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congenital fibrosarcoma

infantile fibrosarcoma

Localization

- soft tissues
- digestive congenital fibrosarcoma

Cytogenetics

- translocation t(12;15)(p13;q25) with ETV6/NTRK3 fusion gene
- trisomy 11 (1524466)
- trisomy 8
- trisomy 17
- trisomy 20 (1524466)

Molecular biology

- ETV6/NTRK3 fusion gene by translocation t(12;15)(p13;q25)

References

- Bourgeois JM, Knezevich SR, Mathers JA, Sorensen PH. Molecular detection of the ETV6-NTRK3 gene fusion differentiates congenital fibrosarcoma from other childhood spindle cell tumors. Am J Surg Pathol. 2000 Jul;24(7):937-46. PMID: 10895816

- Argyle JC, Tomlinson GE, Stewart D, Schneider NR. Ultrastructural, immunocytochemical, and cytogenetic characterization of a large congenital fibrosarcoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1992 Sep;116(9):972-5. PMID: 1524466