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Vivanco RA, Aguirre AS, Montero M, Perez-Davila M, Baehring J. Atypical presentation of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor in an adult without epilepsy: a case report. Int J Neurosci 2023:1-4. [PMID: 37800586 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2023.2268269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Aim of the study: Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET) is a rare glioneuronal tumor usually found in the temporal lobe of children and young adults. DNETs are commonly associated with drug-resistant partial seizures, with most cases diagnosed before age 20. Asymptomatic brain tumors are rare in the general healthy population, and the frequency of incidental DNETs in adults remains unknown.Materials and methods: We report the case of a 34-year-old healthy man who presented with a facial rash but was incidentally found to have a large T1 hypointense lesion in the left temporal cortex on neuroimaging. The patient opted for surgical removal of the mass, which was subsequently identified as a DNET, positive for a fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) mutation.Results: This case report presents the first incidentally discovered DNET in an adult without epilepsy, highlighting its atypical presentation. In addition, the presence of an FGFR mutation emphasizes its role in DNET pathogenesis and potential therapeutic implications. DNETs exhibit varied behavior based on age, tumor location, and cortical dysplasia.Conclusions: In this case, the absence of seizure onset may be attributed to the lack of cortical dysplasia. Further research is needed to understand the incidence of DNETs and their association with seizure onset and cortical dysplasia.
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- Ricardo A Vivanco
- School of Medicine, Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- School of Medicine, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de las Americas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, USA
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Mehrotra A, Singh S, Kanjilal S, Pal L, Paliwal VK, Sardhara J, Behari S. Seizure-outcome after surgery of low-grade epilepsy associated neuro-epithelial tumors. J Neurosurg Sci 2023; 67:591-597. [PMID: 33320468 DOI: 10.23736/s0390-5616.20.05144-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most patients with glioneuronal tumors present with seizures. Although several studies have shown that greater extent of resection improves overall patient survival, few studies have focused on postoperative seizure outcome after resection of these tumors. The aim of this study was to characterize seizure control rates in patients undergoing glioneuronal tumor resection and evaluate the association between poor seizure outcome and tumor recurrence or progression. METHODS The study population included patients who had undergone resection of glioneuronal tumors between 2014 and 2019 at our institution. Seizure outcome was assessed using Engel grading. Preoperative seizure characteristics, tumor characteristics, surgical factors, and postoperative seizure outcomes were reviewed. RESULTS Twenty-six patients (N.=16, temporal lobe; N.=6, frontal lobe; N.=4, parietal lobe) with mean seizures duration of 56.9-months, were assessed. Histopathologically, N.=15 dysembryoplastic neurepithelial tumor, N.=7 ganglioglioma and N.=4 Diffuse lepto-meningeal neuroepithelial tumor. There were 2 cases of complex DNET and one case of DLMNT had associated cortical dysplasia. At mean follow-up of 49.7 months, N.=20 Engel 1, N.=4 Engel 2 and N.=2 had Engel 3 outcome. N.=20 underwent gross total excision (N.=18 Engel 1 and N.=2 Engel 2) and N.=6 sub-total excision. Among the 4 patients who needed re-surgery, two were in Engel 2 and another two were in Engel 3. CONCLUSIONS Good seizure-outcome is likely associated with extent of resection. Younger age of patient, less than one-year of seizure duration and absence of generalization of seizure are good prognostic indicators. The best seizure-control can be achieved by early surgical intervention.
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- Anant Mehrotra
- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India -
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- Department of Neurosurgery All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebarely, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Long-Term Seizure Outcomes and Predictors in Patients with Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors Associated with Epilepsy. Brain Sci 2022; 13:brainsci13010024. [PMID: 36672006 PMCID: PMC9856460 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the predictors and the long-term outcomes of patients with seizures following surgery for dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNTs); Methods: Clinical data were collected from medical records of consecutive patients of the Department of Neurosurgery of Sanbo Brain Hospital of Capital Medical University with a pathological diagnosis of DNT and who underwent surgery from January 2008 to July 2021. All patients were followed up after surgery for at least one year. We estimated the cumulative rate of seizure recurrence-free and generated survival curves. A log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test and a Cox proportional hazard model were performed for univariate and multivariate analysis to analyze influential predictors; Results: 63 patients (33 males and 30 females) were included in this study. At the final follow-up, 49 patients (77.8%) were seizure-free. The cumulative rate of seizure recurrence-free was 82.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) 71.8-91.3%), 79.0% (95% CI 67.8-88.6%) and 76.5% (95% CI 64.8-87.0%) at 2, 5, and 10 years, respectively. The mean time for seizure recurrence-free was 6.892 ± 0.501 years (95% CI 5.91-7.87). Gross total removal of the tumor and a short epilepsy duration were significant predictors of seizure freedom. Younger age of seizure onset, bilateral interictal epileptiform discharges, and MRI type 3 tumors were risk factors for poor prognosis; Conclusions: A favorable long-term seizure outcome was observed for patients with DNT after surgical resection. Predictor analysis could effectively guide the clinical work and evaluate the prognosis of patients with DNT associated with epilepsy.
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Mehrotra A, Singh S, Kanjilal S, Kumar A, Pal L, Mathur V, Paliwal VK, Sardhara J, Bhaisora KS, Srivastava AK, Jaiswal AK, Behari S. Long-Term Epilepsy-Associated Tumors (LEATs): A Single-Center, Retrospective Series and Review of Literature on Factors Affecting the Seizure Outcome. World Neurosurg 2020; 144:e149-e155. [PMID: 32791221 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tumors presenting with drug-resistant seizures are termed as long-term epilepsy-associated tumors (LEATs). LEATs are more common in the temporal lobe, occur predominantly in pediatric age, and focal neurological deficits are rare. In this article, we aim to highlight our surgical experience in terms of seizure outcome among LEATs and discuss the factors affecting outcome. METHODOLOGY We have retrospectively analyzed all the operated cases of intra-axial brain tumors with seizures (2015-2019). The clinical and radiographic data were collected from the hospital record system. For comparison, 2 groups were made (group 1 with good seizure control, i.e., Engel 1; and group 2 poor seizure outcome, i.e., Engel 2 and 3). RESULTS A total of 51 cases were included; the temporal lobe was the most common location (n = 27); 23 patients had seizure frequency of "more than 1 seizure per week." Focal unaware seizures/complex partial seizures were the most common type of seizures encountered (n = 28). At a mean follow-up of 39.60 months, 38 patients had Engel 1 (78.5%) outcome (35 cases [71.05%] had the seizure duration of ≤2 years). The median duration of symptoms (group 1, 25 months vs. group 2, 65 months) was significantly different (P = 0.002). On comparing patients with seizure duration, we found a statistically significant difference (P < 0.00001). CONCLUSION A shorter duration of symptoms, younger age of the patient, partial/focal seizures, and gross total excision were predictors of a good seizure outcome. Histopathology of the tumor does not affect the outcome when one compares glioneuronal tumors with non-glioneuronal tumors.
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- Anant Mehrotra
- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Mehrotra A, Singh S, Kanjilal S, Pal L, Paliwal VK, Sardhara J, Verma PK, Maurya VP, Bhaisora KS, Das KK, Srivastava AK, Jaiswal AK, Behari S. Factors affecting seizure outcome in Long-term epilepsy associated tumors (LEATs) in children and young adolescents. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020; 197:106104. [PMID: 32738652 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Tumors with seizures as primary mode of presentation are collectively called Long-term epilepsy associated tumors (LEATs or Epileptomas). The overall survival is good so 'seizure outcome' becomes the primary goal rather than neuro-oncological outcome. METHODS A retrospective analysis of our surgical database (2015-19) was done to find operated patients of intra-axial brain tumors with age less than 25-years and who had presented with seizures. RESULTS The mean age at presentation was 16.44 years (SD + 6.82 years). Complex partial seizures/focal unaware seizures were the most common type of seizures encountered (n = 22) with mean duration of seizures was 49.50 months (SD + 31.04 months). The most common pathology was glioneuronal tumors (GNTs) (n = 17). Gross total resection (GTR) group had a significantly better seizure outcome as compared with the Subtotal resection (STR) group (p = 0.006). Presence of focal or partial seizure was a significant factor pointing towards a better seizure control (p = 0.005). CONCLUSION The shorter duration of symptoms, partial/focal seizures and gross total excision were predictors of a good seizure-outcome. Age of the patient and the histopathology of the tumor does not affect seizure-outcome on comparing GNTs with non GNTs.
