Abstract
A novel DEK-AFF2 fusion has been recently identified in four cases of basaloid to nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the sinonasal tract and middle ear with high-grade morphology. The exceptional response to immune checkpoint inhibitor in the first reported case highlights the potential clinical importance of identifying tumors with DEK-AFF2 fusions. We herein reported the first series of seven cases of DEK-AFF2 fusion-associated sinonasal SCC with deceptively bland morphology, including four cases of low-grade papillary Schneiderian carcinoma, which is a recently described tumor type with unknown molecular underpinnings. The DEK gene rearrangement was confirmed by DEK break-apart fluorescence in situ hybridization and DEK-AFF2 fusion transcripts were detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. In contrast to the previously reported DEK-AFF2 fusion-positive high-grade carcinomas, these tumors had a monotonous and bland morphology and were all initially diagnosed as sinonasal papilloma (SP) of various types, with or without dysplasia or carcinoma in situ. The tumor was characterized by mixed exophytic and inverted patterns, broad papillary fronds, acantholytic change, cellular monotony, dense neutr...Continue Reading
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