Concurrent Identification of Novel EGFR-SEPT14 Fusion and ETV6-RET Fusion in Secretory Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland

Head Neck Pathol. 2020 Sep;14(3):817-821. doi: 10.1007/s12105-019-01074-6. Epub 2019 Sep 9.

Abstract

Salivary gland secretory carcinoma, also termed mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC), is a recently described salivary gland neoplasm with characteristic histomorphologic findings similar to those of secretory carcinoma of the breast and harboring recurrent ETV6-NTRK3 fusions. Recent findings have expanded the molecular profile of salivary gland secretory carcinoma to include multiple novel ETV6 fusion partners, including RET, MET, and MAML3. Here, we report a case of cystic MASC with cribriform and papillary histology harboring two gene fusions, ETV6-RET and EGFR-SEPT14, identified by targeted RNA sequencing. The presence of the rearrangements was confirmed by FISH, RT-PCR, and Sanger sequencing. This is the first EGFR-SEPT14 fusion reported in secretory carcinoma as a single event or in association with an ETV6 rearrangement. This finding adds to the expanding molecular profile of this tumor entity, and may translate into novel treatment strategies.

Keywords: EGFR–SEPT14; ETV6 fusion; Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma; Salivary gland carcinoma; Secretory carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • ETS Translocation Variant 6 Protein
  • ErbB Receptors / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma / genetics*
  • Oncogene Fusion / genetics
  • Parotid Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets / genetics*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret / genetics*
  • Repressor Proteins / genetics*
  • Septins / genetics*

Substances

  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets
  • Repressor Proteins
  • EGFR protein, human
  • ErbB Receptors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret
  • RET protein, human
  • SEPTIN14 protein, human
  • Septins