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- Anant Mehrotra
- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226014, India
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García-Casares N, Alfaro-Rubio F, Ramos-Rodríguez JR, Ocaña-Ledesma Á, Márquez-Márquez B, Fernández-Sánchez VE, Ibáñez-Botella G, Arráez-Sánchez MÁ, Serrano-Castro PJ. Preoperative evaluation by functional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumours: A case series. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2019; 31:158-164. [PMID: 31784351 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucir.2019.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumours (DNET) are a type of benign glioneuronal neoplasia of typically temporal location that produce drug-resistant epileptic seizures in children and young adults. OBJECTIVE This work aims to assess the usefulness of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in the preoperative study in four patients with DNET. A Philips Intera 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging scanner and the Blood-Oxygen-Level-Dependent (BOLD) technique were used to obtain the images, making it possible to locate the eloquent areas for language and motor areas through the application of specific paradigms. RESULTS In one case the tumour was adjacent to Broca's area, in two cases it coincided with Wernicke's area, in one patient it was<1cm from the motor area for the hand and in another close to memory. Only two of the patients were operated on, without postoperative functional deficit. Hemispheric activation contralateral to the tumour suggestive of neuroplasticity was observed in one of the patients. CONCLUSIONS fMRI is a non-invasive method that allows us to assess the proximity of lesions to eloquent areas, which is key in the evaluation of surgical risk. In addition, it allowed the detection of probable neuroplasticity in one case, which guaranteed the success of the surgery.
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- Natalia García-Casares
- Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España; Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Sanitarias (CIMES). Universidad de Málagaa, Málaga, España; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, España.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Sanitarias (CIMES). Universidad de Málagaa, Málaga, España
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- Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, España; Departamento de Neurocirugía, Hospital Regional de Málaga, Málaga, España
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, España; Departamento de Neurología, Hospital Regional de Málaga, Málaga, España
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, España; Departamento de Neurocirugía, Hospital Regional de Málaga, Málaga, España
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, España; Departamento de Neurocirugía, Hospital Regional de Málaga, Málaga, España
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, España; Departamento de Neurología, Hospital Regional de Málaga, Málaga, España
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Luzzi S, Elia A, Del Maestro M, Elbabaa SK, Carnevale S, Guerrini F, Caulo M, Morbini P, Galzio R. Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors: What You Need to Know. World Neurosurg 2019; 127:255-265. [PMID: 30981794 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE An updated and comprehensive review on dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET) focusing on differential diagnosis, atypical presentation, seizure outcome, and risk of malignant transformation. METHODS A PubMed/MEDLINE-based literature search has been performed using "dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor" as a keyword. Two treated cases characterized by an atypical presentation have been reviewed. RESULTS Of 1162 articles, 200 relevant studies have been selected. DNET is a benign mixed neuronal-glial tumor causing drug-resistant epilepsy primarily in children and young adults. The typical radiological pattern is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1-hypointense, T2-, and fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery hyperintense multicystic lesion involving the cerebral cortex with no edema. Contrast enhancement may be present and a focal cortical dysplasia is commonly associated with it. MRI diffusion, perfusion, and spectroscopy have a paramount role in the differential diagnosis. The "specific glioneuronal elements" are pathognomonic. They are positive for S100 protein, synaptofisin, neuronal nuclei, oligodendrocyte transcription factor, neurite outgrowth inhibitor, and microtubule-associated protein 2, but negative for glial fibrillary acidic protein. As opposed to v-myb avian myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog, isocitrate dehydrogenase-1/isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 mutation and codeletion 1p-19q, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 and BRAF V600E mutations are present. The effectiveness of surgery on seizure outcome has been established. Rare malignant transformations have been reported, especially in extra-temporal and complex forms. CONCLUSIONS Advanced MRI techniques are fundamental in the differential diagnosis for DNET versus other low-grade gliomas. Immuno-phenotype assessment and search for fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 and BRAF V600E mutations limit the risk of misdiagnoses. A gross total tumor removal is generally associated with a seizure-free outcome. Recurrences and malignant transformations may rarely follow, legitimizing MRI surveillance in cases of subtotal tumor resection.
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- Sabino Luzzi
- Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; D.E.O.T. Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- PhD School in Experimental Medicine, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery Department, Pediatric Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Unit of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Unit of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Al-Hajri A, Al-Mughairi S, Somani A, An S, Liu J, Miserocchi A, McEvoy AW, Yousry T, Hoskote C, Thom M. Pathology-MRI Correlations in Diffuse Low-Grade Epilepsy Associated Tumors. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2017; 76:1023-1033. [PMID: 29040640 PMCID: PMC5939705 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlx090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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It is recognized that IDH mutation negative, low-grade epilepsy associated tumors (LEAT) can show diffuse growth patterns and lack the diagnostic hallmarks of either classical dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNT) or typical ganglioglioma. “Nonspecific or diffuse DNT” and more recently “polymorphous low-grade neuroepithelial tumor of the young” have been terms used for these entities. There are few reports on the MRI recognition of these diffuse glioneuronal tumors (dGNT), which is important in planning the extent of surgical resection. In 27 LEATs T1, T2, FLAIR, and postcontrast T1 MRI were evaluated and the pathology reviewed, including immunostaining for NeuN, CD34, MAP2, and IDH1. Each case was then independently classified by pathology or MRI as simple DNT, complex DNT, or dGNT. There was agreement in 23/27 (85%; Kappa score 0.62; p < 0.01). In 4 cases, there was discrepancy in the diagnosis of simple versus complex DNT but 100% agreement achieved for dGNT. DNT showed significantly more expansion of the cortex, cystic change and ventricle extension than dGNT. dGNT showed significantly more subcortical T2w hyperintensity and focal cortical atrophy which correlated on pathology with CD34 expression, cortical neuronal loss and white matter rarefaction. There was no distinct cortical dysplasia component identified by MRI or pathology in any case. This study highlights that dGNT can be reliably discriminated on MRI from DNT.
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- Aliya Al-Hajri
- From The Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology in National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AA-H, SAM, TY, CH); Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AS, SA, JL, MT); Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK (AS, JL, AME, MT); and Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AM, AME)
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- From The Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology in National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AA-H, SAM, TY, CH); Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AS, SA, JL, MT); Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK (AS, JL, AME, MT); and Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AM, AME)
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- From The Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology in National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AA-H, SAM, TY, CH); Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AS, SA, JL, MT); Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK (AS, JL, AME, MT); and Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AM, AME)
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- From The Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology in National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AA-H, SAM, TY, CH); Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AS, SA, JL, MT); Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK (AS, JL, AME, MT); and Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AM, AME)
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- From The Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology in National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AA-H, SAM, TY, CH); Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AS, SA, JL, MT); Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK (AS, JL, AME, MT); and Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AM, AME)
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- From The Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology in National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AA-H, SAM, TY, CH); Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AS, SA, JL, MT); Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK (AS, JL, AME, MT); and Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AM, AME)
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- From The Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology in National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AA-H, SAM, TY, CH); Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AS, SA, JL, MT); Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK (AS, JL, AME, MT); and Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AM, AME)
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- From The Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology in National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AA-H, SAM, TY, CH); Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AS, SA, JL, MT); Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK (AS, JL, AME, MT); and Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AM, AME)
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- From The Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology in National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AA-H, SAM, TY, CH); Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AS, SA, JL, MT); Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK (AS, JL, AME, MT); and Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AM, AME)
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- From The Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology in National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AA-H, SAM, TY, CH); Division of Neuropathology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AS, SA, JL, MT); Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK (AS, JL, AME, MT); and Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK (AM, AME)
- Send correspondence to: Maria Thom, MRCPath, FRCPath Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK; E-mail:
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Occipital dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor presenting as adult-onset temporal epilepsy. EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR CASE REPORTS 2017; 8:92-95. [PMID: 29062689 PMCID: PMC5645159 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 08/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET) is a benign brain tumor which commonly presents as childhood-onset temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). We present a case of histologically proven DNET with a clinical presentation and scalp EEG suggestive of adult-onset TLE. MRI showed an occipital lesion. PET showed abnormal metabolism of the occipital lesion and the ipsilateral temporal lobe; raising concern for an abnormal functional network reorganization. Intracranial EEG showed interictal spikes and seizures originating from the occipital lesion with no seizures emanating from the temporal lobe. Occipital DNET due to their chronic nature can reorganize the network and mimic TLE.
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Nguyen HS, Doan N, Gelsomino M, Shabani S. Dysembryoplastic Neuroectodermal Tumor: An Analysis from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, 2004–2013. World Neurosurg 2017; 103:380-385. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.04.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Villanueva V, Saiz-Diaz R, Toledo M, Piera A, Mauri JA, Rodriguez-Uranga JJ, López-González FJ, Gómez-Ibáñez A, Garcés M, González de la Aleja J, Rodríguez-Osorio X, Palao-Duarte S, Castillo A, Bonet M, Ruiz-Giménez J, Palau J, Arcediano A, Toledo M, Gago A. NEOPLASM study: Real-life use of lacosamide in patients with brain tumor-related epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2016; 65:25-32. [PMID: 27863278 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The choice of antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy in patients with brain tumor-related epilepsy (BTRE) is complicated, and there are a lack of robust clinical trial data to date. METHODS The NEOPLASM (Neuroncologic Patients treated with LAcoSaMide) study was a 6-month, multicenter, retrospective, observational study in patients with BTRE treated with lacosamide. Patients were started on lacosamide because of a lack of efficacy or adverse events (AEs) with prior AEDs or suitability versus other AEDs, according to clinical practice. The primary efficacy variable was the seizure-free rate at 6months. Safety variables included the proportion of patients with an AE and the proportion with an AE that led to discontinuation. RESULTS Overall, 105 patients from 14 hospital centers were included in the analysis. Treatment with lacosamide for 6months resulted in a 30.8% seizure-free rate, and 66.3% of patients had a ≥50% seizure reduction (responders). In the subset of patients included because of a lack of efficacy with prior AEDs, seizure-free rates were 28.0%, and 66.7% of patients were responders. No statistically significant differences in efficacy were observed according to the mechanism of action or enzyme-inducing properties of concomitant AEDs. Adverse events were reported by 41.9% of patients at 6months, and 4.7% of them led to discontinuation. The most common AEs were somnolence/fatigue and dizziness. Notably, 57.1% of the patients who were switched to lacosamide because of AEs with their previous therapy did not report any AE at 6-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS In this open-label, observational study, lacosamide appeared to be effective and well tolerated in a large population of patients with BTRE. Lacosamide may therefore be a promising option for the treatment of patients with BTRE.
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- Vicente Villanueva
- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Bulevard Sur, s/n, Carretera de Malilla, 46026 Valencia, Spain.
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- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda de Córdoba, s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Calle de San Juan Bosco, 15, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Bulevard Sur, s/n, Carretera de Malilla, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Bulevard Sur, s/n, Carretera de Malilla, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Av Tres Cruces, 2, 46014, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Calle San Clemente, 12, 46015, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas, 2, 18014 Granada, Spain
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- Hospital Manises Avenidad Generalitat Valenciana, 46940 Manises, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario La Princesa Madrid, Calle Diego de León, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario La Princesa Madrid, Calle Diego de León, Madrid, Spain
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Bonney PA, Boettcher LB, Conner AK, Glenn CA, Briggs RG, Santucci JA, Bellew MR, Battiste JD, Sughrue ME. Review of seizure outcomes after surgical resection of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors. J Neurooncol 2015; 126:1-10. [PMID: 26514362 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-015-1961-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) are rare tumors that present with seizures in the majority of cases. We report the results of a review of seizure freedom rates following resection of these benign lesions. We searched the English literature using PubMed for articles presenting seizure freedom rates for DNETs as a unique entity. Patient demographics, tumor characteristics, and operative variables were assessed across selected studies. Twenty-nine articles were included in the analysis. The mean age at surgery across studies was a median of 18 years (interquartile range 11-25 years). The mean duration of epilepsy pre-operatively was a median 7 years (interquartile range 3-11 years). Median reported gross-total resection rate across studies was 79% (interquartile range 62-92%). Authors variously chose lesionectomy or extended lesionectomy operations within and across studies. The median seizure freedom rate was 86% (interquartile range 77-93%) with only one study reporting fewer than 60% of patients seizure free. Seizure outcomes were either reported at 1 year of follow-up or at last follow-up, which occurred at a median of 4 years (interquartile range 3-7 years). The number of seizure-free patients who discontinued anti-epileptic drugs varied widely from zero to all patients. Greater extent of resection was associated with seizure freedom in four studies.
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- Phillip A Bonney
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 4000, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA.
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Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT) is a benign glioneuronal neoplasm that most commonly occurs in children and young adults and may present with medically intractable, chronic seizures. Radiologically, this tumor is characterized by a cortical topography and lack of mass effect or perilesional edema. Partial complex seizures are the most common presentation. Three histologic subtypes of DNTs have been described. Histologically, the recognition of a unique, specific glioneuronal element in brain tumor samples from patients with medically intractable, chronic epilepsy serves as a diagnostic feature for complex or simple DNT types. However, nonspecific DNT has diagnostic difficulty because its histology is indistinguishable from conventional gliomas and because a specific glioneuronal element and/or multinodularity are absent. This review will focus on the clinical, radiographic, histopathological, and immunohistochemical features as well as the molecular genetics of all three variants of DNTs. The histological and cytological differential diagnoses for this lesion, especially the nonspecific variant, will be discussed.
