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Global assessment of IRF8 as a novel cancer biomarker
McQuaid DC, Panse G, Wang WL, Pinkus GS, Katz SG, Xu ML. Global assessment of IRF8 as a novel cancer biomarker. Human Pathology 2022, 122: 1-10. PMID: 35085599, PMCID: PMC10621657, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmInterferon regulatory factor 8Myeloid sarcomaDifferential diagnosisPlasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasmDesmoplastic small round cell tumorSmall round cell tumorTriple-negative breast cancerStrong uniform expressionDendritic cell neoplasmBroad differential diagnosisNegative breast cancerRound cell tumorAbsence of CD34IHC expression patternsAcute monocytic leukemiaNovel immunohistochemical markerTypes of cancerRegulatory factor 8Cancer Genome AtlasNovel cancer biomarkersRetrospective studySynovial sarcomaCell tumorsPleomorphic sarcoma
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Mast cell sarcoma: clinicopathologic and molecular analysis of 10 new cases and review of literature
Matsumoto NP, Yuan J, Wang J, Shen Q, Chen X, Kim Y, Zuppan CW, Chang CC, Cui W, Chen D, Shi M, Gisriel SD, Chen M, Xu ML, Pan Z. Mast cell sarcoma: clinicopathologic and molecular analysis of 10 new cases and review of literature. Modern Pathology 2022, 35: 865-874. PMID: 35105959, DOI: 10.1038/s41379-022-01014-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMast cell sarcomaConcurrent systemic mastocytosisMast cell activation symptomsGerm cell tumorsSerum tryptase levelsMast cell tryptaseMast cell growthImmunophenotypic overlapMedian followReactive eosinophilsReview of literatureMedian ageCell sarcomaRare entitySystemic mastocytosisTherapeutic regimensTryptase levelsCell tumorsCommon siteImmunohistochemical stainingKIT D816VVariable positivityRare formPatientsActivation symptoms