PMID- 36788065 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230216 LR - 20230316 IS - 1530-0285 (Electronic) IS - 0893-3952 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Jan TI - Psammomatoid Ossifying Fibroma Is Defined by SATB2 Rearrangement. PG - 100013 LID - S0893-3952(22)00013-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.modpat.2022.100013 [doi] AB - Psammomatoid ossifying fibroma (PsOF), also known as juvenile PsOF, is a benign fibro-osseous neoplasm predominantly affecting the extragnathic bones, particularly the frontal and ethmoid bones, with a preference for adolescents and young adults. The clinical and morphologic features of PsOF may overlap with those of other fibro-osseous lesions, and additional molecular markers would help increase diagnostic accuracy. Because identical chromosomal breakpoints at bands Xq26 and 2q33 have been described in 3 cases of PsOF located in the orbita, we aimed to identify the exact genes involved in these chromosomal breakpoints and determine their frequency in PsOF using transcriptome sequencing and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). We performed whole RNA transcriptome sequencing on frozen tissue in 2 PsOF index cases and identified a fusion transcript involving SATB2, located on chromosome 2q33.1, and AL513487.1, located on chromosome Xq26, in one of the cases. The fusion was validated using reverse transcription (RT)-PCR and SATB2 FISH. The fusion lead to a truncated protein product losing most of the functional domains. Subsequently, we analyzed an additional 24 juvenile PsOFs, 8 juvenile trabecular ossifying fibromas (JTOFs), and 11 cemento-ossifying fibromas (COFs) for SATB2 using FISH and found evidence of SATB2 gene rearrangements in 58% (7 of 12) of the evaluable PsOF cases but not in any of the evaluable JTOF (n = 7) and COF (n = 7) cases. A combination of SATB2 immunofluorescence and a 2-color SATB2 FISH in our index case revealed that most tumor cells harboring the rearrangement lacked SATB2 expression. Using immunohistochemistry, 65% of PsOF, 100% of JTOF, and 100% of COF cases showed moderate or strong staining for SATB2. In these cases, we observed a mosaic pattern of expression with >25% of the spindle cells in between the bone matrix, with osteoblasts and osteocytes being positive for SATB2. Interestingly, 35% (8 of 23) of PsOFs, in contrast to JTOFs and COFs, showed SATB2 expression in <5% of cells. To our knowledge, this is the first report that shows the involvement of SATB2 in the development of a neoplastic lesion. In this study, we have showed that SATB2 rearrangement is a recurrent molecular alteration that appears to be highly specific for PsOF. Our findings support that PsOF is not only morphologically and clinically but also genetically distinct from JTOF and COF. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Cleven, Arjen H G AU - Cleven AHG AD - Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: a.h.g.cleven@lumc.nl. FAU - Szuhai, Karoly AU - Szuhai K AD - Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. FAU - van IJzendoorn, David G P AU - van IJzendoorn DGP AD - Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California. FAU - Groen, Eline AU - Groen E AD - Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. FAU - Baelde, Hans AU - Baelde H AD - Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. FAU - Schreuder, Willem H AU - Schreuder WH AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. FAU - Briaire-de Bruijn, Inge H AU - Briaire-de Bruijn IH AD - Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. FAU - van der Meeren, Stijn W AU - van der Meeren SW AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Ophthalmology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. FAU - Kleijwegt, Maarten C AU - Kleijwegt MC AD - Department Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. FAU - Furth, Wouter R AU - Furth WR AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. FAU - Kroon, Herman M AU - Kroon HM AD - Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. FAU - Suurmeijer, Albert J H AU - Suurmeijer AJH AD - Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. FAU - Savci-Heijink, Dilara C AU - Savci-Heijink DC AD - Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. FAU - Baumhoer, Daniel AU - Baumhoer D AD - Bone Tumour Reference Centre, Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. FAU - Bovee, Judith V M G AU - Bovee JVMG AD - Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Mod Pathol JT - Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc JID - 8806605 RN - 0 (SATB2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Fibroma, Ossifying/genetics MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - *Bone Neoplasms/genetics MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Gene Rearrangement MH - Transcription Factors/genetics MH - *Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - SATB2 OT - juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma OT - psammomatoid ossifying fibroma EDAT- 2023/02/15 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/17 06:00 CRDT- 2023/02/14 22:04 PHST- 2022/04/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/09/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/02/14 22:04 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/17 06:00 [medline] AID - S0893-3952(22)00013-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.modpat.2022.100013 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mod Pathol. 2023 Jan;36(1):100013. doi: 10.1016/j.modpat.2022.100013.