Difference between revisions of "SMARCB1-deficient sinonasal carcinoma"

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*[[Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma]] (SNUC).
*[[Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma]] (SNUC).
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]].
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]].
*[[NUT carcinoma]].


==IHC==
==IHC==

Revision as of 20:48, 9 April 2019

SMARCB1-deficient sinonasal carcinoma is a rare malignant tumour of the head and neck with loss of SMARCB1 staining.[1]

General

  • Rare - large series from 2017 has 39 cases.[1]
  • Large age range (19-89 years old).
  • Often present at high stage T3 or T4.
  • Aggressive clinical course.

Gross

  • Most often in ethmoid sinus +/- nasal cavity.

Microscopic

Features:[1]

  • Pagetoid spread of plasmacytoid or rhabdoid cells.
  • Cyst/pseudocyst like spaces.
  • Lack squamous dysplasia.
  • Lack of carcinoma-in-situ.

DDx:

IHC

  • SMARCB1 (INI1) -ve.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Agaimy, A.; Hartmann, A.; Antonescu, CR.; Chiosea, SI.; El-Mofty, SK.; Geddert, H.; Iro, H.; Lewis, JS. et al. (Apr 2017). "SMARCB1 (INI-1)-deficient Sinonasal Carcinoma: A Series of 39 Cases Expanding the Morphologic and Clinicopathologic Spectrum of a Recently Described Entity.". Am J Surg Pathol 41 (4): 458-471. doi:10.1097/PAS.0000000000000797. PMID 28291122.