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Garrido Ruiz PA, González-Tablas M, Pasco Peña A, Zelaya Huerta MV, Ortiz J, Otero Á, Corchete LA, Ludeña MD, Caballero Martínez MC, Córdoba Iturriagagoitia A, Fernández IC, González-Carreró Fojón J, Hernández Laín A, Orfao A, Tabernero MD. Clinical, Histopathologic and Genetic Features of Rhabdoid Meningiomas. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021116. [PMID: 36674634 PMCID: PMC9865044 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Rhabdoid meningiomas (RM) shows heterogeneous histological findings, and a wide variety of chromosomal copy number alterations (CNA) are associated with an unpredictable course of the disease. In this study, we analyzed a series of 305 RM samples from patients previously reported in the literature and 33 samples from 23 patients studied in our laboratory. Monosomy 22-involving the minimal but most common recurrent region loss of the 22q11.23 chromosomal region was the most observed chromosomal alteration, followed by losses of chromosomes 14, 1, 6, and 19, polysomies of chromosomes 17, 1q, and 20, and gains of 13q14.2, 10p13, and 21q21.2 chromosomal regions. Based on their CNA profile, RM could be classified into two genetic subgroups with distinct clinicopathologic features characterized by the presence of (1) chromosomal losses only and (2) combined losses and gains of several chromosomes. The latter displays a higher frequency of WHO grade 3 tumors and poorer clinical outcomes.
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- Patricia Alejandra Garrido Ruiz
- Neurosurgery Service of the University Hospital of Salamanca, Surgery Department, University of Salamancaca (USAL), Paseo de la Transición Española, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 10ªPlanta, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 10ªPlanta, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Centre for Cancer Research (CIC-IBMCC; CSIC/USAL; IBSAL) and Department of Medicine, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Cancer—CIBERONC (CB16/12/00400), Institute of Health Carlos III, C. Sinesio Delgado, 4, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Pathology Service of the University Hospital of Pamplona, Universidad Pública de Navarra, C. de Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Navarra, Spain
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- Pathology Service of the University Hospital of Pamplona, Universidad Pública de Navarra, C. de Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Navarra, Spain
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- Pathology Service of the University Hospital of Salamanca, Cell Biology and Pathology Department, Paseo de la Transición Española, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Neurosurgery Service of the University Hospital of Salamanca, Surgery Department, University of Salamancaca (USAL), Paseo de la Transición Española, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 10ªPlanta, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 10ªPlanta, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 10ªPlanta, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Pathology Service of the University Hospital of Salamanca, Cell Biology and Pathology Department, Paseo de la Transición Española, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Pathology Service of the University Hospital of Pamplona, Universidad Pública de Navarra, C. de Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Navarra, Spain
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- Pathology Service of the University Hospital 12 Octubre, Universidad Complutense, Av. de Córdoba, s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 10ªPlanta, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Centre for Cancer Research (CIC-IBMCC; CSIC/USAL; IBSAL) and Department of Medicine, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Cancer—CIBERONC (CB16/12/00400), Institute of Health Carlos III, C. Sinesio Delgado, 4, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL University Hospital of Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 10ªPlanta, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Centre for Cancer Research (CIC-IBMCC; CSIC/USAL; IBSAL) and Department of Medicine, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre on Cancer—CIBERONC (CB16/12/00400), Institute of Health Carlos III, C. Sinesio Delgado, 4, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-923-29-48-11; Fax: +34-923-29-46-24
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Williams EA, Wakimoto H, Shankar GM, Barker FG, Brastianos PK, Santagata S, Sokol ES, Pavlick DC, Shah N, Reddy A, Venstrom JM, Alexander BM, Ross JS, Cahill DP, Ramkissoon SH, Juratli TA. Frequent inactivating mutations of the PBAF complex gene PBRM1 in meningioma with papillary features. Acta Neuropathol 2020; 140:89-93. [PMID: 32405805 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-020-02161-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Erik A Williams
- Foundation Medicine Inc, 150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA.
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- Translational Neuro‑Oncology Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Stephen E. and Catherine Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Foundation Medicine Inc, 150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA
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- Foundation Medicine Inc, 150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA
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- Foundation Medicine Inc, 150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA
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- Foundation Medicine Inc, 150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA
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- Foundation Medicine Inc, 150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA
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- Foundation Medicine Inc, 150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA
- Department of Pathology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Translational Neuro‑Oncology Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Foundation Medicine Inc, 150 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02141, USA
- Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Translational Neuro‑Oncology Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Meningioma with rhabdoid features combined with meningioangiomatosis in infancy: a novel combination. Childs Nerv Syst 2020; 36:1311-1314. [PMID: 31897634 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-019-04486-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Meningioangiomatosis is a rare histologically distinct abnormality that is occasionally associated with intracranial meningioma. The rhabdoid variant of meningioma is also uncommon and is classified as a World Health Organization Grade III tumour. We report a case of meningioangiomatosis in conjunction with a meningioma with prominent rhabdoid features, in an infant male who underwent complete surgical resection of the lesion. The patient has been followed up for 6 years with no disease recurrence. To our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature describing meningioangiomatosis combined with a meningioma with rhabdoid features.
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Eftekhar-Javadi A, Motevalli D, Pourrashidi Boshrabadi A, Moradi-Tabriz H, Asefi H. Multiple High Grade Rhabdoid Papillary Meningiomas Mimicking Choroid Plexus Carcinoma: A Case Report. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2019; 14:338-341. [PMID: 31754365 PMCID: PMC6824764 DOI: 10.30699/ijp.2019.80193.1757] [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: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rhabdoid papillary meningioma is an uncommon aggressive variant of meningioma which has the potential to metastasize and spread throughout the brain and even out of the cranium. Herein, we present recurrence of the brain tumor in a 26-year-old woman. The patient had history of the surgery for two lesions in the right temporal lobe and the left cerebellopontine angle. Imaging showed three lesions in the right temporal lobe, the right occipital horn wall, and the left cerebellopontine angle. These radiologic findings were mostly suggestive of atypical meningioma. In the surgical view, the mass was solid-cystic reddish Cauliflower-shaped in the right temporal lobe attaching to the temporal horn. The microscopic examination showed a cellular neoplasm with the sheet-like and papillary growth pattern. Individual cells had vesicular nuclei some with prominent nucleoli and eosinophilic cytoplasm. The areas of the tumor cells showed round eccentric nuclei and prominent nucleoli with eosinophilic cytoplasm. Immunohistochemistry studies showed diffuse positivity of tumor cells with Vimentin, EMA, and S100. The overall clinical, radiological and histopathological examinations were compatible with high grade rhabdoid-papillary meningiomas. In the present case study, we discuss imaging and histomorphological features of this rare entity of meningiomas.
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- Arezoo Eftekhar-Javadi
- Department of Pathology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Khairy S, Al-Ahmari AN, Saeed MA, Azzubi M. Pediatric Rhabdoid Meningioma with Extension to the Heart: A First Case Report and Literature Review. World Neurosurg 2019; 129:445-450. [PMID: 31247353 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.117] [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: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Meningiomas are the most common benign intracranial neoplasms in adults, but they have a lower incidence in children. Rhabdoid meningioma is a rare subtype of meningioma and is classified as World Health Organization grade III. CASE DESCRIPTION We present a very rare case of a 9-year-old boy who presented to our institution with a history of headache, dizziness, and vomiting without neurologic deficit. The investigation showed a posterior fossa tumor with hemorrhage inside and hydrocephalus. He underwent tumor resection, and pathology showed rhabdoid meningioma. The patient had extensive recurrence after only 5 months, including extension to the neck, mediastinal veins, and heart. He was treated surgically and received adjuvant chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy. CONCLUSIONS Rhabdoid meningioma is a malignant subtype of meningioma that occurs very rarely in pediatric patients. Additionally, rhabdoid meningioma, when it does occur in pediatric patients, has a high tendency to recur. Radical surgical resection with adjuvant radiotherapy is essential to prolonging survival. This is the first case with extracranial extension to the mediastinal veins and heart.
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- Sami Khairy
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Ravanpay AC, Barkley A, White-Dzuro GA, Cimino PJ, Gonzalez-Cuyar LF, Lockwood C, Halasz LM, Hisama FM, Ferreira M. Giant Pediatric Rhabdoid Meningioma Associated with a Germline BAP1 Pathogenic Variation: A Rare Clinical Case. World Neurosurg 2018; 119:402-415. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Yeşiltaş YS, Gündüz K, Okçu Heper A, Erden E. Ectopic rhabdoid meningioma of the orbit in a child: case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018; 22:151-157. [PMID: 29726794 DOI: 10.3171/2018.1.peds17557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In August 2016, an 11-year-old boy presented to the authors' institution with a right orbital tumor that was located superotemporally (superolaterally) and adherent to the sclera. The patient's past medical history revealed that he had undergone 2 previous craniotomies elsewhere in June 2008 and July 2010 for a superomedially located orbital lesion that had been histopathologically diagnosed as a neurothekeoma. After the second craniotomy, the patient underwent adjuvant intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) to the right medial orbit. At the authors' institution, total excision of the orbital tumor was performed via an anterior conjunctival orbitotomy. Histopathological examination revealed a rhabdoid meningioma. Review of the histopathology obtained at the time of previous tumor excisions showed that the lesion was misdiagnosed as neurothekeoma and instead represented a meningioma from the beginning. The patient was started on a regimen of oral sunitinib and remained free of recurrence at 1.5 years of follow-up. Ectopic meningioma of the orbit is a rare entity. Rhabdoid meningioma is a rarely seen subtype of meningioma, accounting for 1%-3% of all intracranial meningiomas. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of an ectopic orbital rhabdoid meningioma reported in the literature. They suspect that tumor seeding during the previous surgeries might have played a role in the occurrence of the tumor in an orbital location not targeted by IMRT.
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- 2Pathology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- 2Pathology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Meningioma with rhabdoid, papillary and clear cell features: case report and review of association of rare meningioma variants. Clin Neuropathol 2016; 30:291-6. [PMID: 22011733 PMCID: PMC3663464 DOI: 10.5414/np300408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Meningiomas are common central nervous system tumors with a wide range of morphological variants, assigned World Health Organization (WHO) Grades I – III. We report an extremely rare rhabdoid, papillary and clear cell meningioma (WHO Grade III) in a 29-year-old female, who presented with diplopia and headache over a few days, 2 years ago. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a well-circumscribed, lobulated, predominantly solid and contrast-enhancing lesion in the right temporal, parietal and occipital lobes. On routine staining, the tumor did not display classical meningioma features. A wide immunohistochemical panel ruled out metastasis and endorsed the meningothelial nature of the lesion (positivity for epithelial membrane antigen and vimentin). Electron microscopy did not show usual hallmarks of meningioma but was helpful in excluding other tumors. Even though the three variants are associated with aggressive behavior, the patient is currently asymptomatic. The concurrent use of different techniques was essential for diagnosis.
