TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary mediastinal germ cell tumor and clonally related and unique hematologic neoplasms with i(12p) and TP53 mutation
T2 - A report of two cases
AU - Fang, Hong
AU - Toruner, Gokce A.
AU - Tang, Zhenya
AU - Tang, Guilin
AU - Weissferdt, Annikka
AU - Tashakori, Mehrnoosh
AU - El Hussein, Siba
AU - Thakral, Beenu
AU - Quesada, Andres E.
AU - Wang, Wei
AU - Patel, Keyur P.
AU - Garcia-Manero, Guillermo
AU - Medeiros, L. Jeffrey
AU - Bueso-Ramos, Carlos E.
AU - Jelloul, Fatima Zahra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - The development of clonally related hematologic neoplasms in the setting of primary mediastinal germ cell tumors (PMGCTs) has been recognized previously and is associated with a dismal prognosis. However, the presentation of hematologic neoplasms as chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) has been rarely reported. Here we report two patients with PMGCTs and hematologic neoplasms. The PMGCT was composed mostly of yolk sac tumor whereas the hematologic neoplasms had morphologic features that resembled CMML and HLH. The hematologic neoplasms from both patients harbored isochromosome 12p [i(12p)] and TP53 mutations, supporting a clonal relationship between these tumors. This association represents a unique clinical syndrome that likely contributes to the poor clinical outcome of these patients.
AB - The development of clonally related hematologic neoplasms in the setting of primary mediastinal germ cell tumors (PMGCTs) has been recognized previously and is associated with a dismal prognosis. However, the presentation of hematologic neoplasms as chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) has been rarely reported. Here we report two patients with PMGCTs and hematologic neoplasms. The PMGCT was composed mostly of yolk sac tumor whereas the hematologic neoplasms had morphologic features that resembled CMML and HLH. The hematologic neoplasms from both patients harbored isochromosome 12p [i(12p)] and TP53 mutations, supporting a clonal relationship between these tumors. This association represents a unique clinical syndrome that likely contributes to the poor clinical outcome of these patients.
KW - Hematologic neoplasm
KW - Isochromosome 12p
KW - Primary mediastinal germ cell tumor
KW - TP53 mutation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2022.151951
DO - 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2022.151951
M3 - Article
C2 - 35489185
AN - SCOPUS:85129017779
SN - 1092-9134
VL - 59
JO - Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
JF - Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
M1 - 151951
ER -