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ReviewDiagnostic pathology2023

Primary Xp11 translocation PEComa of the testis with SFPQ⁃TFE3 rearrangement: a case report and review of the literature.

Huizhi Zhang, Suying Wang, Lingli Meng

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Review in Diagnostic pathology, 2023. 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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Huizhi ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Ningbo Clinical Pathology Diagnosis Center, Zhejiang, Ningbo, China.
Suying WangDepartment of Pathology, Ningbo Clinical Pathology Diagnosis Center, Zhejiang, Ningbo, China.
Lingli MengDepartment of Pathology, Ningbo Clinical Pathology Diagnosis Center, Zhejiang, Ningbo, China. menglingliningbo@163.com.
University of Nottingham Ningbo China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPerivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms (PEComas) are a family of mesenchymal tumors with features of both smooth muscle and melanocytic differentiation. A subset of PEComas demonstrate rearrangements involving the TFE3 (Xp11) locus. Xp11 translocation PEComa is a rare neoplasm with special clinicopathological features and a more aggressive behavior. We recently encountered a case of Xp11 translocation PEComa occurring in the testis, with SFPQ⁃TFE3 rearrangement. CASE PRESENTATION: A 57-year-old male touched a mass in his testis incidentally. MRI revealed a 10 mm diameter mass in the right testis. The patient underwent radical orchiectomy. Gross examination revealed a well-demarcated mass from the surrounding testicular tissue. Microscopically, the tumor mainly displayed nested or sheet-like architecture separated by delicate fibrovascular septa. The tumor cells exhibited marked nuclear atypia and pleomorphism. Immunohistochemistry showed that the tumor cells were strongly positive for cathepsin-K, HMB45 and TFE3. Molecular analysis revealed SFPQ⁃TFE3 gene fusion. Thus, it was diagnosed as primary Xp11 translocation PEComa of the testis.

conclusionsThe present case reports primary Xp11 translocation PEComa of the testis for the first time, which to our knowledge has not been described in the literature in this anatomic site, where it could potentially be problematic in diagnosis.

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NeoplasmsPerivascular Epithelioid Cell NeoplasmsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBiomarkers, TumorGene RearrangementHumansMaleMiddle AgedTestisTranslocation, GeneticBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBiomarkers, TumorMelanocytic differentiationPerivascular epithelioid cell tumorTestisTFE3Xp11 translocation

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PMID36647137
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