[Cystic tubulopapillary adenoma with apocrine differentiation and BRAF V600E mutation. A case report and review of the literature]

Abstract

Syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP), tubular adenoma (TA) and hydrocystoma (HC) are benign adnexal tumors. Recently it has been suggested that these lesions belong to the same morphological spectrum: Tubulopapillary cystic adenoma with apocrine differentiation (TPCAa). BRAF and K-Ras (KRAS) mutations have been described in SCAP and TA, but not in HC. Moreover, verrucous epithelial proliferations have been observed in TPCAa. We present a case of TPCAa with BRAF V600E mutation and BRAF VE1 immunohistochemical expression in the SCAP, AT, HC and verrucous hyperplasia components.

Keywords: Adenoma tubular; Hidrocistoma y BRAF; Hidrocystoma and BRAF; Siringocistadenoma papilífero; Syringocystadenoma papilliferum; Tubular adenoma.