Primary Renal BCOR-CCNB3 Fusion Sarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Urol Int. 2022;106(6):644-648. doi: 10.1159/000518563. Epub 2021 Sep 8.

Abstract

BCOR-CCNB3 fusion sarcoma is a recently described undifferentiated sarcoma with a novel recurrent inversion of 2 nearby genes BCOR and CCNB3. It typically affects bone and soft tissues of the pelvis, extremity, and paraspinal region and pursues variable clinical course. Primary renal BCOR-CCNB3 fusion sarcoma is very rare, and only a small number of cases have been documented. Accurate diagnosis is often challenging, and there is not any agreement for the treatment of this entity due to its rarity. We report findings of primary renal BCOR-CCNB3 fusion sarcoma in a 16-year-old boy with a brief review of the literature.

Keywords: BCOR-CCNB3; Kidney; Undifferentiated round cell sarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Cyclin B
  • Fused Kidney*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics
  • Repressor Proteins / genetics
  • Sarcoma* / genetics
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms* / genetics

Substances

  • BCOR protein, human
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • CCNB3 protein, human
  • Cyclin B
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Repressor Proteins