Mónica Fumero‐Velázquez, Michael Hagstrom, Soneet Dhillon, Shantel Olivares, Lawrence J. Jennings, David Dittman, Madina Sukhanova, Nicoleta C. Arva, Seth D. Goldstein, Amy Theos, Peter Pavlidakey, Zachary Carr, Pedram Gerami

Agminated presentation of fusion‐driven melanocytic neoplasms

  • Dermatology
  • Histology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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AbstractBackgroundThe conventionally understood pathogenesis of agminated Spitz nevi includes a mosaic HRAS mutation followed by copy number gains in 11p. However, we have recently observed agminated presentations of fusion‐driven melanocytic neoplasms.MethodsWe retrieved cases from our database of benign fusion‐induced melanocytic neoplasms with an agminated presentation. Both the primary lesion and the secondary lesion were sequenced. TERT‐promoter mutational testing and the melanoma fluorescence in situ hybridization assay were also performed.ResultsThree cases were included. Two had a PRKCA fusion (partners ATP2B4 and MPZL1) and one had a ZCCHC8::ROS1 fusion. None of the cases met morphologic or molecular criteria for malignancy. There was no evidence of tumor progression in secondary lesions. The same fusion was identified in the primary and secondary lesions. None of the patients developed evidence of nodal or systemic metastasis.ConclusionsWe present accumulating evidence that fusion‐driven melanocytic neoplasms can present with an agminated presentation. The differential diagnosis of an agminated presentation versus a locally recurrent or potentially locally metastatic tumor is critical, and accurate diagnosis has significant prognostic and therapeutic consequences for the patient. As with HRAS mutations, fusion‐driven melanocytic tumors may have an agminated presentation.

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