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Vaubel RA, Chen SG, Raleigh DR, Link MJ, Chicoine MR, Barani I, Jenkins SM, Aleff PA, Rodriguez FJ, Burger PC, Dahiya S, Perry A, Giannini C. Meningiomas With Rhabdoid Features Lacking Other Histologic Features of Malignancy: A Study of 44 Cases and Review of the Literature. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2016; 75:44-52. [PMID: 26705409 PMCID: PMC5009417 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlv006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The behavior of rhabdoid meningiomas otherwise lacking malignant features remains unknown as most of the originally reported aggressive cases showed anaplastic histologic features independently of rhabdoid phenotype. We studied 44 patients with rhabdoid meningiomas lacking anaplastic features. Median age at diagnosis was 48.6 years (range 10-79). Location was supratentorial in 28 (63.6%), skull base in 15 (34.1%), and spinal in 1 (2.3%). Tumor grade was otherwise World Health Organization grade I (n = 22, 50%) or II (n = 22, 50%). Rhabdoid cells represented <20% of the tumor in 12 cases (27.3%), 20% to 50% in 18 (40.9%), and >50% in 14 (31.8%). Median clinical follow-up, available for 38 patients, was 5.0 years (range 0.17-14.2). Recurrence occurred in 9 patients (5-year recurrence-free survival, 73.7%) with a significantly higher risk in subtotally resected tumors (p = 0.043). Rhabdoid cell percentage was not associated with recurrence. Six patients died (4 of disease, 2 of unclear causes); 5-year overall survival was 86.7%, a mortality in excess of that expected in grade I-II meningiomas but much lower than originally reported. Review of 50 similar previously reported cases confirmed our findings. We suggest that rhabdoid meningiomas be graded analogously to nonrhabdoid tumors, with caution that some may still behave aggressively and close follow-up is recommended.
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- Rachael A Vaubel
- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California
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- From the Department of Anatomic Pathology (RAV, CG), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurosurgery (SGC), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Radiation Oncology (DRR, IB), University of California, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (MJL), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Neurologic Surgery (MRC), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Departments of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (SMJ), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PAA), Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota; Department of Pathology (FJR, PCB), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Departments of Pathology and Immunology/Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (SD), Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Pathology (AP), University of California, San Francisco, California.
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Miracco C, Toscano M, Butorano MAGM, Baldino G, Tacchini D, Barone A, Cerase A. Unusual clear cell, lymphoplasmacyte-rich, dural-based tumor with divergent differentiation: a tricky case mimicking a meningioma. Hum Pathol 2015; 46:1050-6. [PMID: 25912756 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2015.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We describe an unusual case of a recurrent dural neoplasm, previously diagnosed as meningioma. Histopathologically, the tumor is characterized by aggregates of divergently differentiated clear cells embedded in an abundant lymphoplasmacyte-rich stroma, mimicking a lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma. This study focuses on the histologic and immunohistochemical characterization of a unique dural-based tumor and provides useful guidelines for differentiating meningioma from other uncommon dural-based neoplasms. We propose that this recurrent dural neoplasm is a distinctive entity and, therefore, enlarges the spectrum of dural-based neoplasms that enter the differential diagnosis with meningiomas. Awareness of this tumor entity could prove useful for appropriate patient management.
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- Clelia Miracco
- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neuroscience, Section of Pathological Anatomy, Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neuroscience, Section of Pathological Anatomy, Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neuroscience, Section of Pathological Anatomy, Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neuroscience, Section of Pathological Anatomy, Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neuroscience, Section of Pathological Anatomy, Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neuroscience, Unit NINT Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Jia W, Sonoda Y, Saito R, Endo T, Watanabe M, Tominaga T. Intracerebral cystic rhabdoid papillary meningioma in an 11-year-old patient. Childs Nerv Syst 2014; 30:2151-5. [PMID: 24952236 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-014-2470-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Rhabdoid papillary meningioma is a rare meningioma variant categorized as WHO grade III. We report an 11-year-old girl with an intracerebral rhabdoid papillary meningioma. MATERIALS AND METHODS An 11-year-old girl presented to our hospital with a short history of severe headache and vomiting. MRI revealed a left frontal intracerebral cystic lesion with rim enhancement. The tumor, including the cyst wall, was totally removed. Since the histological diagnosis was rhabdoid papillary meningioma, she was treated with postoperative radiotherapy. She is currently undergoing routine follow-up without any symptoms of recurrence. CONCLUSION We discuss the clinical picture of this patient with reference to the published literature on this uncommon diagnosis.
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- Wenting Jia
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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Karabagli P, Karabagli H, Yavas G. Aggressive rhabdoid meningioma with osseous, papillary and chordoma-like appearance. Neuropathology 2014; 34:475-83. [PMID: 24702318 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumors. They are usually benign and slowly growing; however, they may show histologically malignant features categorizing them into grade II or III of World Health Organization (WHO) classification. Rhabdoid meningioma (RM) is an uncommon meningioma variant categorized as WHO grade III. The clinical course of RM is determined by local recurrences, invasion of adjacent brain and/or dura, widespread leptomeningeal dissemination, remote metastases and fatal clinical outcome. Herein we report a case with recurrent aggressive left occipital parasagittal region RM in which the patient initially declined radiation treatment. The tumor was resected four times in 5 years. Histopathological examination revealed a rhabdoid meningioma with metaplastic, papillary and chordoid differentiation. Six months after her fourth operation the patient died of progressive disease. RM is a rare subtype of malignant meningioma and the role of different adjuvant therapeutic options are still unknown. Clinical presentation, radiological features and pathologic findings of this uncommon tumor are discussed.
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- Pinar Karabagli
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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Jeong J, Kim NR, Lee SG. Crush cytology of a primary intraspinal rhabdoid papillary meningioma: a case report. Acta Cytol 2013; 57:528-33. [PMID: 24021412 DOI: 10.1159/000353804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Both rhabdoid and papillary meningioma are rare variants of meningioma categorized as WHO grade III. Here, we report a rare case of combined rhabdoid papillary meningioma with discussion of its differential intraoperative cytologic diagnoses. CASE The patient was a 72-year-old female who presented with a huge mass at the cervical spine on MRI. The crush smears showed a radially arranged pattern of elongated tumor cells centered around the vessels, which formed a pseudorosette-like papillary structure, as well as singly scattered large gemistocyte-like rhabdoid cells with distinct cell borders. Rhabdoid cells had eccentrically placed vesicular nuclei with plump, fibrillary-to-hyaline cytoplasm with short broad processes. Nuclei had occasional nuclear inclusions with no nuclear grooves. CONCLUSION Rhabdoid papillary meningiomas, encountered less often, should be distinguished from metastatic tumors of rhabdoid or papillary configuration, astrocytomas, ependymomas and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor. Search for eosinophilic hyaline cytoplasm, rather than a fibrillary one, is critical for distinguishing it from other commonly encountered spinal cord tumors in the total absence of meningothelial whorls, like the present case. We also emphasize that the present case is the first case of rhabdoid papillary meningioma with primary manifestation in the spinal cord.
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- Juhyeon Jeong
- Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Abolfotoh M, Tavanaiepour D, Hong C, Dunn IF, Lidov H, Al-Mefty O. Primary calcified rhabdoid meningioma of the cranio-cervical junction: A case report and review of literature. JOURNAL OF CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION AND SPINE 2013; 3:32-7. [PMID: 23741128 PMCID: PMC3669473 DOI: 10.4103/0974-8237.110127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Rhabdoid meningioma (RM) is a relatively new, rare, and aggressive subtype of meningioma, classified as Grade III malignancy in 2000, 2007 versions of WHO classification of the central nervous system. We reviewed the data available from all published cases of RMs. To the best of our knowledge, there are more than 100 published cases of RMs; none have documented extensive calcification or origin from the cranio cervical junction. We report the first case of a totally calcified (stony mass), primary RM, at the cranio cervical junction. Also, we highlighted the role of the transcondylar approach to achieve microscopic total removal of such a challenging lesion. A 37 year old female, allergic to erythromycin, presented with 5 years of progressive right upper extremity numbness and weakness, right facial numbness, and occipital pain. Imaging demonstrated a large calcified mass at the right posterior–lateral margin of the cranio cervical junction, encasing the right vertebral artery and right PICA loop. Patient underwent microscopic total resection of the lesion. Pathological diagnosis was confirmed as RM with atypical features. Subsequently, the patient received postoperative intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) on the tumor bed, and close follow up imaging showed no recurrence 2 years after surgery. We report the first case of a primary RM originating from the cranial cervical junction; also, it is the first case to present with extensive calcification in this morphological subtype. We also conclude that RM has now become a feature of newly diagnosed cases and not only a disease of recurrent cases as it was thought in the past. Since RMs are typically considered aggressive, total surgical resection with close follow up and postoperative adjuvant radiation should be considered. However, the adjuvant therapy of each separate case of RM should be tailored according to its particular histopathologic profile.
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- Mohammad Abolfotoh
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and children's hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA ; Department of Neurosurgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Zhou Y, Xie Q, Gong Y, Mao Y, Zhong P, Che X, Jiang C, Huang F, Zheng K, Li S, Gu Y, Bao W, Yang B, Wu J, Wang Y, Chen H, Xie L, Zheng M, Tang H, Wang D, Zhu H, Chen X. Clinicopathological Analysis of Rhabdoid Meningiomas: Report of 12 Cases and a Systematic Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg 2013; 79:724-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2011] [Revised: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kashimura H, Mase T, Ogasawara K, Kurose A. Unusual growth pattern of a meningioma. Surg Neurol Int 2012; 3:63. [PMID: 22754728 PMCID: PMC3385073 DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.97007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Rhabdoid meningioma exhibits high mitotic activity, anaplasia, and increased markers of cell proliferation. Here we describe a rhabdoid meningioma with a pattern of growth extending into the subarachnoid space and filled the cortical sulci. Case Description: A 72-year-old woman presented with headache and was admitted to our hospital. Neurologic and physical examinations revealed no abnormalities. Contrast-enhanced axial T1-weighted images showed a well-enhanced, dural-based mass compressing the right temporal and frontal lobes, and extending into the sylvian cistern and filling the cortical sulci. The patient underwent partial resection and the histologic findings demonstrated rhabdoid meningioma. Conclusion: Although this type of tumor is known to be aggressive in its growth, extension into the adjacent cisternal space and the filling of the cortical sulci are rare. The combination of histologic anaplasia with the highest reported proliferation rate, loss of cohesion of neoplastic cells, and the location of the tumor led to the unique growth pattern.
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- Hiroshi Kashimura
- Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Prefectural Chubu Hospital, Kitakami, Iwate, Japan
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El Jamal SM, Raja A, Saad AG. Giant frontal colliding meningiomas in a child: histopathologic, cytogenetic, and ultrastructural descriptions of a unique case. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2011; 14:333-8. [PMID: 21417911 DOI: 10.2350/10-11-0939-cr.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Meningiomas in the pediatric population are uncommon primary brain tumors, and rhabdoid meningiomas are exceedingly rare. We describe herein a 16-year-old female who presented with a giant frontal mass with intracranial and extracranial components. Histologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural examinations showed the intracranial tumor to be rhabdoid meningioma, and the extracranial tumor was meningothelial meningioma. Cytogenetic study of the intracranial tumor showed monosomy 22, and the extracranial tumor showed allelic losses at 18p11.32. Because of the different cytogenetic findings and the absence of communication between these two tumors, we concluded that these tumors were separate and represent colliding meningiomas. Furthermore, the rhabdoid meningioma lacked obvious histologic evidence of malignancy. The presence of colliding meningiomas with different cytogenetic abnormalities as well as a rhabdoid meningioma showing no conspicuous evidence of malignancy have not been reported in children before.
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- Siraj M El Jamal
- Department of Pathology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA
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Wu YT, Ho JT, Lin YJ, Lin JW. Rhabdoid papillary meningioma: a clinicopathologic case series study. Neuropathology 2011; 31:599-605. [PMID: 21382093 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2011.01201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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World Health Organization (WHO) grade III meningiomas are subclassified on the basis of their architectural pattern into papillary and rhabdoid subtypes. Some meningiomas even combine papillary architecture with rhabdoid cytology. Additionally, they always show malignant histological features, follow an aggressive clinical course and tend to spread through the CSF after frequent local recurrence. We render the first series of rhabdoid papillary meningioma with review of the literature to further elucidate its biological behavior. From six patients (three male, three female), nine specimens of rhabdoid papillary meningioma were obtained between 1994 and 2010. Correlations of histologic parameters, immunohistochemical study, and clinical features were assessed. The mean age of patients was 44.7 years at their first operation. The mean postoperative follow-up period was 63.2 months. Five patients experienced tumor recurrence, and one of them died from the disease after diffuse leptomeningeal dissemination. The mean time to first recurrence was 28 months. Only one patient was free of tumoral recurrence after an 8-year follow-up. Immunohistochemically, all tumors were positive for vimentin and epithelial membrane antigen. MIB-1 labeling indices were higher following tumor recurrence. The present study expands the clinicopathologic horizon of rhabdoid papillary meningioma and suggests that it will behave aggressively based on its histology and concomitant features of atypia or malignancy or high MIB-1 labeling indices. Close follow-up and aggressive treatments of these tumors are warranted.
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- You-Ting Wu
- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Wu YT, Lin JW, Wang HC, Lee TC, Ho JT, Lin YJ. Clinicopathologic analysis of rhabdoid meningioma. J Clin Neurosci 2010; 17:1271-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ahmad KE, Al-Jahdhami S, Ahmad O. Rhabdoid meningioma presenting with subependymal and diffuse meningeal involvement but no mass lesion. J Clin Neurosci 2010; 17:1581-2. [PMID: 20800496 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2010] [Revised: 03/23/2010] [Accepted: 03/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rhabdoid meningiomas are rare, aggressive tumours of the meninges that have a generally poor prognosis. We report a 49-year-old man with a background history of sarcoidosis who presented with nausea and vomiting. Imaging showed generalised leptomeningeal and subependymal enhancement suggestive of chronic meningitis. He had multiple lumbar punctures and a brain biopsy, none of which led to a pathological diagnosis. He died within months, and a postmortem examination was performed. At this stage, a diagnosis of rhabdoid meningioma was made. The clinical and radiological presentation of rhabdoid meningioma as a diffuse leptomeningeal process without a mass lesion is unique. All other published cases of rhabdoid meningioma have been of a discrete lesion. This highlights the importance of a tissue diagnosis in patients where the imaging is non-specific. A brief review of rhabdoid meningioma follows.
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- Kate E Ahmad
- Department of Neurology, The Canberra Hospital, Australian Capital Territory 2611, Australia
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Intracerebral cystic rhabdoid meningioma. J Clin Neurosci 2009; 16:1073-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.07.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2008] [Revised: 06/14/2008] [Accepted: 07/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Eom KS, Kim DW, Kim TY. Diffuse craniospinal metastases of intraventricular rhabdoid papillary meningioma with glial fibrillary acidic protein expression: a case report. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2009; 111:619-23. [PMID: 19482417 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2008] [Revised: 03/08/2009] [Accepted: 05/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rhabdoid papillary meningioma is a recently described clinically aggressive variant of meningiomas with a high recurrence rate. Additionally, only one case of intraventricular rhabdoid meningioma has been reported so far. We present a case of a 50-year-old man who developed an intracranial tumor of the left lateral ventricle at the trigone, for which he underwent total tumor resection followed by gamma knife radiosurgery for recurrence of the tumor. The histological diagnosis was rhabdoid papillary meningioma. Five years after surgery, diffuse craniospinal leptomeningeal metastases developed and subtotal removal of the spinal tumor was performed. The spinal tumor was considered to have metastasized via cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in view of its histological features that were identical to those of the primary tumor. Immunohistochemistry revealed the unusual cytoplasmic expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) of tumor cells. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of diffuse craniospinal metastases of intraventricular rhabdoid papillary meningioma with GFAP expression and the second reported case of the rhabdoid subtype amongst intraventricular meningiomas.
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- Ki Seong Eom
- Department of Neurosurgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan 570-749, Republic of Korea
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Shintaku M. Recurrent tumor in the suprasellar region of a 76-year-old woman. Neuropathology 2008; 28:664-6. [PMID: 18627485 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2008.00944.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Masayuki Shintaku
- Department of Pathology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Tennoji, Osaka, Japan.
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McMaster J, Ng T, Dexter M. Intraventricular rhabdoid meningioma. J Clin Neurosci 2007; 14:672-5. [PMID: 17433689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2005] [Revised: 02/21/2006] [Accepted: 02/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Rhabdoid meningioma is a rare variant of meningioma, often found in tumour recurrences. We report a 55-year-old woman with a history of intraventricular fibroblastic meningioma, who developed headache and tinnitus 5 years after complete resection of the initial tumour. Imaging confirmed a recurrent tumour in the intraventricular location. Histological analysis revealed rhabdoid meningioma. We reviewed the literature and were unable to find any previously reported cases of intraventricular rhabdoid meningioma.
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- Jacqueline McMaster
- Westmead Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, PO Box 533, Wentworthville, New South Wales, 2145, Australia.
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Rezanko T, Tunakan M, Kahraman A, Sucu HK, Gelal F, Akkol I. Primary rhabdoid tumor of the brain in an adult. Neuropathology 2006; 26:57-61. [PMID: 16521480 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2006.00624.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Rhabdoid tumor (RT) is an uncommon childhood neoplasm that typically arises within the kidney. It is characterized by an aggressive clinical course. Since its description in 1978, several cases of primary extrarenal RT, including a CNS localization, have been reported. The first case in the CNS was reported in 1985 and was defined as "rhabdoid tumor" initially, and was classified as grade IV in the most recent classification of the World Health Organization under the term of "atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor". Nearly 200 cases of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the CNS have been reported to date, most of them occurring in childhood. We report a case of primary RT of the brain located in the right frontal lobe with the clinical, radiographic and pathological features presenting at an unusual age. This tumor, which was composed purely of rhabdoid cells with no additional primitive neuroectodermal, epithelial and mesenchymal components, was in a 27-year-old male patient. In conclusion, RT should be considered also in the differential diagnosis of intracerebral neoplasms of adult patients.
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- Turkan Rezanko
- Department of Pathology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Meningeal derived tumors of the first 2 decades of life are often diagnostically challenging due to the wide morphologic spectrum encountered and the rarity of most individual entities. The 2 most common patterns include the dural/leptomeningeal-based mass and neoplastic meningitis. Both primary and secondary meningeal presentations may occur, either early or late in the course of various meningothelial, mesenchymal, embryonal, glial, hematopoietic, histiocytic, melanocytic, and inflammatory tumors. As in other areas of pediatric pathology, there are significant differences between this patient cohort and adults, differences which will be emphasized in this review.
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- Arie Perry
- Division of Neuropathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo 63110-1093, USA.
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Martínez-Lage JF, Ferri Niguez B, Sola J, Pérez-Espejo MA, Ros de San Pedro J, Fernandez-Cornejo V. Rhabdoid meningioma: a new subtype of malignant meningioma also apt to occur in children. Childs Nerv Syst 2006; 22:325-9. [PMID: 15800791 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-004-1094-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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CASE REPORT The case of a 14-year-old girl who presented with a 2-week history of raised intracranial pressure is reported. A left frontal extra-axial tumor was totally removed, whose histopathologic diagnosis was rhabdoid meningioma (RM). DISCUSSION Rhabdoid meningiomas constitute a special malignant phenotype of meningioma that has been recently included in the WHO classification of tumors of the nervous system. Usually, RMs affect middle-aged and elderly individuals. We report the fourth case of a RM occurring in a child to illustrate that the diagnosis of this tumor subtype, given its prognostic implications, must also be considered in pediatric patients.
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- Juan F Martínez-Lage
- Regional Service of Neurosurgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain.