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- Yeon-Lim Suh
- Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Baxendale S, Donnachie E, Thompson P, Sander JW. Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors: a model for examining the effects of pathology versus seizures on cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy. Epilepsia 2013; 54:2214-8. [PMID: 24304439 PMCID: PMC4209113 DOI: 10.1111/epi.12425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNTs) provide a unique model for studying the effects of seizures on cognitive development. Epilepsy and antiepileptic medications are prominent features in the lives and schooling of people who develop seizures in childhood. People with an adult onset share the same underlying brain pathology, but their childhood development is unaffected by seizures. Therefore, DNTs provide a model to examine the specific influence of seizures and their treatment on cognitive development, over and above the effects of the underlying pathology in epilepsy. METHODS We examined the neuropsychological characteristics of 56 adults with DNT and medically intractable epilepsy (mean age 32.7 years). Twenty-two adults (39%) had an age of onset of epilepsy before the age of 12 years (childhood-onset group). Scores on tests of intelligence (Verbal IQ and Performance IQ), reading, working memory, verbal learning, verbal recall, visual learning, and expressive and receptive language ability were analyzed. KEY FINDINGS There were no significant localization effects (right vs. left vs. extratemporal) on any of the neuropsychological test scores. In the group as a whole, the neuropsychological test scores were significantly lower than healthy, age-matched controls on measures of Verbal IQ (p < 0.01), naming p < 0.01, verbal learning (p < 0.01), and working memory (p < 0.05). The childhood-onset group had significantly lower scores on the measures of Verbal IQ (p < 0.01), Performance IQ (p < 0.05), reading (p < 0.05), naming (p = 0.05), and verbal retention (p < 0.05) than those with an onset of seizures at the age of 12 or older. SIGNIFICANCE The traditional pattern of lateralized memory deficits seen in people with hippocampal sclerosis may not be present in people with temporal lobe epilepsy associated with a DNT. The presence of seizures and their treatment in early childhood may adversely influence the development of these core cognitive abilities, resulting in patterns of cognitive deficits that remain apparent in adulthood.
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- Sallie Baxendale
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, United Kingdom
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Chassoux F, Landré E, Mellerio C, Laschet J, Devaux B, Daumas-Duport C. Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors: epileptogenicity related to histologic subtypes. Clin Neurophysiol 2012; 124:1068-78. [PMID: 23276492 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2012] [Revised: 10/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the electroclinical features and the relationship between the epileptogenic zone (EZ), the tumor and focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) in the three histologic subtypes of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNTs) ("simple", "complex" and "non-specific forms"). METHODS We analyzed electroclinical data from 78 patients (50 males; 3-54 years) operated for intractable epilepsy due to a DNT. We compared EZ extent, defined by stereo-electroencephalography (n = 33), with the tumor and FCD areas, in each DNT subtype. RESULTS Non-specific forms (68%) and temporal location were predominant (73%). The main characteristics consisted of late childhood epilepsy onset (median 12 years), drug-resistant partial seizures and EEG abnormalities concordant with tumor location. In all DNT subtypes, intrinsic epileptogenicity was demonstrated by intralesional recordings (n = 30), displaying a depressed background activity interrupted by rapid spikes or polyspikes. EZ co-localized with the tumor in all simple and complex DNTs, but in only 1/3 of non-specific DNTs. The main discordance between the EZ and tumor extent was found in temporal non-specific DNTs associated with extensive FCD. CONCLUSION These results are helpful when planning surgery for DNTs. SIGNIFICANCE Intrinsic epileptogenicity characterizes all DNTs; however, the EZ differs according to histologic subtypes and is particularly widespread in non-specific temporal forms.
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- Francine Chassoux
- Department of Neurosurgery, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 75014 Paris, France.
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The term long-term epilepsy associated tumor (LEAT) encompasses lesions identified in patients investigated for long histories (often 2 years or more) of drug-resistant epilepsy. They are generally slowly growing, low grade, cortically based tumors, more often arising in younger age groups and in many cases exhibit neuronal in addition to glial differentiation. Gangliogliomas and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors predominate in this group. LEATs are further united by cyto-architectural changes that may be present in the adjacent cortex which have some similarities to developmental focal cortical dysplasias (FCD); these are now grouped as FCD type IIIb in the updated International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification. In the majority of cases, surgical treatments are beneficial from both perspectives of managing the seizures and the tumor. However, in a minority, seizures may recur, tumors may show regrowth or recurrence, and rarely undergo anaplastic progression. Predicting and identifying tumors likely to behave less favorably are key objectives of the neuropathologist. With immunohistochemistry and modern molecular pathology, it is becoming increasingly possible to refine diagnostic groups. Despite this, some LEATs remain difficult to classify, particularly tumors with "non-specific" or diffuse growth patterns. Modification of LEAT classification is inevitable with the goal of unifying terminological criteria applied between centers for accurate clinico-pathological-molecular correlative data to emerge. Finally, establishing the epileptogenic components of LEAT, either within the lesion or perilesional cortex, will elucidate the cellular mechanisms of epileptogenesis, which in turn will guide optimal surgical management of these lesions.
