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Lozano Guzmán I, Sandoval-Bonilla BA, Falcon Molina JE, Garcia Iturbide R, Castillejo Adalid LA, Valverde García YA, Amaya Morante LA. High-Grade Temporal Ganglioglioma in an Older Adult Woman. Cureus 2023; 15:e45862. [PMID: 37881386 PMCID: PMC10597542 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Ganglioglioma (GG) is a WHO-grade 1 glioneuronal neoplasm. It is well differentiated with a slow-growing pattern and is composed of a combination of neoplastic ganglion and glial cells. Anaplastic ganglioglioma (AGG) is an extremely rare malignant variant of ganglioglioma, which is not included in the new WHO classification; however, the term is used to talk about gangliogliomas with data of malignancy. AGGs usually occur in children and young adults and are associated with high recurrence and mortality. The authors describe the case of a 62-year-old woman with AGG. She presented with cacosmia, vertigo, nausea, and focal-onset seizures with secondary generalization. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intra-axial lesion in the left temporal lobe. She underwent microsurgical resection guided by electrocorticography (ECoG), and a diagnosis of AGG based on microscopic morphology and immunohistochemical analysis was obtained. She was discharged a few days after surgery with subtotal resection of the lesion, no additional neurological deficit, and adequate seizure control. AGG is a very rare and poorly studied entity. It is currently a controversial term used to refer to gangliogliomas with signs of malignancy. It occurs mainly in children and young adults with temporal lobe epilepsy. Total resection is the best prognostic factor, given the unknown efficacy of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In our case, the patient was an adult woman with a subtotal resection followed by concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, obtaining a mean survival similar to that reported in the literature, so it can be thought that there is a benefit obtained with chemotherapy and radiotherapy despite having performed a subtotal resection of the lesion. Further studies are needed to establish clear diagnostic criteria for AGG, and a multicenter database of AGGs is necessary for a better understanding of the pathology and to offer the best treatment and prognosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Isauro Lozano Guzmán
- Neurological Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, MEX
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- Neurological Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, MEX
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- Neurological Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico city, MEX
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- Neurological Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, MEX
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- Neurological Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, MEX
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- Pathology, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, MEX
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Terrier LM, Bauchet L, Rigau V, Amelot A, Zouaoui S, Filipiak I, Caille A, Almairac F, Aubriot-Lorton MH, Bergemer-Fouquet AM, Bord E, Cornu P, Czorny A, Dam Hieu P, Debono B, Delisle MB, Emery E, Farah W, Gauchotte G, Godfraind C, Guyotat J, Irthum B, Janot K, Le Reste PJ, Liguoro D, Loiseau H, Lot G, Lubrano V, Mandonnet E, Menei P, Metellus P, Milin S, Muckenstrum B, Roche PH, Rousseau A, Uro-Coste E, Vital A, Voirin J, Wager M, Zanello M, François P, Velut S, Varlet P, Figarella-Branger D, Pallud J, Zemmoura I. Natural course and prognosis of anaplastic gangliogliomas: a multicenter retrospective study of 43 cases from the French Brain Tumor Database. Neuro Oncol 2018; 19:678-688. [PMID: 28453747 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Anaplastic gangliogliomas (GGGs) are rare tumors whose natural history is poorly documented. We aimed to define their clinical and imaging features and to identify prognostic factors. Methods Consecutive cases of anaplastic GGGs in adults prospectively entered into the French Brain Tumor Database between March 2004 and April 2014 were screened. After diagnosis was confirmed by pathological review, clinical, imaging, therapeutic, and outcome data were collected retrospectively. Results Forty-three patients with anaplastic GGG (median age, 49.4 y) from 18 centers were included. Presenting symptoms were neurological deficit (37.2%), epileptic seizure (37.2%), or increased intracranial pressure (25.6%). Typical imaging findings were unifocal location (94.7%), contrast enhancement (88.1%), central necrosis (43.2%), and mass effect (47.6%). Therapeutic strategy included surgical resection (95.3%), adjuvant radiochemotherapy (48.8%), or radiotherapy alone (27.9%). Median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 8.0 and 24.7 months, respectively. Three- and 5-year tumor recurrence rates were 69% and 100%, respectively. The 5-year survival rate was 24.9%. Considering unadjusted significant prognostic factors, tumor midline crossing and frontal location were associated with shorter OS. Temporal and parietal locations were associated with longer and shorter PFS, respectively. None of these factors remained statistically significant in multivariate analysis. Conclusions We report a large series providing clinical, imaging, therapeutic, and prognostic features of adult patients treated for an intracerebral anaplastic GGG. Our results show that pathological diagnosis is difficult, that survivals are only slightly better than for glioblastomas, and that complete surgical resection followed with adjuvant chemoradiotherapy offers longer survival.
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Affiliation(s)
- Louis-Marie Terrier
- CHRU de Tours, Service de Neurochirurgie, Tours, France.,Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Inserm, Imagerie et Cerveau UMR U930, Tours, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery and INSERM U1051, Hôpital Saint Eloi - Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, France.,French Brain Tumor DataBase, ICM, Montpellier, France
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- French Brain Tumor DataBase, ICM, Montpellier, France.,Department of Neuropathology and INSERM U1051, Hôpital Saint Eloi - Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital La Pitié Salpétrière, APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery and INSERM U1051, Hôpital Saint Eloi - Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, France.,French Brain Tumor DataBase, ICM, Montpellier, France
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- Plateforme CIRE, UMR-PRC, 37380 Nouzilly, Centre INRA Val de Loire, France
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- Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France.,Inserm, CIC 1415, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France.,Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Jean-Minjoz, 3 boulevard Alexander-Fleming, Besançon cedex, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Pasteur, University Hospital Center, 06000, Nice, France
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- Department of Pathology, Hôpital François Mitterand, CHU de Dijon, 14 rue Paul Gaffarel, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital La Pitié Salpétrière, APHP, Paris, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Jean-Minjoz, 3 boulevard Alexander-Fleming, Besançon cedex, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cèdres Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Universitaire d'Anatomie Patholgique, Neuropathologie humaine et expérimentale, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital François Mitterand, CHU de Dijon, 14 rue Paul Gaffarel, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Department of Pathology, CHU Nancy and INSERM U954, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Lorraine, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital Gabriel-Montpied, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 58, rue Montalembert, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Neuroradiologie, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Pontchaillou, 2, Rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Service de neurochirurgie A, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France
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- Université de Bordeaux - Service de Neurochirurgie B, hôpital Pellegrin Tripode, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondation Ophtalmologique Rothschild, Paris, France
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- Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital de Rangueil, CHU de Toulouse, 1, avenue du Professeur-Jean-Poulhès, TSA, Toulouse, France
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- Département de neurochirurgie, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49940 Angers cedex 9, France
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- Département de neurochirurgie, Aix-Marseille université, CHU Timone, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France
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- Department of Pathology, CHU de Poitiers, Hôpital la Milétrie, Poitiers, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Nord, APHM, University Hospital of Marseille Aix-Marseille Univ, Marseille, France
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- Département de Pathologie Cellulaire et Tissulaire, Centre Hospitalo-universitaire d'Angers, 4 rue Larrey, Angers Cedex, France
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- CHU Toulouse, Hôpital de Rangueil, Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologique, Toulouse, France
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- Bordeaux Institute of Neuroscience, CNRS UMR 5227, F-33076, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Strasbourg-Colmar Hospital, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Imaging Laboratory, University Hospital Poitiers, 2 Rue de La Miletrie, Poitiers Cedex, France
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- Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Department of Neurosurgery, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Service de Neurochirurgie, Tours, France.,Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Inserm, Imagerie et Cerveau UMR U930, Tours, France
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- Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Department of Neuropathology, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris, France
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- Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Department of Neurosurgery, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Service de Neurochirurgie, Tours, France.,Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Inserm, Imagerie et Cerveau UMR U930, Tours, France
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