A Novel Tongue-Based Tumor With an RREB1-MRTFB Fusion: Variant Rhabdomyosarcoma or Aggressive Variant of Ectomesenchymal Chondromyxoid Tumor.

The presence of a fusion in a tumor is one of the most important prognostic factors in rhabdomyosarcoma. Most histologically defined alveolar rhabdomyosarcomas bear a fusion. We discuss a case that was initially thought to be a rhabdomyosarcoma but was later discovered to have an fusion. This fusion has never been reported in rhabdomyosarcoma but typically characterizes ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor (ECT), a neoplasm with typically rather benign behavior. In this article, the authors discussed whether this patient's aggressive presentation represents a variation of ECT or an unusual case of rhabdomyosarcoma.