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Regel JP, Schoch B, Sandalcioglu IE, Wieland R, Westermeier C, Stolke D, Wiedemayer H. Malignant meningioma as a second malignancy after therapy for acute lymphatic leukemia without cranial radiation. Childs Nerv Syst 2006; 22:172-5. [PMID: 16456690 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-1143-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2004] [Revised: 12/08/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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RATIONALE Meningiomas in the pediatric age group are very rare tumors, comprising about 1-4.2% of all primary pediatric intracranial tumors. CASE REPORT We present a 17-year-old patient who suffered from an intraventricular malignant meningioma. At the age of 2 years, acute lymphatic leukemia (common ALL [cALL]) was diagnosed and successfully treated with chemotherapy. There was no cranial radiation therapy. In December 2001, 13 years after diagnosis of cALL, he complained of headache, vomiting, and walking difficulties. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an enhancing mass with cystic components in the trigone of the right lateral ventricle. The tumor was removed completely. Histological diagnosis revealed a malignant papillary meningioma. After removal of a recurrent meningioma 16 months later, he received local radiotherapy. CONCLUSION Pathogenetic mechanisms, treatment options, and prognosis of meningiomas and secondary malignancies of this age group are discussed.
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- J P Regel
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical School Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Germany.
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Erickson ML, Johnson R, Bannykh SI, de Lotbiniere A, Kim JH. Malignant rhabdoid tumor in a pregnant adult female: literature review of central nervous system rhabdoid tumors. J Neurooncol 2005; 74:311-9. [PMID: 16132523 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-004-7560-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Rhabdoid tumors of the central nervous system are uncommon, aggressive childhood malignancies. The 13 described adult cases comprise both primary CNS tumors and malignant transformation of previously existing gliomas, meningiomas, and astrocytomas. Central nervous system rhabdoid lesions of adults have been diagnosed as primary malignant rhabdoid tumors, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors, and more recently, rhabdoid glioblastomas. We report a case of a 20-year-old woman in her 30th week of pregnancy who presented with headache, nausea and blurry vision. MRI revealed a large rim-enhancing mass of the right occipital lobe. Gross total resection was achieved via a right parietal-occipital craniotomy. Pathologic evaluation revealed histology, electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry consistent with the diagnosis of malignant rhabdoid tumor. FISH studies were negative for the INI-1 genetic mutations and chromosome 22q deletion associated with childhood atypical rhabdoid/rhabdoid tumor in 75% of cases. The patient delivered her infant via caesarian section prior to initiating further therapy. We briefly describe the characteristics and current understanding of rhabdoid tumors, and review the literature comparing the 12 other cases of central nervous system rhabdoid tumors in adults. Furthermore, we consider and discuss the implications of this case being the second presentation of MRT during pregnancy in only six adult female patients.
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- Michelle L Erickson
- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8023, USA
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Wakabayashi K, Suzuki N, Mori F, Kamada M, Hatanaka M. Rhabdoid cystic papillary meningioma with diffuse subarachnoid dissemination. Acta Neuropathol 2005; 110:196-8. [PMID: 15981015 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-005-1037-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2005] [Revised: 04/21/2005] [Accepted: 04/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We describe a giant cell ependymoma occurring in a 50-year-old man. The mass was located in the posterior aspect of the foramen magnum, extending from the cerebellar tonsil to the upper cervical spine. The tumor was a highly cellular neoplasm showing biphasic histology. Diffuse sheets of non-cohesive atypical giant cells, having eccentrically located single or multiple nuclei and plump eosinophilic cytoplasm, partly infiltrated the desmoplastic inflammatory stroma. Parts of perivascular pseudorosette-forming or pseudopapillary areas were composed of atypically elongated cells, which looked like conventional anaplastic ependymoma. There was a transitional area between two patterns. Numerous mitoses and focal necrosis were observed. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were immunoreactive for glial fibrillary acidic protein, vimentin, S-100 protein, and CD99. None of the tumor cells showed immunoreactivity for epithelial membrane antigen except for the intracytoplasmic lumen of a few vacuolated cells. Ultrastructurally, tumor cells were ependymal in nature; we noted cytoplasmic intermediate filaments and intercellular microrosettes with microvilli, cilia, and long zonula adherens. The features of this tumor, e.g. its superficial location, mixed giant cells, perivascular pseudorosettes or papillaries, complicated its differentiation from rhabdoid/papillary meningioma. However, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy confirmed the diagnosis of ependymoma. The giant cell variant should be included in the subclassification of the ependymoma.
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- Yoon Kyung Jeon
- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea.
