Title
An unusual complex karyotype in myopericytoma
Date Issued
01 March 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
James A.W.
Chang L.
Shrestha S.
Dry S.M.
University of California
Publisher(s)
Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd.
Abstract
Introduction: Myopericytoma is a perivascular neoplasm commonly found in the skin and soft tissue of extremities. These lesions often exhibit concentric vascular proliferation of spindle shaped myoid cells. Methods/Results: We present a case of a 76-year old male who was diagnosed with myopericytoma and subsequent cytogenetic analysis found a highly abnormal karyotype. This karyotype includes cytogenetic mutations that have not been described in previous case studies of myopericytoma. Conclusions: Some of these aberrations occur on genes that are involved in hedgehog signaling as well as pericyte proliferation, indicating a potential pericyte origin for myopericytoma tumors.
Start page
58
End page
62
Volume
12
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Genética humana Patología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84930188578
Source
Journal of Orthopaedics
ISSN of the container
0972978X
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