Desmoplastic small round cell tumor of the kidney

Am J Surg Pathol. 2004 Oct;28(10):1379-83. doi: 10.1097/01.pas.0000128676.64288.0f.

Abstract

Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare, aggressive, malignant tumor usually present with widespread abdominal serosal involvement. Isolated cases occur in limbs, head and neck, and brain. We present a case of primary DSRCT of the kidney in a 41-year-old man. The tumor showed morphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular characteristics similar to DSRCTs arising in other sites. Epithelial and mesenchymal markers were coexpressed in the tumor cells. RT-PCR analysis showed EWS-WT1 fusion transcripts resulting from the t(11;22)(p13;q12) reciprocal translocation. DSRCT should be considered in the differential diagnosis of small blue round cell tumors of the kidney.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Base Sequence
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / genetics
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • EWS1-WT1 fusion protein, human
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion