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ArticleVirchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology2025

SMARCA4-deficient primary bone sarcoma with "teratoid" features in a rhabdoid tumor predisposition syndrome patient.

Jonathan Sookdeo, Lu Wang, Michael W Bishop, LilyAnne Grieve, Melissa Perrino, Abdelhafeez H Abdelhafeez, Hedieh Khalatbari, Faizan Malik, Selene C Koo

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Jonathan SookdeoDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Lu WangDepartment of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Michael W BishopDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
LilyAnne GrieveDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Melissa PerrinoDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Abdelhafeez H AbdelhafeezDepartment of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Hedieh KhalatbariDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Faizan MalikDepartment of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Selene C KooDepartment of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA. selene.koo@stjude.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8459-2469

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Abstract

SMARCA4 is a catalytic subunit of the SWItch/sucrose non-fermentable (SWI/SNF) complex. Truncating SMARCA4 germline pathogenic variants (PVs) lead to rhabdoid tumor predisposition syndrome type 2 (RTPS2), associated with small cell carcinoma of ovary hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) and pediatric rhabdoid tumors. To our knowledge, no primary bone neoplasm with SMARCA4 loss is reported in the literature. We describe a primary high-grade sarcoma in the femur of a 13-year-old patient with undocumented germline history and without other lesions. The tumor showed morphologic features reminiscent of a "teratocarcinosarcoma," including high-grade primitive spindle and round cell morphology, low-grade fibroblastic proliferation, high-grade glandular epithelium, and low-grade squamous and mucinous epithelium. The tumor showed diffuse loss of SMARCA4 immunoexpression. We subsequently identified a heterozygous nonsense SMARCA4 PV in the patient's germline, with copy-neutral loss of heterozygosity in the tumor. Our report expands the spectrum of SMARCA4-deficient tumors, with implications for germline tumor predisposition and surveillance.

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Biomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsDNA HelicasesNuclear ProteinsRhabdoid TumorSarcomaTranscription FactorsAdolescentFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGerm-Line MutationHumansBiomarkers, TumorDNA HelicasesNuclear ProteinsSMARCA4 protein, humanTranscription FactorsBone sarcomaBRG1Rhabdoid tumor predisposition syndromeSMARCA4SWI/SNF complexTeratocarcinosarcoma

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