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Microscopically, the tumor was composed of sheets of epithelioid cells with round to ovoid nuclei, and abundant clear cytoplasm. The cells showed severe nuclear atypia and brisk mitosis, with thin-walled branched blood vessels set against a myxoid to collagenous background. By immunohistochemistry, the tumor cells exhibited diffuse and strong expression of CK-pan, Pax-2, P53, INI-1 and H3K27me3. Staining for CD34, S100, SOX10, TLE1, WT-1, and CK5\/6 was negative. STAT6 staining was weak and indistinct. Furthermore, next generation sequencing (NGS) disclosed a rare <jats:italic>NAB2-STAT6<\/jats:italic> (N5::S16) gene fusion, accompanied by a C141G missense mutation of TP53 gene. Consequently, a diagnosis of dedifferentiated SFT (DSFT) was determined, rather than high-grade clear cell renal cell carcinoma. The case demonstrated that DSFTs are prone to be misdiagnosed, particularly in atypical locations with abnormal morphology and immunophenotypes. 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