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- Maria Thom
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK.
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Fay-McClymont TB, Hrabok M, Sherman EMS, Hader WJ, Connolly MB, Akdag S, Mohamed IS, Wiebe S. Systematic review and case series of neuropsychological functioning after epilepsy surgery in children with dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNET). Epilepsy Behav 2012; 23:481-6. [PMID: 22386912 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2011] [Revised: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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RATIONALE The purposes of this study were to 1) conduct a review of neuropsychological (NP) outcomes after epilepsy surgery for DNET and 2) present pre/post-surgical NP results from a series of children with DNET. METHODS First, a systematic literature review was conducted with specific inclusion criteria. Second, a review of DNET surgical patients seen at two tertiary-care hospitals using reliable change methods of NP functioning was conducted. RESULTS Of 300 citations retrieved, 7 studies met criteria. Studies reported low average to average pre-surgical IQ. Engel Class I outcome was approximately 85%. CASE SERIES Thirteen children completed pre/post-surgical NP assessments. Pre-surgically, children demonstrated low average to average functioning. Post-surgically, few patients showed reliable change. One-third of children demonstrated psychological improvement. CONCLUSIONS NP outcome following DNET has not been well-described. Children with DNET demonstrate low average to average NP functioning pre-surgically, good seizure outcome, and stable NP functioning post-surgically.
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One hundred and one dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors: an adult epilepsy series with immunohistochemical, molecular genetic, and clinical correlations and a review of the literature. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2011; 70:859-78. [PMID: 21937911 DOI: 10.1097/nen.0b013e3182302475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Simple and complex forms of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNTs) are readily recognizable but forms with diffuse growth pattern, and hybrid tumors, that is, mixed DNT and ganglioglioma (DNT/GG), are more contentious entities. Rare DNTs have shown aggressive behavior. We reviewed cortical growth patterns, immunophenotype (including CD34, nestin and calbindin), genetic profile, and outcome in 101 DNT in adults. Simple (n = 18), complex (n = 31), diffuse (n = 35) DNT, and mixed DNT/GG (n = 17) showed no difference in age of onset, associated seizure type, or outcome (67.5% free from seizure; mean follow-up, 6 years). CD34 was seen in 61%, calbindin in 57%, and nestin in 86% of all DNT types; these markers were less common in simple DNT. Peritumoral cortical changes (Layer I hypercellularity [61%], satellite nodules [51.6%]) were frequent, but dyslamination (cortical dysplasia) was not identified. Molecular genetic abnormalities identified in 17 cases were IDH1 mutation (n = 3), 1p/19q loss (n = 10), isolated loss 9q (n = 2), and PTEN loss (n = 3), which were not associated with tumor type or location, higher cell proliferation, or distinguishing clinical features (mean age of epilepsy onset, 9 years; age at surgery = 31 years; 69% free from seizure); none had progression on magnetic resonance imaging (mean follow-up, 6 years). No single feature was predictive of seizure-free outcome, but there was a trend for better outcome in CD34-positive tumors (p = 0.07). One case has shown transformation to a higher grade. This study supports the existence of a range of subtypes of DNT some with overlapping features with ganglioglioma; molecular genetic abnormalities were not predictive of atypical behavior.
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Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors: a prospective clinicopathologic and outcome study of 13 children. Pediatr Neurol 2010; 43:395-402. [PMID: 21093729 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2009] [Revised: 09/28/2009] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) are benign intracortical masses that are typically observed in children and young adults and are classified as glioneuronal tumors (WHO grade I). Large and retrospective series of patients with DNETs have been reported, but prospective studies on pediatric cohorts of patients with DNETs have been lacking. In the present study, 13 children (8 boys, 5 girls; age 8-18 years) who had simple (n = 2) or complex (n = 11) partial seizures (seizure duration range, 2-4 years; mean, 1.5 years; mode, 1.2 years) were prospectively enrolled and monitored over 13 years. The DNETs were located in the frontal (n = 2), temporal (n = 9), or occipital (n = 2) cortex. In 11/13 cases, the seizures were resistant to drug therapy, and all the children had surgery consisting of extended lesionectomy coupled with neuronavigation. Pathology examination revealed cortical dysplasia (n = 8), glial nodules (n = 11), calcification (n = 4), cellular atypia (n = 3), endothelial proliferation (n = 1), perivascular inflammation (n = 3), and meningeal involvement (n = 6). All children were seizure free throughout postsurgical follow-up of 2-11 years. This first prospective study with follow-up monitoring of a childhood population with DNETs confirms, on a long-term basis, that the coupled strategy of extended lesionectomy and neuronavigation has good outcome for long-term seizure control.
