Chen Xianghan, Yang Li, Hou Weihuan, Zhang Hongjuan, Wang Yingmei, Hu Peizhen, Yu Lu
State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Xijing Hospitaland, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xincheng District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710032, China.
Department of Radiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Virchows Arch. 2025 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s00428-025-04228-w.
Recently, Papke et al. reported two cases of myxoid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma with PML::JAK1 fusion. Smith et al. identified a high-grade PML::JAK1 fusion sarcoma. Here, we present the fourth case of a PML::JAK1 fusion sarcoma, the first to harbor a concomitant KRAS hotspot mutation (KRAS Q61H). Morphological manifestations include prominent myxoid stroma, lobulated but infiltrative growth patterns, and branching blood vessels. In contrast to Papke et al., we observed distinct non-myxoid stromal fascicular herringbone solid architecture and perivascular spaces, thereby expanding the morphological spectrum of PML::JAK1 fusion. The tumor was approximately 80% myxoid and 20% solid in composition. Importantly, a needle biopsy confirmed liver metastases of myxoid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma in this case, suggesting its bland morphology but aggressive clinical behavior, which is a major potential diagnostic pitfall for this tumor. In addition, the presence of both myxoid lobular and herringbone regions in the present case suggests that the PML::JAK1 fusion sarcomas reported by Papke et al. and Smith et al. might be on a biological spectrum.
最近,帕普克等人报告了两例伴有PML::JAK1融合的黏液样炎性肌成纤维细胞肉瘤病例。史密斯等人鉴定出一种高级别PML::JAK1融合肉瘤。在此,我们报告第四例PML::JAK1融合肉瘤病例,这是首例伴有KRAS热点突变(KRAS Q61H)的病例。形态学表现包括显著的黏液样间质、分叶状但浸润性的生长模式以及分支状血管。与帕普克等人的病例不同,我们观察到明显的非黏液样间质束状人字形实性结构和血管周围间隙,从而扩展了PML::JAK1融合肉瘤的形态学谱。肿瘤成分约80%为黏液样,20%为实性。重要的是,本例经针吸活检证实黏液样炎性肌成纤维细胞肉瘤发生肝转移,提示其形态温和但临床行为侵袭性强,这是该肿瘤主要的潜在诊断陷阱。此外,本例中同时存在黏液样小叶和人字形区域,提示帕普克等人和史密斯等人报告的PML::JAK1融合肉瘤可能处于生物学谱上。