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Intestinal LMNA::NTRK1 -fused spindle cell neoplasm with S100 and CD34 coexpression: a new case.

Shabina RahimSaif Sabah AlkhaldiKhaledah AlasousiRola H Ali
Published in: BMJ case reports (2022)
Recurrent fusions involving neurotrophin tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) genes have been increasingly recognised in spindle cell tumours of somatic soft tissues due to the widespread use of RNA-based sequencing techniques. This heterogeneous group of neoplasms is included as an emerging entity in the current WHO Classification of Soft Tissue and Bone Tumors A subset of these tumours, associated with NTRK1 fusions, displays a distinctive phenotype in the form of monomorphic cytomorphology, patternless arrangement, perivascular and stromal hyalinisation, and CD34+/S100+/SOX10- immunoprofile. Gastrointestinal tract counterparts have been recently described with emphasis on distinction from KIT/PDGFRA/BRAF/RAS wild-type gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). Here, we present a recently encountered intestinal spindle cell neoplasm harbouring an LMNA::NTRK1 gene fusion in a woman in her early 20s, which was initially thought to represent a GIST or a solitary fibrous tumour. Awareness of this emerging tumour type in the gastrointestinal tract is important due to treatment implications.
Keyphrases
  • single cell
  • wild type
  • cell therapy
  • soft tissue
  • genome wide
  • machine learning
  • copy number
  • low grade
  • gene expression
  • bone marrow
  • dna methylation
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • binding protein