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Mawrin C, Hahne R, Scherlach C, Kirches E, Dietzmann K. June 2004: a male in his late 60s with recurrent extracerebral tumor. Brain Pathol 2005; 14:457-9. [PMID: 15605995 PMCID: PMC8096016 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2004.tb00092.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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June 2004: Over the past year, this man in late-60s had complained about progressive weakness of concentration and memory disturbances, associated with word finding difficulties. MRI examination revealed an extra-axial, parasagittal tumor 3 cm in diameter located in the left frontoparietal region. Five years ago, a meningioma in the same region, with radiographic appearance comparable to the present tumor had been totally removed. The histological picture of the current tumor was dominated by sheets of large rounded pleomorphic tumor cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and eccentric nuclei (rhabdoid cells). Cytoplasmic inclusions were frequent; occasionally,multinucleatedtumorcellswereseen. Mitoticfigures were absent and the MIB was 3%. Meningothelial lobules were scarce, and regions with fibroblastic appearance were absent. There were no psammoma bodies, necrosis or brain invasion. Moderate immunoreactivity for EMA was found. Additionally, strong cytoplasmic immunoreaction for vimentin within the rhabdoid cells was observed. Review of the previous material showed small islets of rhabdoid cells. Rhabdoid meningioma is an uncommon meningioma variant. It has been suggested that rhabdoid meningiomas are highly aggressive tumors (WHO grade III)and that the rhabdoid phenotype represents a marker of malignant transformation in meningiomas. Histologically, rhabdoid meningiomas usually exhibit signs of anaplasia, a high mitotic activity, and a markedly increased MIB-1 labeling index. Extracranial metastases may occur in the course of the disease. However, not all rhabdoid tumors appear to have anaplastic features (as this case illustrates). Another interesting feature of rhabdoid meningiomas is that in a significant number of cases, the rhabdoid cells appear only at the time of recurrence. Alternatively, as seen in this case, the rhabdoid cells may be already present in the primary meningioma, but not as the predominating histological feature.
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- Christian Mawrin
- Department of Neuropathology, University of Magdeburg Medical School, Germany
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Koenig MA, Geocadin RG, Kulesza P, Olivi A, Brem H. Rhabdoid meningioma occurring in an unrelated resection cavity with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. J Neurosurg 2005; 102:371-5. [PMID: 15739568 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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✓ Rhabdoid meningioma (RM) is a recently described, aggressive variant of meningioma. The authors report a case of RM occurring in the resection cavity of an unrelated neurosurgical procedure, temporal lobectomy for intractable seizures. The patient presented with intractable headache 10 years after the temporal lobectomy. Imaging revealed a dura-based, uniformly enhancing lesion within the resection cavity. She underwent gross-total resection and the findings of the surgical pathological report were consistent with an RM, with a dramatically elevated MIB-1 index of approximately 50%. The patient's clinical course was complicated by severe pain and communicating hydrocephalus secondary to rapid dissemination of malignant cells throughout the CSF pathways. Despite aggressive measures, including tumor resection, ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, and the initiation of conventional radiation therapy, the ensuing leptomeningeal carcinomatosis proved to be rapidly fatal.
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- Marthew A Koenig
- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
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Endo K, Tanaka S, Komagata M, Ikegami H, Kosaka T, Imakiire A, Serizawa H. Rhabdoid transformation of recurrent meningioma in the cervical cord: a case report. J Orthop Sci 2004; 9:323-6. [PMID: 15168192 DOI: 10.1007/s00776-004-0771-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2003] [Accepted: 01/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We report a case of persistent local recurrence of rhabdoid meningioma in the cervical spinal cord. Recently, the meningioma has been reported to be undergoing rhabdoid transformation, but the clinical course is still unclear. Histopathological examination of the tumor showed that it was composed of both meningothelial cells and rhabdoid cells. At each recurrence of the tumor, the population of the rhabdoid cells had increased and the ability to grow had also increased, confirmed by the MIB-1 labeling index. This case showed that phenotypic change of the cells with "rhabdoid" morphology may affect meningiomas and that such changes are associated with aggressive biological and clinical behavior. This newly classified tumor should be recognized in the differential diagnosis of meningioma.
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- Kenji Endo
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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Parwani AV, Mikolaenko I, Eberhart CG, Burger PC, Rosenthal DL, Ali SZ. Rhabdoid meningioma: cytopathologic findings in cerebrospinal fluid. Diagn Cytopathol 2004; 29:297-9. [PMID: 14595800 DOI: 10.1002/dc.10374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Rhabdoid meningioma is a recently described, rare, WHO Grade III intracranial tumor with an aggressive growth pattern and increased risk of recurrence. We describe the cytopathologic findings on cerebrospinal fluid of one such case in a 26-yr-old female who underwent resection of a left temporo-parietal mass. Cerebrospinal fluid contained abundant malignant cells with a prominent "rhabdoid" phenotype, i.e., large cells, eccentric nuclei, single prominent nucleoli, and dense eosinophilic cytoplasm. Although rhabdoid meningioma has a characteristic cytomorphology, the differential diagnosis of this tumor would involve metastatic adenocarcinoma, metastatic malignant melanoma, and other tumors with "rhabdoid" features (such as an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor).
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- Anil V Parwani
- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
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da Costa LB, de Morais JV. [Meningioma with rhabdoid transformation: case report]. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2003; 61:277-80. [PMID: 12806512 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000200023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Meningiomas represent aproximatelly 30% of all intracranial tumors in autopsy studies. With an incidence of 2.3 per 100000, they are considered commom tumors in clinical practice. Twenty percent of the all intracranial tumors diagnosed in vivo are meningiomas. Most of these lesions are benign and the prognosis is intimatelly related to acessibility and ressectability of the lesion. Malignant meningiomas are rare lesions, representing between 1 to 11% of all meningiomas, varying with the definition of pathological criteria for malignancy used, and are categorized in atypical or malignant. Only recently rhabdoid transformation of meningiomas have been reported. We present a case of an extremelly aggressive rhabdoid meningioma in a 56 year-old woman. The tumor was surgically removed twice, with a lethal outcome due to local recurrence, despite maximum radiation and quimiotherapy, six months after the initial presentation.
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