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Intracardiac myoepithelial carcinoma with EWSR1::KLF15 fusion: A rare case of pediatric primary cardiac malignancy

Published inCardiovascular pathology, vol. 77, 107728
Publication date2025-07
First online date2025-02-26
Abstract

Primary pediatric heart tumors are rare, and the vast majority are benign. Primary malignant cardiac tumors are exceedingly uncommon in this age group. Due to their rarity and overlapping imaging features with the more common benign tumors, the diagnosis of primary malignant cardiac tumors is particularly challenging. We report a case of a 12-year-old male with a 7-year history of a left ventricular mass that progressively increased in size, eventually requiring surgical resection. The histological diagnosis was a myoepithelial carcinoma with an EWSR1::KLF15 fusion. Consistent with previously reported tumors harboring this fusion, a poorly differentiated small cell component was observed. Adjuvant chemotherapy comprising four cycles of ICpE and one cycle of IVE. At 11 months after completion of chemotherapy, there is no evidence of recurrent or metastatic disease.

Keywords
  • EWSR1 rearrangement
  • Left ventricle mass
  • Myoepithelial neoplasm
  • Pediatric cardiac tumor
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Child
  • Heart Neoplasms / genetics
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Heart Neoplasms / therapy
  • Humans
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Male
  • Myoepithelioma / genetics
  • Myoepithelioma / pathology
  • Myoepithelioma / therapy
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / genetics
  • RNA-Binding Protein EWS / genetics
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Treatment Outcome
Citation (ISO format)
MWIZERWA, Leonce et al. Intracardiac myoepithelial carcinoma with EWSR1::KLF15 fusion: A rare case of pediatric primary cardiac malignancy. In: Cardiovascular pathology, 2025, vol. 77, p. 107728. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2025.107728
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