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ArticleModern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc2022

Analysis of clinicopathologic features and expression of NR4A3 in sinonasal acinic cell carcinoma.

Huan Wang, Changwen Zhai, Chen Zhang, Quan Liu, Huankang Zhang, Xicai Sun, Lan Lin, Hongmeng Yu, Dehui Wang

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Huan Wang *ENT Institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Changwen Zhai *Department of Clinical Pathology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Chen ZhangENT Institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Quan LiuENT Institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Huankang ZhangENT Institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xicai SunENT Institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Lan LinDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. l1891778@163.com.
Hongmeng YuENT Institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. hongmengyush@fudan.edu.cn.
Dehui WangENT Institute and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. wangdehuient@sina.com.
Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University · CNFudan University · CN

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Abstract

Acinic cell carcinoma (AiCC) in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses has rarely been reported in literature. A recent study demonstrated that recurrent genomic rearrangement [t(4;9) (q13;q31)] is a driver event in AiCC of the salivary glands that could promote the upregulation of transcription factor nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 (NR4A3). In the current study, we evaluated the clinicopathological characteristics and expression of NR4A3 in four new cases of sinonasal AiCC. All four patients were men (range, 27-70 years). The tumor involved only the nasal cavity in two patients, while the other two patients showed involvement of both the nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus. Histologically, the tumor displayed a predominantly solid growth pattern and was composed of hematoxyphilic serous-like cells and scattered intercalated duct-like cells. Immunohistochemically, all cases expressed DOG-1. However, staining for mammaglobin, S-100, CA9, and P63 was absent in all patients. All four cases showed positive nuclear staining for NR4A3. In contrast, none of the other 39 sinonasal tumors, including secretory carcinomas, pleomorphic adenomas, mucoepidermoid carcinomas, adenoid cystic carcinomas, renal cell-like adenocarcinomas, intestinal-type adenocarcinomas, non-intestinal-type adenocarcinomas, extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma, and carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenomas, presented with any positive NR4A3 nuclear staining. Additionally, NR4A3 rearrangements were observed in three cases with sinonasal AiCC by fluorescence in situ hybridization, and the expression level of NR4A3 mRNA was significantly increased in sinonasal AiCC compared with that in normal parotid tissue. Our study demonstrated that sinonasal AiCCs are characterized by an indolent nature and histopathological similarity to parotid AiCCs. Moreover, NR4A3 is a reliable biomarker for distinguishing sinonasal AiCCs from other sinonasal carcinomas.

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Adenoma, PleomorphicCarcinoma, Acinar CellDNA-Binding ProteinsReceptors, SteroidReceptors, Thyroid HormoneBiomarkers, TumorHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceBiomarkers, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsNR4A3 protein, humanReceptors, SteroidReceptors, Thyroid Hormone

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