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. 2026 Jan 28;47(2):105–115. doi: 10.1007/s00292-026-01537-y

Table 2.

Altered genes encoding for protein kinases and the corresponding morphology

Involved gene Histology/tumor type
NTRK1, 2, 3 IFS(-like), IMT, LPF-like, LPF-NT, adult fibrosarcoma, MPNST-like, myopericytoma-like, epithelioid fibrous histiocytoma/superficial ALK-rearranged myxoid spindle cell neoplasm, round cell, epithelioid cell, myxoid neoplasms
EGFR exon 20 FHI, LPF, DFSP-like, myxoid spindle cell neoplasm, congenital peribronchial myofibroblastic tumor
EGFR-KDD IFS, LPF-like
EGFR rearrangement LPF/LPF-NT
EGF LPF/LPF-NT
ALK IMT, IFS, LPF-like/LPFNT, DFSP-like, 34+ plaque like dermal fibroma, spindle cell/epithelioid/myxoid neoplasms, epithelioid fibrous histiocytoma/superficial ALK-rearranged myxoid spindle cell neoplasm, hemangioma
ROS IMT, LPF-like/LPFNT, MPNST-like
LTK IFS-like, MPNST-like, LPF-like/LPF-NT
MET FHI-like, IFS-like, MPNST-like, LPF-like/LPF-NT
BRAF/RAF1 (cRAF) IFS-like, fibromatosis-like, IMT-like, MPNST-like, round cells
FGFR1 IFS-like, LPF-like/LPFNT, DFSP-like, biphasic (primitive/spindle cells), epithelioid (files), myxoid, collagenous
ABL Soft tissue angiofibroma-like, solitary fibrous tumor-like, perineurioma-like
RET IMT, IFS-like, MPNST-like, LPF-like/LPF-NT, myofibroma-like, MPNST-like, epithelioid fibrous histiocytoma/superficial ALK-rearranged myxoid spindle cell neoplasm, myxoid, epithelioid/round cell neoplasms
PDGFRB Myofibroma, myopericytoma, dermatomyofibroma, IMT, LPF
IGF1R IMT

IFS infantile fibrosarcoma, LPF lipofibromatosis, PPF-NT lipofibromatosis-like neural tumor, MPNST malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; FHI fibrous hamartoma of infancy, DFSP dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, IMT inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor