title: Poorly differentiated extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma with t(9;22)(q22;q11) translocation presenting initially as a solid variant devoid of myxoid areas.
abstract: Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a rare soft tissue tumor associated with the translocation t(9;22)(q22;q11-12). Although it has a typical microscopic appearance its morphologic spectrum is wide. We report a case of clinically aggressive, poorly differentiated EMC showing the characteristic translocation, which presented initially as a poorly differentiated sarcoma devoid of myxoid areas in the upper arm of an 85-year-old man. The recurrent tumor contained scattered myxoid areas, which merged imperceptibly with the poorly differentiated areas. Some myxoid areas contained necrotic foci surrounded by viable cells giving rise to a pseudorosette-like arrangement. There were epithelioid foci. This case confirms that solid variants of EMC may exist. Poorly differentiated EMC may have a worse prognosis than classic EMC.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Pathology, Scottish Bone Tumour Registry, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: M Vipula Chandu
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: de Silva
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paterson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001132:Arm / Q000473:pathology; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007621:Karyotyping; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor