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Tumor progression in DICER1-mutated cystic nephroma-witnessing the genesis of anaplastic sarcoma of the kidney.
Human pathology - 1 Jul 2016
Wu Mona K, Cotter Maura B, Pears Jane, McDermott Michael B, Fabian Marc R, Foulkes William D, O'Sullivan Maureen J
Abstract excerpt
We report a 7-month-old female infant with a multicystic left renal tumor having histologic features predominantly of a cystic nephroma, but with microscopic cellular foci which contained atypical mitotic figures and anaplastic nuclei. Immunohistochemistry showed strong p53 reactivity in the anaplastic region. DICER1 sequencing confirmed 2 mutations: germ line mutation c.2450delC and c.5438A>G somatic within the...
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