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ArticleDiagnostic pathology2019

Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the liver with CRTC1-MAML2 fusion: a case report.

Jiro Watanabe, Keita Kai, Ken Tanikawa, Mamoru Hiraki, Naohisa Mizukami, Shinichi Aishima, Takafumi Nakano, Hidetaka Yamamoto

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Article in Diagnostic pathology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jiro WatanabeDepartmant of Pathology, Yame General Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Keita KaiDepartment of Pathology, Saga University Hospital, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga City, Saga, 849-8501, Japan. kaikeit@cc.saga-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1553-2598
Ken TanikawaDepartmant of Surgery, Yame General Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Mamoru HirakiDepartmant of Surgery, Yame General Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Naohisa MizukamiDepartmant of Radiology, Yame General Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Shinichi AishimaDepartment of Pathology, Saga University Hospital, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga City, Saga, 849-8501, Japan.
Takafumi NakanoDepartment of Anatomic Pathology Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hidetaka YamamotoDepartment of Anatomic Pathology Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kyushu University · JPSaga University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCRTC1-MAML2 fusion is often detected in low- or intermediate-grade salivary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC), and it is associated with a favorable clinical course. Primary MEC of the liver is an extremely rare, aggressive tumor, and no study has investigated CRTC1-MAML2 fusion. CASE PRESENTATION: A 79-year-old Japanese female presented with an approx. 5-cm hepatic mass lesion. We surgically resected the lesion under the clinical diagnosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The histological and immunohistochemical findings were consistent with high-grade MEC, consisting of squamoid, mucin-producing, and intermediate tumor cells. Our RT-PCR analysis revealed the presence of CRTC1-MAML2 fusion. This fusion gene was further confirmed by direct sequencing. The patient is still alive almost 10 years after the surgery.

conclusionThis is the first case report of primary MEC of the liver with CRTC1-MAML2 fusion, with long survival. The present case has significant implications for the entity of primary MEC of the liver which should be distinguished from adenosquamous carcinoma.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, AdenosquamousCarcinoma, MucoepidermoidDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansLiverOncogene Proteins, FusionTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsBiomarkers, TumorCRTC1 protein, humanDNA-Binding ProteinsMAML2 protein, humanOncogene Proteins, FusionTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsAdenosquamous carcinomaCholangiocellular carcinomaLiverMAML2 fusionMucoepidermoid carcinoma

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PMCPMC6661078
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