Melanotic xp11.2 neoplasm of the ovary: report of a unique case

Am J Surg Pathol. 2012 Sep;36(9):1410-4. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31826277a9.

Abstract

We describe a primary ovarian neoplasm, occurring in a 15-year-old female patient, with morphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic features identical to those of the very rare tumors of the kidney previously described as "melanotic Xp11 translocation renal cancer." This represents, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of a melanotic Xp11 translocation-associated neoplasm arising outside of the kidney. We discuss the relationship of these rare tumors to neoplasms showing perivascular epithelioid cell differentiation, in particular those showing TFE3 rearrangements.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Chromosomes, Human, X / genetics*
  • DNA, Neoplasm / analysis
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Melanoma / genetics*
  • Melanoma / metabolism
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ovariectomy
  • Translocation, Genetic*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • DNA, Neoplasm