Pedram Argani, Sebastian Aulmann, Peter B Illei, George J Netto, Jae Ro, Hyun-yee Cho, Snjezana Dogan, Marc Ladanyi, Guido Martignoni, John R Goldblum, Sharon W Weiss
Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms (PEComas) include the common renal angiomyolipoma, pulmonary clear cell sugar tumor, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and less common neoplasms of soft tissue, gynecologic, and gastrointestinal tracts. Recently, aberrant immunoreactivity for TFE3 protein (a sensitive and specific marker of neoplasms harboring TFE3 gene fusions) has been reported in as many as 100% of PEComas; however, TFE3 gene status in these neoplasms has not been systematically investigated. We used a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) break-apart assay to evaluate for evidence of TFE3 gene fusions in archival material from 29 PEComas...
October 2010: American Journal of Surgical Pathology