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ArticleModern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc2021

Unclassified low grade spindle cell sarcoma with storiform pattern characterized by recurrent novel EWSR1/FUS-NACC1 fusions.

Cristina R Antonescu, Brendan C Dickson, Lei Zhang, Yun-Shao Sung, Christopher D Fletcher

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Article in Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Cristina R AntonescuDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. antonesc@mskcc.org.ORCID 0000-0002-9717-8205
Brendan C DicksonDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2269-6216
Lei ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Yun-Shao SungDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Christopher D FletcherDepartment of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USMount Sinai Hospital · CA

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Targeting Oncogenic Pathways in Genetically Complex SarcomasP50CA217694 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI William D. Tap · 2018 to 2026
$21.5M
SPORE in Soft Tissue SarcomaP50CA140146 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI LADANYI, MARC · 2010 to 2014
$11.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P50 CA140146NCI NIH HHS P50 CA217694
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite extraordinary advances in the molecular characterization of soft tissue tumors as a result of the widespread application of next generation sequencing in clinical practice, a subset of lesions remain difficult to diagnose. In this study we describe 3 unclassified spindle cell sarcomas with a monomorphic cytomorphology and distinctive storiform growth, characterized by novel fusions between EWSR1 or FUS1, and NACC1 genes. The tumors occurred in 3 young adult females (age range: 29-31) involving deep soft tissues, two located in the lower extremity and one in the abdominal wall. All three tumors showed patchy positivity for S100 protein, while being negative for SOX10 and retained H3K27me3 expression. All cases were negative for epithelial or muscle markers. As the findings were non-specific, molecular studies using targeted panels of RNA sequencing were performed, including one case tested by TruSight RNA Fusion Panel and 2 cases by Archer FusionPlex. The results showed 2 cases were positive for FUS-NACC1 and one for EWSR1-NACC1 fusions. These findings were further confirmed by FISH using custom BAC probes for a dual-color fusion assay. These results suggest the possibility of a previously undescribed soft tissue neoplasm characterized by a uniform spindle cell phenotype arranged in a storiform and fascicular pattern, expressing S100 protein and harboring NACC1-related fusions. The biologic behavior of this tumor remains to be determined.

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AdultFemaleHumansNeoplasm ProteinsOncogene FusionOncogene Proteins, FusionRepressor ProteinsRNA-Binding Protein EWSRNA-Binding Protein FUSSarcomaSoft Tissue NeoplasmsEWSR1 protein, humanFUS protein, humanNACC1 protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsOncogene Proteins, FusionRepressor ProteinsRNA-Binding Protein EWSRNA-Binding Protein FUS

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PMID33859361
PMCPMC8298288
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