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Identification of the BRAF V600E mutation in a patient with sclerosing pneumocytoma: A case report.

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OBJECTIVES Sclerosing pneumocytoma (sclerosing hemangioma, SP) is a rare benign tumor of the lung with a low risk of recurrence. The genomic profile of SP is not well-known. Here we… Click to show full abstract

OBJECTIVES Sclerosing pneumocytoma (sclerosing hemangioma, SP) is a rare benign tumor of the lung with a low risk of recurrence. The genomic profile of SP is not well-known. Here we report gene mutation findings in a 17-year-old girl with SP. MATERIALS AND METHODS Immunohistochemistry (IHC), next-generation sequencing (NGS), and sanger sequencing were performed on the tumor tissue of this patient for pathological diagnosis and gene mutation analysis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Two mutations were identified in the tumor tissue by NGS and sanger sequencing: AKT1 E17K and BRAF (B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase) V600E. This is the first case report of a BRAF V600E mutation in a patient with SP. This discovery extends our understanding of the pathogenesis of SP, and suggests the need for future testing of BRAF V600E in this rare tumor type.

Keywords: braf v600e; sclerosing pneumocytoma; v600e mutation; mutation; case report

Journal Title: Lung cancer
Year Published: 2019

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