Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Myxofibrosarcoma with epithelioid morphology: A clinicopathological study of 44 cases with emphasis on differential diagnosis. |
| Authors: |
Isaacson, Alexandra L, Berry, Ryan S, Ulici, Veronica, Armstrong, Susan M, Bena, James, John, Ivy, Karunamurthy, Arivarasan, Billings, Steven D, Dermawan, Josephine K, Goldblum, John, Kilpatrick, Scott E, Rubin, Brian P, Fritchie, Karen J |
| Source: |
Histopathology; Mar2025, Vol. 86 Issue 5, p694-703, 10p |
| Subject Terms: |
SARCOMA, DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis, CLINICAL pathology, METASTASIS, DISEASE relapse, SOMATIC mutation |
| Abstract: |
Aims: Epithelioid myxofibrosarcoma (eMFS) is an aggressive morphological variant associated with high rates of local recurrence and metastatic disease. The clinicopathological understanding of this disease is currently limited to a few small case‐series. Methods and results: We reviewed 44 cases of eMFS and classified them based on the presence of focal (< 50%) or diffuse (> 50%) epithelioid morphology and Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer (FNCLCC) grade. The patients (28 males; 16 females) had a median age of 71 years (range = 14–90 years). The proximal extremity was the most common site (n = 21), followed by the trunk (n = 11), distal extremity (n = nine) and head/neck (n = two). Of cases with known depth of involvement (n = 41), 39 involved the subcutis, one was limited to the dermis and one limited to the skeletal muscle. Most cases (n = 34, 77%) demonstrated diffuse (> 50%) epithelioid morphology and were FNCLCC grade 3 (n = 29, 66%). Follow‐up data were available for 22 patients. Two developed local recurrence and 10 developed metastases, frequently to regional lymph nodes. All metastatic tumours had a primary lesion with diffuse epithelioid morphology (P = 0.09). There was no association between grade and recurrent or metastatic disease (P = 0.67 and 0.90, respectively). Three cases initially diagnosed as eMFS, one in the neck and two in the axilla, were found to have NRAS Q61R mutations and a high tumour mutation burden and/or ultraviolet (UV)‐light DNA mutational signature. Conclusions: These findings suggest that UV‐driven malignancies (including melanoma or sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma) may histologically mimic eMFS and should be considered in cases of eMFS presenting at atypical anatomical sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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