Browsing by Author "Linos, Konstantinos"

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    Eruptive Disseminated Porokeratosis Associated with Corticosteroid-Induced Immunosuppression
    (Wiley, 2015-10) Bednarek, Robert; Ezra, Navid; Toubin, Yulianna; Linos, Konstantinos; Mousdicas, Nico; Department of Dermatology, IU School of Medicine
    Eruptive disseminated porokeratosis (EDP) is a disease that presents clinically with sudden onset of erythematous papules and plaques, with a ridge-like border histologically represented by a cornoid lamella. We report a case of EDP occurring in a 39-year-old woman 3 days after completion of a 2-week course of oral corticosteroid therapy for an acute asthma exacerbation. The patient was treated with emollients and sun protection. Unlike the more chronic disseminated superficial (actinic) porokeratosis, EDP secondary to immunosuppression from corticosteroid therapy has very rarely been reported in the dermatological literature.
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    Solitary fibrous tumour of the genitourinary tract: a clinicopathological study of 11 cases and their association with the NAB2-STAT6 fusion gene
    (BMJ, 2017) Kouba, Erik; Simper, Novae B.; Chen, Shaoxiong; Williamson, Sean R.; Grignon, David J.; Eble, John N.; MacLennan, Gregory T.; Montironi, Rodolfo; Lopez-Beltran, Antonio; Osunkoya, Adeboye O.; Zhang, Shaobo; Wang, Mingsheng; Wang, Lisha; Tran, Thu; Emerson, Robert E.; Baldridge, Lee Ann; Monn, M. Francesca; Linos, Konstantinos; Cheng, Liang; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine
    Aims To characterise clinicopathological features and clinical outcomes of the genitourinary tract solitary fibrous tumours, incorporating NAB2-STAT6 gene fusion status. Methods The presence of the molecular hallmark NAB2-STAT6 gene fusion and for the defining fusion partner product STAT6 was assessed in 11 cases of the genitourinary tract solitary fibrous tumours. NAB2-STAT6 gene fusion analysis was performed using a break-apart fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) probe using a probe cocktail with Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones for STAT6 and NAB2. Results Eleven solitary fibrous tumours were diagnosed in eight male patients and three female patients with a mean age of 46 years (range: 11–64 years). Four of the tumours had malignant histological features, and three were considered moderate risk for metastasis. With a mean follow-up time of 61 months, 1 recurred locally and 2 presented at distant metastatic sites. Using a break-apart FISH probe cocktail, we found the NAB2-STAT6 gene fusion and nuclear STAT6 expression in 58% and 91% of cases, respectively. However, the NAB2-STAT6 fusion status was not correlated with STAT6 expression or useful in discriminating between malignant histological features or subsequent clinical outcomes in the genitourinary solitary fibrous tumours. Conclusions A subset of solitary fibrous tumours of the genitourinary tract behaved aggressively. Using a break-apart FISH probe cocktail, we found the NAB2-STAT6 gene fusion in 64% of cases. However, the NAB2-STAT6 fusion status was not correlated with STAT6 expression or useful in discriminating between low-risk or high-risk tumours and subsequent clinical outcomes.