Publications by authors named "J L Hornick"

Purpose: Cardiac angiosarcoma (CAS) is a rare, aggressive malignancy with limited treatment options. Both sporadic and familial cases occur, with recent links to germline POT1 mutations. The genomic landscape of this disease is poorly understood.

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Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) is a malignant mesenchymal neoplasm in desperate need of novel therapeutic approaches. Often occurring in conjunction with well-differentiated liposarcoma (WDLPS), DDLPS can behave more aggressively and exhibits a significant risk for developing recurrence or metastatic disease when compared to its well-differentiated counterpart. A multidisciplinary approach is critically important, particularly for patients with localized disease, as disease presentations are often complex, and the management of patients has become increasingly nuanced as treatment approaches have become more refined.

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Article Synopsis
  • Undifferentiated melanoma lacks typical characteristics of conventional melanoma, making diagnosis challenging, but molecular studies have revealed some genetic alterations associated with it.
  • Among 14 undifferentiated melanoma cases, a significant 57% had NRAS as a driver mutation, while 43% showed RAC1 mutations, which aren't as common in conventional melanoma.
  • These findings suggest that traditional diagnostic methods like NRAS Q61R immunohistochemistry may not be reliable for undifferentiated melanoma, and RAC1 mutations could contribute to resistance against treatments targeting the MAPK pathway.
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Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements drive most examples of epithelioid fibrous histiocytoma (EFH) and have been reported in an emerging family of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) fusion-positive mesenchymal neoplasms, including superficial ones described under the rubric of "superficial ALK-rearranged myxoid spindle cell neoplasm" (SAMS). Here, we describe 35 superficial tumors with SAMS morphology, which occurred in 18 females (51%) and 17 males at a median age at presentation of 39 years (range: 6 to 82 y). Most tumors occurred on the lower extremity (25 tumors; 71%), followed by upper extremity (5; 14%), trunk (3; 9%), and face (2; 6%).

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