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ArticleVirchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology2026

Desmoid fibromatosis in a child with DICER1-related tumor predisposition.

Paul Scott Thorner, Anne-Laure Chong, Sung Mi Jung, Gabriel P P Fox, Martin Corbally, William D Foulkes

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Article in Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Paul Scott ThornerDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Anne-Laure ChongCancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Sung Mi JungDepartment of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Gabriel P P FoxDepartment of Pediatrics, King Hamad University Hospital, Muharraq, Bahrain.
Martin CorballyDepartment of General Surgery, King Hamad University Hospital, Muharraq, Bahrain.
William D FoulkesCancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada. william.foulkes@mcgill.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7427-4651

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Abstract

DICER1-related tumor predisposition is an inherited disorder, generally pediatric in onset, featuring a characteristic array of mainly mesenchymal tumors. We report a chest wall desmoid fibromatosis, occurring in a child who uniquely carries a germline "hotspot" DICER1 variant that likely leads to impaired miRNA biogenesis in all cells. This lesion contained a hotspot CTNNB1 c.134C > T, (p.S45F) exon 3 somatic mutation and immunohistochemistry showed nuclear accumulation of β-catenin. Desmoid fibromatosis is known to be associated with dysregulation of β-catenin, resulting from altered APC or CTNNB1, leading to increased WNT pathway signaling. In fetal lung tumors linked to DICER1 hotspot variants, APC and/or CTNNB1 somatic mutations are found in most cases, suggesting a synergistic effect with DICER1 hotspot mutation to increase WNT pathway signaling. We postulate a similar mechanism is involved in this case and that desmoid fibromatosis is a rare mesenchymal lesion that could be part of DICER1-related tumor predisposition.

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Biomarkers, TumorDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDesmoid TumorsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseRibonuclease IIIbeta CateninChildFemaleGerm-Line MutationHumansMaleMutationWnt Signaling Pathwaybeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCTNNB1 protein, humanDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDICER1 protein, humanRibonuclease IIIBeta-cateninCTNNB1Desmoid fibromatosisDICER1

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