Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dongan Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China; Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, 270 Dongan Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dongan Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China; Institute of Pathology, Fudan University, 270 Dongan Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Hum Pathol. 2022 Aug;126:136-145. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.05.016. Epub 2022 May 31.
The fumarate hydratase (FH) gene germline mutations cause hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma syndrome (HLRCC), predisposing carriers to uterine and cutaneous leiomyomas and renal cell carcinoma. In this study, we aim to investigate morphology and the correlation between FH mutation in FH-deficient (FH-d) uterine smooth muscle tumors (uSMTs). We conducted immunohistochemical staining in 161 cases of uSMTs to detect FH deficiency. We identified 52 cases (52/161, 32%) of FH-d, including 34 leiomyomas with bizarre nuclei, 10 uSMTs of uncertain malignant potential (STUMPs), 4 cellular leiomyomas, 3 usual type leiomyomas, and 1 leiomyosarcoma. Patients with FH-d were aged 24-67 years (median, 40 years). The most common FH-d morphological features included staghorn-shaped blood vessels (87%), bizarre nuclei (81%), alveolar pattern edema (65%), macronucleoli surrounded by a halo (65%), cytoplasmic eosinophilic globules (56%), and chain-like distribution of smooth muscle cells (52%). A targeted next-generation sequence was performed in 11 of 52 FH-d tumors. Five cases (5/11, 45%) were found with FH germline mutations, including 4 leiomyomas with bizarre nuclei and 1 STUMP. The median age of patients with germline FH mutation was 30 years. The germline mutations included 3 pathogenic, 1 likely pathogenic, and 1 rare uncertain clinical significance variants. Our results revealed that FH-d uSMTs usually exhibit the distinct morphology features and high frequency of FH germline mutations. The combination of predictive morphology evaluation, FH immunotype, and molecular testing is helpful for the screening of HLRCC in uSMTs.
琥珀酸脱氢酶(FH)基因突变导致遗传性平滑肌瘤病和肾细胞癌综合征(HLRCC),使携带者易患子宫和皮肤平滑肌瘤和肾细胞癌。本研究旨在探讨 FH 缺陷(FH-d)子宫平滑肌肿瘤(uSMT)的形态学特征及其与 FH 基因突变的相关性。我们对 161 例 uSMT 进行了 FH 免疫组织化学染色,以检测 FH 缺失。我们共鉴定出 52 例 FH-d(52/161,32%),包括 34 例奇异核平滑肌瘤、10 例不确定恶性潜能的 uSMT(STUMP)、4 例细胞性平滑肌瘤、3 例普通型平滑肌瘤和 1 例平滑肌肉瘤。FH-d 患者年龄为 24-67 岁(中位数 40 岁)。最常见的 FH-d 形态学特征包括鹿角状血管(87%)、奇异核(81%)、肺泡样水肿(65%)、核仁周围有晕环(65%)、胞质嗜酸性小球(56%)和平滑肌细胞链状分布(52%)。对 52 例 FH-d 肿瘤中的 11 例进行了靶向二代测序。5 例(5/11,45%)发现 FH 种系突变,包括 4 例奇异核平滑肌瘤和 1 例 STUMP。种系突变患者的中位年龄为 30 岁。种系突变包括 3 个致病性、1 个可能致病性和 1 个罕见不确定临床意义的变异。我们的研究结果表明,FH-d uSMT 通常具有独特的形态学特征和 FH 种系突变的高发生率。预测形态评估、FH 免疫表型和分子检测的联合应用有助于筛选 uSMT 中的 HLRCC。