Teratocarcinosarcoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: report of 3 cases with assessment for chromosome 12p status Journal Article
| Authors: | Salem, F.; Rosenblum, M. K.; Jhanwar, S. C.; Kancherla, P.; Ghossein, R. A.; Carlson, D. L. |
| Article Title: | Teratocarcinosarcoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: report of 3 cases with assessment for chromosome 12p status |
| Abstract: | Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma (SNTCS) is a rare malignant neoplasm with 63 reported cases to date. Patients are exclusively adults, with a mean age of 60 years and marked male predominance. Histologically, these tumors are characterized by the presence of admixed epithelial and mesenchymal components. The histogenesis of SNTCS remains uncertain and genetic studies have not been reported to date. Two SNTCSs from the archives of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and one submitted from St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center were evaluated by fluorescent in situ hybridization for amplification of chromosome12p, an event usually associated with the genesis of bona fide germ cell neoplasms (including mediastinal and testicular teratomas). Microscopic examination revealed admixed epithelial and mesenchymal elements in all 3 cases; benign squamous and glandular epithelium and neuroepithelial tissue were identified, the squamous epithelium demonstrating "fetal-like" cytoplasmic clearing. Mesenchymal proliferations were recognized ranging from well-differentiated smooth muscle to high-grade sarcoma. A malignant germ cell component was not identified in any of the cases. Fluorescent in situ hybridization evaluation demonstrated only 2 copies of chromosome 12 per case. Although the histogenesis of SNTCS remains uncertain, we have found an absence of 12p amplification in 3 cases. Our findings suggest that 12p amplification, if it occurs at all in this setting, is exceptional and that SNTCS is a somatic-type neoplasm exhibiting divergent differentiation rather than a germ cell tumor. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | human tissue; case report; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; cell proliferation; in situ hybridization, fluorescence; mesenchyme cell; gene amplification; cell differentiation; sarcoma; fluorescence in situ hybridization; epithelium cell; chromosome aberrations; germ cell tumor; paranasal sinus neoplasms; nose carcinoma; nose neoplasms; chromosome 12p; carcinosarcoma; histogenesis; nasal cavity; paranasal sinus carcinoma; teratocarcinoma; chromosomes, human, pair 12; malignant teratoma; sinonasal neoplasms; teratocarcinosarcoma; neuroepithelium; sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma |
| Journal Title: | Human Pathology |
| Volume: | 39 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0046-8177 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2008-04-01 |
| Start Page: | 605 |
| End Page: | 609 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.humpath.2007.09.002 |
| PUBMED: | 18284932 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 4" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: HPCQA" - "Source: Scopus" |
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