A Case of COL1A1-PDGFB Fusion Uterine Sarcoma

Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2023 Mar 1;42(2):147-150. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000875. Epub 2022 Apr 12.

Abstract

COL1A1-PDGFB gene fusion uterine sarcoma is a recently described entity which shows some overlapping features with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. To date, only 4 cases have been reported in the literature. Due to its rarity, succinct clinicopathologic characteristics are yet to be established. We report a fifth case initially mistaken as a uterine fibroid which histologically proved to be a CD34 + high-grade spindle cell proliferation which on fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis displayed COL1A1-PDGFB gene rearrangement. With this case description we hope to raise awareness and aid in the characterization of this emerging entity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dermatofibrosarcoma* / genetics
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis / genetics
  • Skin Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms*

Substances

  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis
  • COL1A1 protein, human