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. 2021 May 31;13(11):2725. doi: 10.3390/cancers13112725

Table 2.

Comparison of tumor histology.

Size Morphology Nuclei Other
Features
Main Molecular
Alteration
Patient 1
Primary
diagnosis
medium/large pleomorphic, atypical variable size, prominent nucleoli, eccentric nuclei eosinophilic
cytoplasm, abundant mitoses
KRAS p.G12R
Extensive
resection
medium/large pleomorphic, atypical convoluted nuclei, variable size, prominent nucleoli, eccentric nuclei eosinophilic
cytoplasm, abundant mitoses
KIT p.D816H
Liver
biopsy
few vital cells, myxoid stromal changes WT
Soft tissue
metastasis
medium/large pleomorphic, atypical chromatin clearing of the nuclei eosinophilic
cytoplasm, abundant mitoses
NRAS p.Q61R
Patient 2
Primary
diagnosis
medium/large monomorphic, atypical variously distinct nucleoli eosinophilic
cytoplasm
KRAS p.G12A/amplification
Local
recurrence 1
spindle cells: medium/large;
epithelioid cells: small
biphasic appearance (spindle cell shaped, monomorphic epithelioid) NRAS p.Q61K
Local
recurrence 2
small/
medium
monomorphic, atypical NRAS p.Q61K
Patient 3
Primary
diagnosis
medium/large atypical,
epithelioid
prominent
nucleoli
eosinophilic
cytoplasm, abundant mitoses
WT
LN level II medium/large atypical,
epithelioid
prominent
nucleoli
eosinophilic
cytoplasm, abundant mitoses
WT
Hemi-
colectomy
medium/large atypical,
epithelioid
prominent
nucleoli
eosinophilic
cytoplasm, abundant mitoses
PIK3CA p.C420R
Adrenal gland metastasis small/
medium
atypical,
epithelioid
lacking prominent nucleoli eosinophilic
cytoplasm, abundant mitoses
NRAS p.Q61K

LN = lymph node, WT = wild type, major differences are printed in bold.