Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma

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Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma, abbreviated PUS, is an undifferentiated malignant soft tissue lesion.

Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma
Diagnosis in short

Pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma. H&E stain.

Synonyms undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS), malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)

LM storiform pattern (AKA patternless pattern), marked nuclear pleomorphism, mitoses, necrosis (common), mix of spindle cells and epithelioid cells, deep to skin
LM DDx atypical fibroxanthoma (superficial), dedifferentiated liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma,metaplastic carcinoma, malignant melanoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, synovial sarcoma,Undifferentiated endometrial sarcoma, others
Site deep soft tissue - trunk and extremities

Prevalence uncommon overall
Prognosis poor
Treatment surgery if feasible

It is also known as undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (abbreviated UPS). Previously, it was known as malignant fibrous histiocytoma, commonly abbreviated MFH.[1]

General

  • Common sarcoma.
  • Usually deep tissue of the trunk and extremities.
  • A diagnosis of exclusion[2] / wastebasket for unclassifiable high grade sarcomas.

Microscopic

Features:[3]

  • Storiform pattern (AKA patternless pattern) - key feature.
  • Marked nuclear pleomorphism key feature.
    • Variation is nuclear size, nuclear shape and nuclear staining (esp. hyperchromasia).
  • Mitoses - abundant; atypical mitoses common.
  • Necrosis (common).
  • Mix of spindle cells and epithelioid cells.
  • Deep to skin - important.

Other findings:

  • +/-Giant cells (see subclassification).
  • +/-Inflammation (see subclassification).
    • Neutrophils.
    • Eosinophils.

Notes:

DDx:

Images

Subclassification

Pleomorphic sarcoma (PS) is subclassified the following way:[4]

  • PS with giant cells.
  • PS with inflammation.
  • PUS (not otherwise specified) - wastebasket diagnosis; if neither of the above two apply.

IHC

Exclusionary stains - should be negative:

  • AE1/AE3.
  • p63.
  • Myogenin.
  • S-100.
  • HMB-45.

Usually negative, may be positive:[5]

  • Desmin.
  • SMA.

Commonly positive:

  • CD68.[5]
  • Vimentin.

See also

References

  1. URL: http://sarcomahelp.org/learning_center/mfh.html. Accessed on: 8 April 2011.
  2. Matushansky I, Charytonowicz E, Mills J, Siddiqi S, Hricik T, Cordon-Cardo C (August 2009). "MFH classification: differentiating undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma in the 21st Century". Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 9 (8): 1135–44. doi:10.1586/era.09.76. PMC 3000413. PMID 19671033. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000413/.
  3. Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 613. ISBN 978-0781765275.
  4. Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 613-4. ISBN 978-0781765275.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 613. ISBN 978-0781765275.