Most notably, the tumor was found to be negative for Brachyury, CD68, SRY-box transcription factor 10 (SOX10), HMB45, glial fibrillary acidic protein, oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2, anaplastic lymphoma kinase, desmin, CD117, synaptophysin, and neurofilament. This evidence concerns the gene ALK and neoplasm.