Synovial Sarcoma
Epidemiology and Etiology:
Common sites:
Gross features:
Histologic features:
Immunophenotype:
Marker: |
Sensitivity: |
Specificity: |
Mucin (acid mucopolysaccharides) (in gland lumina) |
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Reticulin (outline
epithelial areas) |
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CK7, 14, 19
(epithelial and focal spindle areas) |
90% |
Absent in PNET
and |
desmoplakin |
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Vimentin (spindle
cells) |
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>90% often more
widespread than CK |
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Calponin |
Most |
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Desmin (neg) |
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occasionally |
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HBME-1 |
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CD99 |
62% |
ES/PNET
positive |
Bcl-2
(particularly spindle cell areas) |
all |
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Her2/neu |
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MAGE-CT |
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S100 |
30% |
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Calretinin |
Some (focal) |
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WT1 (neg) |
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CD34 (neg) |
usually |
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Molecular features:
Other features:
References: