title: Clonal chromosomal aberrations in a leiomyosarcoma of the sinonasal tract.
abstract: We report the first cytogenetic analysis of a leiomyosarcoma of the sinonasal tract, a rare neoplasm. Karyotypic analysis showed near-triploid and near-tetraploid modal chromosome numbers with extensive structural and numerical aberrations. Three consistent structural changes, including i(6p), der(10)ins(10;1)(q26;q23q44), and der(12)t(1;12)(q11;q24) were observed in most cells. A der(11)t(11;?)(p15;?) was observed in 14 of 20 cells. Clonal structural rearrangements, including i(1q), del(2)(q37), der(3)t(3;?)(p25;?), del(4)(q31), del(7)(q32), der(12)t(12;?)(p12;?), der(15), del(21)(q22), and der(X) were each observed in a few cells. Numerical changes, including trisomies for chromosomes 2-5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 18, and 20 and monosomies 10 and 12 were observed. Comparison of our findings to those of leiomyosarcomas at different sites showed trisomies 7 and 20 and rearrangements of 11p12-p15 and 21q22.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sankary
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sherwin
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Janecka
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Storto
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gollin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000782:Aneuploidy; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus