title: Synovial sarcoma of the prostate with t(X;18)(p11.2;q11.2).
abstract: A case of monophasic synovial sarcoma of the prostate in a 37-year-old man is reported. Histologically, the tumor was chiefly composed of uniform spindle and oval cells, which often formed interlacing fascicles resembling those of fibrosarcoma. In some areas, the compact fascicles of tumor cells alternated with hypocellular myxoid tissue bearing a superficial resemblance to peripheral nerve sheath tumors, whereas small portions of the tumor showed a pericytomatous pattern consisting of polygonal cells arranged around dilated, thin-walled blood vessels. By immunohistochemistry, vimentin was detected in most cells, and a focal reactivity for epithelial membrane antigen was also observed. The tumor cells, however, were negative for keratin, S-100 protein, neuron-specific enolase, CD34, desmin, muscle-specific actin, and alpha-smooth muscle actin. Cytogenetic analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using the cultured tumor cells demonstrated a translocation t(X;18)(p11.2;q11.2), an aberration specific for synovial sarcoma. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a primary prostatic synovial sarcoma confirmed by cytogenetic analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohjimi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikegami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ariyoshi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007621:Karyotyping; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014960:X Chromosome / Q000235:genetics*