibody AE1/AE3. In the positive lymph node, round undifferentiated carcinoma cells were admixed with squamous carcinoma cells that were positive for cytokeratin 5/6 and 34βE12. The MIB-1 index was 19.7% and 0.5% for the round cells from the primary tumor and epithelial cells from the metastatic lymph node lesion, respectively, and 70.1% for the round cells from the metastatic lymph node lesion. The patient has been alive for 10 years after surgery without tumor recurrence.

conclusionsWe reported a rare case of esophageal carcinoma with undifferentiated components, rhabdoid features, and a good prognosis.

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Carcinoma with undifferentiated componentsCD34EsophagusRhabdoid featuresRound cell carcinomaSMARCB1Vimentin

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