Pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic proliferations of the genitourinary tract are genetically different from nodular fasciitis and lack USP6, ROS1 and ETV6 gene rearrangements.
Judith A S JebastinSteven C SmithKyle D PerryNilesh S GuptaShaheen AlaneeShannon CarskadonDhananjay A ChitaleNallasivam PalanisamySean R WilliamsonPublished in: Histopathology (2018)
Despite overlap in histological and immunohistochemical features between pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic proliferation and nodular fasciitis, these tumours lack the recently recognised USP6 rearrangements that occur in nodular fasciitis, as well as alternative fusions found in ALK-negative inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours. At present, this diagnosis remains based primarily on clinical, histological and immunohistochemical features.