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ArticleVirchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology2024

A clinicopathological and molecular series of five TFEB-altered renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cases: highlighting an aggressive subset of TFEB-rearranged RCC concomitant with TFEB amplification/gene copy number gains.

Minhua Yan, Ruifen Wang, Wenbin Guan, Ruiqi Jiang, Kezhou Wang, Yi Liu, Lifeng Wang

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Minhua YanDepartment of Pathology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Ruifen WangDepartment of Pathology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Wenbin GuanDepartment of Pathology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Ruiqi JiangDepartment of Pathology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Kezhou WangDepartment of Pathology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Yi LiuDepartment of Pathology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Lifeng WangDepartment of Pathology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China. wanglifeng@xinhuamed.com.cn.

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The classification of TFEB-altered renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been revised to include TFEB-rearranged RCC and TFEB-amplified RCC in the 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumors of the Urinary System. Given the wide spectrum of TFEB-altered RCC in terms of morphology and clinical behavior, an accurate diagnosis is challenging yet crucial, particularly in aggressive cases. Moreover, the concurrence of TFEB gene rearrangement and amplification/gene copy number (GCN) gains was also observed, but there was limited knowledge of these cases. We presented three TFEB-rearranged RCC cases, one TFEB-amplified RCC case, and one case of concomitant TFEB-rearranged and -amplified RCC, comparing the similarities and differences among these three subgroups. Furthermore, we summarized the clinicopathological and molecular features of TFEB-rearranged RCC concomitant with TFEB amplification/GCN gains from the literature and the present study. TFEB-altered RCCs exhibit significant heterogeneity in morphology and clinical behavior while displaying similar immunohistochemical profiles, including positive staining for Melan-A, PAX8, and CD117, and negative staining for CK7. A typical biphasic "rosette-like" morphology has been observed in a proportion of TFEB-rearranged RCC concomitant with TFEB amplification/GCN gains, which has been noted in TFEB-rearranged RCC, but not in cases with only TFEB amplification. Notably, TFEB-rearranged RCCs concomitant with TFEB amplification/GCN gains tend to be aggressive, in contrast to the often indolent nature of TFEB-rearranged cases, irrespective of the extent of TFEB gene copy increase. Therefore, a TFEB FISH assay is essential for unclassified RCC cases that exhibit melanocytic marker expression, and fluorescent signals should be counted and interpreted acurrately.

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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCarcinoma, Renal CellGene AmplificationGene RearrangementKidney NeoplasmsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorFemaleGene DosageHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBiomarkers, TumorTFEB protein, humanBiphasic morphologyConcomitant TFEB-rearranged and -amplified RCCTFEBTFEB-altered RCC

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