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Sarcoma and mesenchymal tumors Flashcards

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Molecular features of sarcomas as a class

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30% translocation-associated
70% complex karyotype

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Translocations in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

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PAX3-FOXO1A - 75%
PAX7-FOXO1A - 20%
PAX3 with various partners (FOXO4, NCOA1, NCOA2, AFX) - 5%

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Translocations in alveolar soft part sarcoma

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ASPSCR1-TFE3 - >95% of cases

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Translocations in angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma

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EWSR1-CREB1 72%
EWSR1-ATF1 21%
FUS-AFT1 7%
EWSR1-CREM Rare

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Molecular features in angiosarcoma, radiation associated

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MYC amplification

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Molecular features in atypical lipomatous tumor / well differentiated liposarcoma

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HMGIC, CDK4, and MDM2 amplification

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Translocations in biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma

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PAX3-MAML3 (most common)
PAX3-FOXO1
PAX3-NCOA1
PAX3-NCOA2
PAX3-WWTR1

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Translocations in clear cell sarcoma of soft parts

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EWSR1-ATF1 - 90%
EWSR1-CREB1 - 10%
EWSR1-CREM - Rare

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Molecular features in clear cell sarcoma of the kidney

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BCOR internal tandem duplications

Some overlap with renal sarcomas harboring BCOR-CCNB3 or YWAAE-NUTM2B

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Translocations in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

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COL1A1-PDGFB - 95% of cases
Rarely other PDGFB partners

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Translocations in desmoplastic small round cell tumor

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EWSR1-WT1 - >95% of cases

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Translocations in low grade endometrial stromal sarcoma

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JAZF1-SUZ12
JAZF1-PHF1
JAZF1-BCORL1
EPC1-PHF1
MEAF6-PHF1
BRD8-PHF1
MBTD1-CXorf67

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Translocations in high grade endometrial stromal sarcoma

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KDM2B-BREBBP
YWHAE-NUTM2B
ZC3H7B-BCOR

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Translocations in epithelioid hemandioendothelioma

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WWTR1-CAMTA1 - 85% of cases
TFE3-YAP1

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Translocations in Ewing sarcoma and PNET/Ewing family of tumors

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EWSR1-FLI1 (90%)
EWSR1-ERG (5%)
other EWSR1 partners: ETV1, ETV4, FEV, PATZ1, SP3, NFATC2, SMARCA5, POU5F1
FUS-ERG
FUS-FEV

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Translocations in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma

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EWSR1-NR4A3 (75%)
TAF15-NR4A3 (15%)
TCF12-NR4A3
TFG-NR4A3
HSPA8-NR4A3
NR4A3-FUS

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Translocations in infantile fibrosarcoma

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ETV6-NTRK3 (>95%)
EML4-NTRK3
BRAF fusions

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Translocations in uterine epithelioid leioyosarcoma

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NRA4A3-PGR and other PGR rearrangements

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Translocations in uterine myxoid leiomyosarcomas

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TRPS1-PLAG1
RAD51B-PLAG1

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Translocations in low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma

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FUS-CRE3L2 (>95%)
FUS-CREB3L1 (less than 5%)
EWSR1-CREB3L1

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Translocations in malignant tenosynovial giant cell tumor

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CSF1-COL6A3

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Translocations in mesenchymal chondrosarcoma

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HEY1-NCOA2 (>90%)

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Translocations in myoepithelial tumors of soft tissue

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EWSR1-POU5F1
EWSR1-ZNF444
EWSR1-PBX1
EWSR1-PBX3
EWSR1-KLF17
EWSR1-ATF1

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Translocations in myxoid liposarcoma

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FUS-DDIT3 (90%)
EWSR1-DDIT3 (10%)

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Translocations in myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma

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TGFBR3-MGEA5

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Translocations in ossifying fibromyxoid tumor

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MEAF6-PHF1
EPC1-PHF1
EP400-PHF1
PHF1-TFE3
ZC3H7B-BCOR
CREBBP-BCORL1
KDM2A-WWTR1

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Translocations in perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa)

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TSC2 mutation (unless TFE3 rearranged)

PSF-TFE3
DVL2-TFE3
NONO-TFE3
RBMX-TFE3
RAD51B-RRAGB
HTR4-ST3GALI
RASSF1-PDZRN3
SCL4A10-ROS1
ROS1-NETO1

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Translocations in PRDM10-rearranged soft tissue tumor

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CITED2-PRDM10
MED12-PRDM10

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Translocations in pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma

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SERPINE1-FOSB (50%)
ACTB-FOSB (50%)

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Translocations in primary pulmonary myxoid sarcoma

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EWSR1-CREB1

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Translocations in sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma

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EWSR1-CREB2L2
EWSR1-CREB2L1
RESR1-CREB3L3
FUS-CREB3L2

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32
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Translocations in solitary fibrous tumor

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NAB2-STAT6 (>95%)

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Translocations in spindle cell / sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma

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VGLL2-CITED2
NCOA2 fusions

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MYOD1 L122R

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Translocations in synovial sarcoma

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SS18-SSX1 (65%)
SS18-SSX2 (35%)

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Translocations in undifferentiated small round cell sarcomas

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CIC-DUX4
CIC-DUX4L
CIC-FOXO4
CIC-NUTM1
NUTM2A-CIC
BCOR-CCNB3
BCOR-MAML3

BCOR ITDs

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Translocations in acral fibroblastic spindle cell neoplasm

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EWSR1-SMAD3

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Translocations in “aggressive” deep angiomyxoma

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HMGA2 rearrangements

38
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Translocations in angiofibroma of soft tissue

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AHRR-NCOA2
GTF21-NCOA2
GAB1-ABL1
TBCK-PH4A2
PH4A2-TBCK
NCOA2-ETV4
ETV4-AHRR

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Translocations in aneurysmal bone cyst

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USP6 translocations with multiple partners

Most common is USP6-CDH11

40
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Translocations in calcifying aponeurotic fibroma

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Molecular alterations in chondroblastoma

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H3F3B K36M

42
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Translocations in chondromyxoid fibroma

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COL12A1-GRM1
TBL1XR1-GRM1
BCLAF1-GRM1

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Translocations in cutaneous non-neuronal granular cell tumor

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SQSTM1-ALK
DCTM1-ALK

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Molecular alterations in desmoid tumors

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Sporadic: CTNNB1

Germline: APC

45
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Translocations in ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor

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RREB1-MKL2
EWSR1 rearrangements

46
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Translocations in epithelioid fibrous histiocytoma

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ALK fusions with various partners

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Translocations in fibroma of tendon sheath

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USP6 translocations

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Translocations in fibro-osseous pseudotumor of the digits

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USP6 translocations

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Molecular alterations in fibrous hamartoma of infancy

50
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Translocations in gastroblastoma

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MALAT1-GLI1

51
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Molecular alterations in giant cell tumor of bone

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H3F3A G34W or G34V
rarely G34R or G34L

52
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Translocations in lipoblastoma

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PLAG1 rearrangements

53
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Translocations in lipofibromatosis

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HBEGF-RBM27
EGR1-GRIA1
TPR-ROS
SPARC-PDGFRB
VCL-RET
EGFR-BRAF

54
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Translocations in lipofibromatosis-like neural tumor

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NTRK1-rearrangements

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Translocations in lipoma

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HMGA1 or HMGA2 rearrangements

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Translocations in chondroid lipoma

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C11orf95-MKL2

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Molecular alterations in pleomorphic/spindle cell lipoma

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Translocations in cellular myofibroma

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Molecular alterations in myopericytoma/myofibroma

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PDGFRB mutations

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Translocations in myositis ossificans

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USP6 rearrangements

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Molecular alterations in myxomas

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GNAS activating mutations

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Translocations in nodular fasciitis

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MYH9-USP6 (most common)
Other USP6 rearrangements

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Translocations in pericytoma

64
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Translocations in phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor

65
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Translocations in plexiform fibromyxoma

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MALAT1-GLI1

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Translocations in osteoblastoma / osteoid osteoma

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FOS and FOSB rearrangements

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Molecular alterations in schwannoma

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Translocations in synovial chondromatosis

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FN1-ACVR2A
or
ACVR2A-FN1

Present in both benign and malignant forms.

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Translocations in tenosynovial giant cell tumor

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CSF1-COL6A3

70
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MDM2 amplified mesenchymal tumors

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Defining molecular features of adipocytic neoplasms

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Common molecular alterations in tumors of small vessels

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Tend to have mutations in the Gaq family proteins (GNAQ, GNA11, GNA14).

Hotspot mutations in these genes disrupt GTPase activity regulating the MAPK pathway.

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Molecular alterations in vascular tumors

74
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Tumors with EWSR1 fusion to a CREB family member (CREB1, CREM, ATF1)

75
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NCOA2

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Nuclear receptor co-activator-2

Transcriptional co-activator

Interacts with ligand-bound receptors to recruit histone acetyltransferases and methyltransferases, facilitating chromatin remodeling.

Frequent 3’ fusion partner in mesenchymal neoplasms.

The C-terminal transactivation domains 1 and 2 are retained in fusion proteins.

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Tumors with NCOA2 fusions

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Tumors with GLI1 fusions

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GLI1

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GLI1 is an effector of the sonic hedgehog pathway with multiple downstream targets.

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Tumors with NTRK1/2/3 fusions

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SMARCB1-deficient mesenchymal neoplasms

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Tumors which bare the FUS-ERG translocation

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Ewing sarcoma
AML or ALL with t(16;21)

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Tumors which bare the TMP3/4-ALK translocation

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Renal cell carcinoma

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Tumors which bare the CLTC-ALK rearrangement

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
ALK positive large B cell lymphoma
Extramedullary plasmacytoma

84
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Tumors which bare the RANBP2-ALK translocation

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
ALK positive large B cell lymphoma
Myeloid leukemia

85
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Tumors which bare the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion

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Infantile fibrosarcoma
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
Congenital mesoblastic nephroma, cellular type
AML/ALL
Secretory carcinoma (breast)
Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (salivary)
Pigmented spindle cell nevus of Reed / Spitz nevus
Rare papillary thyroid carcinomas
Rare GISTs

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Tumors which can bare the following translocations:
MEAF6-PHF1
EPC1-PHF1
EP400-PHF1
PHF1-TFE3
ZC3H7B-BCOR

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Endometrial stromal sarcoma
Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor

87
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Tumors which bare the ASPACR1-TFE3 translocation

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Alveolar soft part sarcoma
Renal cell carcinoma

88
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Tumors which bare the MALAT1-GLI1 translocation

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Gastroblastoma
Plexiform fibromyxoma
GLI1-altered epithelioid soft tissue tumor (malignant)

89
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Tumors which bare the TGFBR3-MGEA5

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Myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma
Hemosiderotic lipomatous tumor
Pleomorphic hyalinizing angiectatic tumor

90
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How to remember the synovial sarcoma translocation

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Synovial Sarcoma on chr18 :: Synovial Sarcoma on chrX

SS18::SSX

91
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Recurrent translocation in embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma

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Just kidding! We still have no idea.

The most common mulecular feature is polysomy 8, but we still don’t really know what causes this sarcoma.

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