title: Complex tumor-specific t(X;18) in seven synovial sarcoma tumors.
abstract: Cytogenetic analysis was performed of six monophasic synovial sarcomas (four primary, two recurrent tumors) and one recurrent poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma with complex tumor-specific t(X;18). In the complex translocations, besides chromosomes X and 18, the following chromosomes were involved: 1, 3, 5, 15, and 17. In all, taking these results together with findings of 20 previously published synovial sarcoma tumors with complex t(X;18), 13 different chromosomes were involved. Chromosomes 15 (22% of tumors) and 1, 5, and 12 (approximately 11% each) were the most frequently involved in complex translocation, but with different breakpoints. In our laboratories, complex tumor-specific t(X;18) ranged from 2.5% to 11.7% (average 6.5%) of synovial sarcoma karyotypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iliszko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rys
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wozniak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chosia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sciot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Debiec-Rychter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Limon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D041321:Chromosomes, Human, X; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D009928:Organ Specificity / Q000235:genetics; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014178:Translocation, Genetic