Marletta Stefano, Caliò Anna, Pierconti Francesco, Harada Shuko, Netto George J, Antonini Pietro, Segala Diego, Pedron Serena, Marcolini Lisa, Stefanizzi Lavinia, Martignoni Guido
Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Pathology, University of Verona, Italy; Division of Pathology, Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese, Catania, Italy.
Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Pathology, University of Verona, Italy.
Pathol Res Pract. 2025 Jun;270:155963. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2025.155963. Epub 2025 Apr 10.
Among perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms (PEComas), some tumors have been found to carry rearrangements of the TFE3 gene. Such tumors can rarely occur in the kidney, closely resembling TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma. This study describes one additional case of TFE3-rearranged PEComa, two TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinomas, and a detailed literature review. All three tumors were composed of nested clear to eosinophilic cells with peculiar morphological findings in each case. By immunohistochemistry, PEComa expressed cathepsin K, HMB45, and CD68 (PG-M1), while labeling negative for PAX8, Melan-A, S100, smooth muscle actin, desmin, CD10, CD13, and keratins 7 and AE1/AE3. Conversely, both TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinomas were positive for PAX8, HMB45, and CD10, alongside staining negative for CD68 (PG-M1), Melan-A, CD13, and keratins. One of them expressed cathepsin K. TFE3 gene rearrangement was identified in all three cases by FISH, along with SFPQ::TFE3 fusion by molecular analysis. Our cases, combined with a comprehensive literature review, highlight several key differences and similarities: SFPQ::TFE3-rearranged PEComas lack the pseudorosettes frequently observed in SFPQ::TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma, although both may exhibit nested epithelioid morphology. Both tumor types can be positive for cathepsin K and melanogenesis markers and negative for smooth muscle markers. However, PAX8, keratins, and CD10 were expressed in TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma while CD68(PG-M1) was positive in PEComa. Notably, the SFPQ gene is the most common fusion partner in TFE3-rearranged PEComas, while it is the third most frequent one in TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma. Nevertheless, the exon breakpoints are analogous in both tumor types.
在血管周上皮样细胞肿瘤(PEComas)中,已发现一些肿瘤存在TFE3基因重排。此类肿瘤很少发生于肾脏,与TFE3重排的肾细胞癌极为相似。本研究描述了1例TFE3重排的PEComa、2例TFE3重排的肾细胞癌,并进行了详细的文献综述。所有这三种肿瘤均由巢状透明至嗜酸性细胞组成,每种情况均有独特的形态学表现。免疫组化显示,PEComa表达组织蛋白酶K、HMB45和CD68(PG-M1),而PAX8、Melan-A、S100、平滑肌肌动蛋白、结蛋白、CD10、CD13以及细胞角蛋白7和AE1/AE3染色均为阴性。相反,2例TFE3重排的肾细胞癌PAX8、HMB45和CD10均呈阳性,而CD68(PG-M1)、Melan-A CD13和细胞角蛋白染色均为阴性。其中1例表达组织蛋白酶K。通过荧光原位杂交(FISH)在所有3例中均鉴定出TFE3基因重排,并通过分子分析发现SFPQ::TFE3融合。我们的病例结合全面的文献综述,突出了几个关键的差异和相似之处:SFPQ::TFE3重排的PEComas缺乏在SFPQ::TFE3重排的肾细胞癌中常见的假菊形团,尽管两者都可能表现出巢状上皮样形态。两种肿瘤类型组织蛋白酶K和黑色素生成标志物均可呈阳性,平滑肌标志物均为阴性。然而,PAX8、细胞角蛋白和CD10在TFE3重排的肾细胞癌中表达,而CD68(PG-M1)在PEComa中呈阳性。值得注意的是,SFPQ基因是TFE3重排的PEComas中最常见的融合伴侣,而在TFE3重排的肾细胞癌中是第三常见的融合伴侣。尽管如此,两种肿瘤类型的外显子断点是相似的。