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SUBMITTER: Vogels R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6514205 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vogels Rob R Baumhoer Daniel D van Gorp Joost J Eijkelenboom Astrid A Verdijk Marian M van Cleef Patricia P Bloemena Elisabeth E Slootweg Pieter J PJ Lohman Bjorn B Debiec-Rychter Maria M Flucke Uta U
Head and neck pathology 20180725 2
Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma (CCOC) is a rare, low-grade malignant epithelial neoplasm, occurring in the jawbones, mainly affecting the mandible of elderly patients. In addition to hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma of the salivary gland, it is one of the epithelial neoplasms known to harbor an EWSR1-ATF1 fusion. Therefore, a link between these tumors seems plausible. We describe six cases of CCOC showing EWSR1 rearrangements, with two cases being positive for the ATF1 partner gene using FISH ...[more]