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Low-grade myofibroblastic sarcomas of the maxilla

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    • Jin-Yu Qiu
    • Peng Liu
    • Ce Shi
    • Bing Han
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    Affiliations: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China, Stomatology Department, School of Medicine, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin, P.R. China
    Copyright: © Qiu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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    Published online on: December 11, 2014
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Abstract

Low‑grade myofibroblastic sarcoma (LGMS) is a distinct mesenchymal myofibroblastic malignancy. The tumor may occur at a variety of sites, but is particularly associated with the head and neck. Of the two maxillary sarcomas that were analyzed in the present study, one was misdiagnosed as an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor during pre‑operative excision biopsy, and later presented with a different immunophenotype upon recurrence. Representative paraffin blocks from formalin‑fixed tissues were selected from each patient and designated as case 1 and case 2. Immunohistochemical studies were performed on 3‑µm thick sections using primary antibodies against α‑smooth muscle actin (α‑SMA), muscle‑specific actin (MSA), desmin, vimentin, calponin, h‑caldesmon, fibronectin, cytokeratin, cluster of differentiation 34 (CD34), S‑100 protein, anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) and Ki‑67. Immunohistochemistry was performed using the streptavidin‑biotin‑peroxidase complex method. The tumor cells from the two maxillary LGMSs, including the recurrent lesion, were positive for vimentin and fibronectin, and negative for S‑100 protein, CD34, EMA, h‑caldesmon, ALK, MSA and calponin. The tumor cells from case 1 demonstrated positive staining for α‑SMA protein and negative staining for desmin. By contrast, the tumor cells from the primary lesion in case 2 presented with negative staining for α‑SMA and positive staining for desmin, while the cells of the recurrent lesion were α‑SMA‑positive and desmin‑negative. The present study concluded that cases of LGMS with immunoprofile alterations are predictive of relatively poor prognoses.
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