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ArticleVirchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology2021

RAF1-rearranged spindle cell tumour: report of two additional cases with identification of a novel FMR1-RAF1 fusion.

Tingting Zhang, Qingyu Wang, Xianghua Yi, Peipei Zhu

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Article in Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Frequent CD30 Expression in an Emerging Group of Mesenchymal Tumors With NTRK, BRAF, RAF1, or RET Fusions.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2023
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  3. Superficial ALK-rearranged myxoid spindle cell neoplasm with a novel FMR1-ALK fusion gene.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2022
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tingting ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xin Cun Street, Shanghai, 200065, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1944-0738
Qingyu WangDepartment of Pathology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xianghua YiDepartment of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xin Cun Street, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Peipei ZhuDepartment of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xin Cun Street, Shanghai, 200065, China. zhupeipei_1986@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-9856
Tongji University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A subset of spindle cell tumours have been recently identified to harbor recurrent fusion genes, involving NTRK1/2/3, BRAF, RAF1, and RET. The precise classification of these fusion-positive tumours relies essentially on genomic profiling. Herein, we present our experience with two cases of spindle cell tumour which showed RAF1 rearrangement. Both tumours occurred in children with one in the left cheek (case 1) and the other one in the left buttock (case 2). Histologically, case 1 was a low-grade neoplasm characterized by uniform ovoid to short spindle cells showing "patternless" architecture with stromal hyalinization. Case 2 had an overtly malignant phenotype composed of long intersecting fascicles with increased cellularity and mitotic activity. By immunohistochemistry, tumour cells in case 1 showed co-expression of CD34 and S100 protein whereas in case 2 there was only focal staining of CD34 with no expression of S100 protein. Fluorescence in situ hybridization tests using NTRK1/2/3 (case 1 and case 2), ETV6, SS18, BRAF, ROS1, and ALK (case 2) break-apart probes were performed but yielded negative results. Subsequent next-generation sequencing (NGS) demonstrated PDZRN3-RAF1 fusion in case 1 and FMR1-RAF1 fusion in case 2, respectively, which were confirmed by FISH using RAF1 break-apart probe. This study further emphasizes the importance of molecular diagnostics in fusion-positive spindle cell tumours. In addition, we expand the genetic spectrum of RAF1-rearranged spindle cell tumour by describing a novel FMR1-RAF1 fusion gene.

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Gene FusionGene RearrangementAntigens, CD34Biomarkers, TumorChild, PreschoolFemaleFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1High-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceProto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafS100 ProteinsSarcomaSoft Tissue NeoplasmsAntigens, CD34Biomarkers, TumorFMR1 protein, humanFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafRaf1 protein, humanS100 ProteinsCD34 and S100 protein co-expressionNext-generation sequencingRAF1Spindle cell tumour

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PMID34459981
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