Nearly identical near-haploid karyotype in a peritoneal mesothelioma and a retroperitoneal malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.

The presence of a near-haploid karyotype is a rare finding in human malignancies, most frequently occurring in acute leukemia. In solid tumors, a near-haploid karyotype has been reported in fewer than 40 cases. We report two nearly identical near-haploid karyotypes from two distinctly different tumor types.