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01.02.2023 | Case Reports
Identification of an Activating PDGFRA Deletion in a Novel Sinonasal Soft Tissue Neoplasm
Erschienen in: Head and Neck Pathology | Ausgabe 2/2023
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Background
Spindle cell tumours in the sinonasal area are diagnostically challenging. We identified a neoplasm that defied histopathological classification using current criteria.
Methods
The case was subjected to histopathological, immunohistochemical and molecular analysis using a large small variant DNA panel.
Results
The tumour comprised cytologically bland epithelioid spindle cells with a rich vasculature, which lack expression of actin and other smooth muscle markers, CD34 and beta-catenin. An activating insertion/deletion in exon 12 of the PDGFRA gene was detected. This alteration has previously been described in gastrointestinal stromal tumours and inflammatory fibroid polyps of the GI tract, but the site, histological, and immunophenotypic features in this tumour are distinct.
Conclusion
We describe a novel sinonasal spindle cell tumour characterised by an activating insertion/deletion in exon 12 of PDGFRA. The diagnosis of PDGFRA-activated sinonasal spindle cell tumour should be considered in difficult to classify mesenchymal lesions at this site.