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Ozlen F, Gunduz A, Asan Z, Tanriverdi T, Ozkara C, Yeni N, Yalcinkaya C, Ozyurt E, Uzan M. Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors and gangliogliomas: clinical results of 52 patients. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2010; 152:1661-71. [PMID: 20526635 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0696-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2010] [Accepted: 05/18/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNET) and gangliogliomas (GG) are generally associated with epilepsy in young patients. Presurgical work-up and postsurgical results vary from center to center. Seizures are commonly focal with secondary generalization, and surgical treatment is often effective. METHODS Twenty-eight patients with DNET and 24 patients with GG were eligible for this retrospective study. The authors present clinical, radiological, and pathological characteristics and seizure outcome of 52 patients histopathologically diagnosed with either a DNET or a GG. RESULTS Characteristically the majority of the tumors showed hypointensity on T(1)-weighted images and increased signal intensity on both T(2)-weighted and FLAIR images. At the last follow-up (mean 54.3 months), overall favorable seizure outcome was 94.2% (n = 49). Twenty-six (92.8%) patients with DNET and 21 (87.5%) patients with GG were seizure free. Complete drug withdrawal was achieved in 26 (50%) patients. Shorter duration of epilepsy (p = 0.02), absence of status epilepticus (p = 0.01), absence of edema on MRI (p = 0.03), absence of seizure within the first month of surgery (p = 0.002), and total resection (p = 0.00001) were associated with favorable outcome with respect to seizure. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that a prompt diagnosis and total resection with additional adjacent structures or cortices when feasible are associated with a high epilepsy cure rate. Not only children but also adults benefit from surgical treatment. Although radiological features of DNETs or GGs are helpful, no definitive differences were found between the two types of tumors. Thus, clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings have to be considered together.
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- Fatma Ozlen
- Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul University, Turkey
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Chang EF, Christie C, Sullivan JE, Garcia PA, Tihan T, Gupta N, Berger MS, Barbaro NM. Seizure control outcomes after resection of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor in 50 patients. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2010; 5:123-30. [PMID: 20043747 DOI: 10.3171/2009.8.peds09368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECT Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) are a subset of relatively rare glioneuronal tumors that typically present with epilepsy during childhood. The authors' aim was to identify factors that predict seizure control following excision. METHODS The authors reviewed the cases of 50 patients who underwent resection of DNETs at the University of California, San Francisco, between 1990 and 2006. Demographic, seizure history, radiographic, and histopathological data were collected and analyzed for statistical association with postoperative seizure control. RESULTS Of the 50 patients, 86% presented with intractable epilepsy. The median age at surgery was 21 years (range 4-46 years; 40% were < 18 years old at time of surgery), with a median duration of 8 years from onset of seizures (24% were adult-onset seizures). Fifty-two percent of the cases were associated with adjacent focal cortical dysplasia. Complete resection was achieved in 78% of cases. Intraoperative electrocorticography in 23 patients identified extralesional interictal activity in 16 cases, which led to extended lesionectomy or lobectomy. The remaining patients underwent lesionectomy alone. The median follow-up was 5.6 years, during which time tumor progression occurred after subtotal resection. The proportional estimates of seizure freedom (Engel Class I outcome) were 0.86 at 1 year and 0.85 at 5 years. Seizure freedom was predicted by complete or extended resection (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.39-2.03; p < 0.0001) and extratemporal location (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.02-1.42; p = 0.03) on multivariate analysis. Secondary analysis for intraoperative electrocorticography cases demonstrated that seizure outcome was better when extralesional spiking foci were detected (94% seizure free) compared with when they were absent (43% seizure free). CONCLUSIONS Excision of DNETs and, when present, adjacent dysplastic cortex was highly effective for seizure control. Excellent seizure-free outcomes and tumor control were seen with lesionectomy alone in most cases. Electrocorticography with extended resection was useful for patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy.
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- Edward F Chang
- Northern California Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Brain Tumor Research Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
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