Undifferentiated small cell hepatoblastoma with a unique chromosomal translocation: a case report.
Cytogenetic studies of pediatric tumors have revealed a number of reproducible karyotypic abnormalities, including del(p13) found in aniridia-Wilms' tumor association, t(8;14) in Burkitt's lymphoma, and t(11;22) in Ewing's sarcoma. To date, no consistent cytogenetic abnormality has been reported in association with hepatoblastoma. We report the case of a 7-month-old male infant with the undifferentiated small cell variant of hepatoblastoma. Immunohistochemistry revealed reactivity with antibodies to cytokeratin and vimentin throughout the tumor. Alpha-fetoprotein, neuron-specific enolase, and S100 stains were negative. Chromosomal analysis of metaphase cells from a culture of tumor tissue revealed a translocation of most of the long arm of chromosome 22 to the distal long arm of chromosome 10.
Hansen
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Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence 02903.
Bagtas
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Mark
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Homans
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Singer
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D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002879:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins