Detection of the synovial sarcoma translocation t(X;18) (SYT;SSX) in paraffin-embedded tissues using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction: a reliable and powerful diagnostic tool for pathologists. A molecular analysis of 221 mesenchymal tumors fixed in different fixatives

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serval:BIB_C0780412A746
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Title
Detection of the synovial sarcoma translocation t(X;18) (SYT;SSX) in paraffin-embedded tissues using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction: a reliable and powerful diagnostic tool for pathologists. A molecular analysis of 221 mesenchymal tumors fixed in different fixatives
Journal
Human Pathology
Author(s)
Guillou  L., Coindre  J., Gallagher  G., Terrier  P., Gebhard  S., de Saint Aubain  S. N., Michels  J., Jundt  G., Vince  D. R., Collin  F., Trassard  M., Le, D., V , Benhattar  J.
ISSN
0046-8177 (Print)
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Published
Issued date
2001
Volume
32
Number
1
Pages
105-112
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PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Abstract
Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a relatively rare sarcoma, which may be confused with several other mesenchymal and nonmesenchymal lesions. It bears the t(X;18) (SYT;SSX) translocation, which seems to be specific for this tumor type and can be detected in paraffin-embedded tissue, using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). However, the specificity and sensitivity of this detection method have rarely been examined in a large series. Using RT-PCR, we examined 250 mesenchymal and nonmesenchymal, benign and malignant, paraffin-embedded lesions for the SS t(X;18) (SYT-SSX) translocation. PCR products were obtained from 221 tumors (88.5%). There were 135 non-SS tumors, 22 biphasic, and 64 monophasic spindle/round cell SS, of which 10 were cytogenetically confirmed as t(X;18)-positive. SYT-SSX gene fusion transcripts were detected in the SS tumor category only (100% specificity), including 100% of the biphasic SS and 86% of monophasic spindle/round cell SS. Nine tumors originally diagnosed as SS were t(X;18) (SYT-SSX)-negative. Following reassessment, only 3 of these tumors showed clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and/or ultrastructural features consistent with that diagnosis, thus raising the overall detection sensitivity to 96%. With regard to the potential adverse effect of the fixatives used, PCR products were obtained in 100%, 91.5%, 90.5%, and 0% of tumors fixed with AFA, buffered formalin, Holland Bouin, and conventional Bouin's fluid, respectively. This study shows that the detection of the SS t(X;18) (SYT-SSX) in paraffin-embedded tissue is feasible with a 100% specificity and an overall 96% sensitivity, provided non-Bouin's fluid fixation is used
Keywords
Adult/Chromosomes,Human,Pair 18/genetics/DNA,Complementary/Female/Fixatives/Humans/Male/Middle Aged/Neoplasms,Connective and Soft Tissue/Pathology/Oncogene Proteins,Fusion/Paraffin Embedding/Pathology,Clinical/RNA,Neoplasm/Reproducibility of Results/Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/Sarcoma,Synovial/Translocation,Genetic/Tumor Markers,Biological/X Chromosome
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