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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug;42(4):315-322.
doi: 10.1111/neup.12837. Epub 2022 Jun 20.

Pediatric fibromyxoid tumor with PLAG1 fusion: An emerging entity with a novel intracranial location

Sakun Santisukwongchote  1 , Paul Scott Thorner  1   2 , Tayard Desudchit  3 , Piti Techavichit  3 , Nutchawan Jittapiromsak  4 , Jiraporn Amornfa  5 , Somruetai Shuangshoti  6 , Shanop Shuangshoti  1   7 , Chinachote Teerapakpinyo  7
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Case Reports

Pediatric fibromyxoid tumor with PLAG1 fusion: An emerging entity with a novel intracranial location

Sakun Santisukwongchote et al. Neuropathology. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Translocations involving PLAG1 occur in several tumors, most commonly pleomorphic adenoma and lipoblastoma. Recently, a distinctive soft tissue tumor with a PLAG1 fusion has been reported in the pediatric age group. These are low grade tumors with a fibroblastic or mixed fibroblastic and myxoid morphology but no other lines of differentiation. They are typically immunopositive for desmin and CD34. The partner genes for these tumors have included YWHAZ, EEF1A1, ZFHX4l, CHCHD7, and PCMTD1. We report another case of this fibromyxoid tumor with a PLAG1 fusion, this time with COL3A1 as the partner gene. The fusion placed expression of a full-length PLAG1 protein under the control of the constitutively active COL3A1 promoter. Overexpression of PLAG1 was confirmed by diffusely positive immunostaining for PLAG1. The most novel aspect of this tumor is the intracranial location. Opinion has been divided over whether these tumors are a specific entity, or related to lipoblastoma, since that tumor also typically occurs in soft tissue in the pediatric age group and shows many of the same gene fusions. However, lipoblastoma has never been reported in an intracranial location and, thus, our case provides compelling evidence that this fibromyxoid tumor is indeed a distinct entity.

Keywords: COL3A1; PLAG1; brain; lipoblastoma; soft tissue tumor.

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