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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg Pathol. 2014 Jul;38(7):925–933. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000187

Table.

Clinical and pathologic features of patients and their tumors

Patient Age/
Gender
Site Dx Breslow
Thickness
Clark
Level
TMR Polypoid Pigmentation Ulcer Plexiform Inflammation IHC-
ALK
FISH-
ALK
Fusion
Partner
Cytogenetics
1 5/M Chin CSN 2.5 IV 0 Yes + + + + + TPM3 − (FISH)
2 25/M Lt Low Leg CSN 4 III 0 Yes + + + TPM3 − (FISH)
3 11/F Rt Ant Thigh CSN 2.5 IV 0 No + + Mild + + TPM3 − (FISH)
4 35/M Lt Ear AST 2 IV 0 Yes + Mild + + TPM3 − (CGH)
5 14/M Rt Buttock AST 3.7 IV 3 Yes + Mild + + TPM3 ND
6 2/M Lt Arm AST 4.5 IV 3 Yes + Mild + + TPM3 ND
7 16/F Lt Buttock AST 2 IV 1 Yes + Mild + + TPM3 ND
8 14/F NA CSN 3.5 IV 1 Yes + Mild + + TPM3 ND
9 17/F Lt Ankle AST 6 IV 4 Yes + + + TMP3 ND
10 23/F Rt Toe AST 2.5 V 1 No + + + TPM3 − (FISH)
11 19/F Lt Abdomen CSN 1.8 IV 0 Yes + + + TPM3 − (FISH)
12 14/M Rt Ear AST 3 IV 1 Yes + + Mild + + DCTN1 ND
13 9/F Rt Lat.Thigh AST 4.4 V 2 Yes + Mild + + DCTN1 − (CGH)
14 28/F Rt Back AST 2.5 IV 0 No (+) Mild + + DCTN1 ND
15 9/M NA AST 1.8 IV 1 Yes + Moderate + + DCTN1 ND
16 19/M Lt Arm AST 1.5 IV 0 Yes (+) Mild + + DCTN1 ND
17 35/M Lt Leg AST 1.1 IV 0 No + Mild + + DCTN1 − (FISH)

Abbreviations:

M = male; F = female; Dx = diagnosis; CSN = compound Spitz nevus; AST = atypical Spitz tumor; NA = information not available; ND = not done; − = negative or absent; + = positive or present; (+) only focally present; rt = right; lt = left; TPM3 = tropomyosin 3; DCTN1 = dynactin 1; FISH – fluorescence in situ hybridization; CGH = comparative genomic hybridization