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Brain metastases usually present late during the course of breast cancer and are associated with an unfavorable prognosis. It was previously demonstrated that the status of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) may be altered in the time window between the emergence of the primary breast tumor and the development of metastases. The aim of this study was to compare the expression of ER, PR and HER2 in pathology samples of primary breast cancer and brain metastases in order to evaluate whether previously administered therapy was able to modify this status and determine whether biomarker alterations affect prognosis after the development of brain metastases. Data were collected from 62 patients who were initially diagnosed with breast cancer that had metastasized to the brain. The ER, PR and HER2 status of the samples from the primary tumors and the brain metastases was determined. Differences in the immunohistochemical profiles of ER, PR or HER2 between the primary tumors and the brain metastases in 17 patients (29.3%) were identified. The patients with HER2-positive brain metastases who received trastuzumab had no leptomeningeal metastases and exhibited a longer survival time after brain metastases compared to the HER2-positive patients who did not receive trastuzumab and the patients with HER2-negative brain metastases (P=0.0005). Our results suggested that the patients treated with trastuzumab following surgery and radiotherapy for brain metastases exhibited a better prognosis. Thus, the HER2 status in brain metastases requires re-evaluation and extended trastuzumab therapy is recommended after brain metastases.
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OBJECT: The precise natural history of incidentally discovered meningiomas (IDMs) remains unknown. It has been reported that for symptomatic meningiomas, tumor location can be used to predict growth. As to whether the same is true for IDMs has not been reported. This study aims to answer this question and provide biological evidence for this assumption by extending the study to involve symptomatic cases. METHODS: A total of 113 IDMs were analyzed by fine volumetry. A comparison of growth rates and patterns between skull base and non-skull base IDMs was made. Subsequently, materials obtained from 210 patients with symptomatic meningiomas who were treated in the authors' hospital during the same period were included for a biological comparison between skull base and non-skull base tumors using the MIB-1 index. RESULTS: The 110 patients with IDMs included 93 females and 17 males, with a mean follow-up period of 46.9 months. There were 38 skull base (34%) and 75 non-skull base (66%) meningiomas. Forty-two (37%) did not exhibit growth of more than 15% of the volume, whereas 71 (63%) showed growth. Only 15 (39.5%) of 38 skull base meningiomas showed growth, whereas 56 (74.7%) of 75 non-skull base meningiomas showed growth (p = 0.0004). In the 71 IDMs (15 skull base and 56 non-skull base), there was no statistical difference between the 2 groups in terms of mean age, sex, follow-up period, or initial tumor volume. However, the percentage of growth (p = 0.002) was significantly lower and the doubling time (p = 0.008) was significantly higher in the skull base than in the non-skull base tumor group. In subsequently analyzed materials from 94 skull base and 116 non-skull base symptomatic meningiomas, the mean MIB-1 index for skull base tumors was markedly low (2.09%), compared with that for non-skull base tumors (2.74%; p = 0.013). CONCLUSIONS: Skull base IDMs tend not to grow, which is different from non-skull base tumors. Even when IDMs grow, the rate of growth is significantly lower than that of non-skull base tumors. The same conclusion with regard to biological behavior was confirmed in symptomatic cases based on MIB-1 index analyses. The authors' findings may impact the understanding of the natural history of IDMs, as well as strategies for management and treatment of IDMs and symptomatic meningiomas.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Proliferação de Células , Neoplasias Meníngeas/patologia , Meningioma/patologia , Neoplasias da Base do Crânio/patologia , Carga Tumoral/fisiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias Meníngeas/diagnóstico , Meningioma/diagnóstico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias da Base do Crânio/diagnóstico , Fatores de Tempo , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Wilms' tumor gene 1 (WT1) protein is a promising tumor-associated antigen. In patients with WT1-expressing malignancies, WT1-specific CTLs are spontaneously induced as a result of an immune response to the WT1 protein. In the present study, we performed single cell-level comparative analysis of T cell receptor ß-chain variable region (TCR-BV) gene families of a total of 750 spontaneously induced WT1(126) peptide (amino acids 126-134, WT1(126))-specific CTLs in both HLA-A*0201(+) patients with solid tumors and healthy donors (HDs). This is the first report of direct usage analysis of 24 kinds of TCR-BV gene families of WT1(126)-specific CTLs at the single cell level. Usage analysis with single-cell RT-PCR of TCR-BV gene families of individual FACS-sorted WT1(126) tetramer(+) CD8(+) T cells showed, for the first time, that: (i) BVs 3, 6, 7, 20, 27, and 28 were commonly biased in patients and HDs; (ii) BVs 2, 11, and 15 were biased only in patients; and (iii) BVs 4, 5, 9, and 19 were biased only in HDs. However, statistical analysis of similarity of individual usage frequencies of 24 kinds of TCR-BV gene families between patients and HDs indicated that the usage frequencies of TCR-BV gene families in patients reflected those in HDs. These results should provide us with a novel insight for a better understanding of WT1-specific immune responses.
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Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/imunologia , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T alfa-beta/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Separação Celular , Epitopos de Linfócito T/genética , Epitopos de Linfócito T/imunologia , Feminino , Citometria de Fluxo , Genes do Tumor de Wilms , Antígeno HLA-A2/genética , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T alfa-beta/imunologia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Clinical studies of WT1-targeted cancer vaccine are being performed. However, WT1-specific Th response in cancer patients remains unclear. Using quantitative real-time RT-PCR, we investigated IFN-gamma and IL-10 mRNA expression from Th cells by stimulation with helper peptide WT1(332). Seventeen patients, of whom 10 had achieved stable disease and the remaining 7 had progressive disease, were weekly vaccinated with WT1 CTL epitope (modified WT1(235)) and examined for WT1(332)-specific Th response. A clear correlation between WT1(332)-specific Th response and clinical response was observed at 4 weeks post-vaccination. In patients who responded, a clear inverse correlation between IL-10-type and IFN-gamma-type WT1(332)-specific Th response was detected at pre- and 4 weeks post-vaccination, and the shift of the Th response from IL-10-type dominancy at early phase to IFN-gamma-type dominancy at late phase was observed. From this study we concluded that occurrence of WT1(332)-specific Th response could predict good clinical response of WT1 CTL epitope vaccination.
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Vacinas Anticâncer/imunologia , Epitopos de Linfócito T , Linfócitos T Citotóxicos/imunologia , Linfócitos T Auxiliares-Indutores/imunologia , Vacinação , Proteínas WT1/imunologia , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Interferon gama/genética , Interleucina-10/genética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , RNA Mensageiro/análiseRESUMO
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) remains a devastating disease with poor prognosis, despite the improvement offered by methotrexate (MTX)-based chemotherapy. Several studies have attempted to identify biomarkers predictive of prognosis, which are expected to be both clinically useful and biologically important for understanding PCNSL. The present study attempts to classify human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-unrelated PCNSL patients treated with radiation combined with rapid high-dose MTX chemotherapy according to B-cell differentiation status, and retrospectively examines the prognostic impact. Initial response to MTX was a strong predictor of favorable prognosis in terms of both progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Thirteen out of 29 cases were CD10(-)/BCL-6(+)/MUM-1(+), being more frequent compared with systemic peripheral nodal lymphoma. Although post-germinal-center B-cell-originating PCNSLs (CD10(-)/BCL-6(-)/MUM-1(+)) showed a trend towards better response to MTX and progression-free survival than did germinal-center-related B-cell-originating PCNSLs (CD10(+) OR CD10(-)/BCL-6(+)/MUM-1(+)), the difference was only marginal (P = 0.04 Gehan-Breslow-Wilcoxon, P = 0.17 log-rank). Our results imply that different B-cell stages in PCNSL have significant relevance in terms of biological behavior. However, clinical use as a prognostic marker requires further investigation.
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Linfócitos B/efeitos dos fármacos , Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/patologia , Imunossupressores/farmacologia , Linfoma/patologia , Metotrexato/farmacologia , Adulto , Idoso , Antígenos CD79/metabolismo , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/tratamento farmacológico , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Fatores Reguladores de Interferon/metabolismo , Linfoma/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Metotrexato/uso terapêutico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neprilisina/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-bcl-6 , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sindecana-1/metabolismoRESUMO
OBJECT: Due to advances in neuroimaging and the increasing use of imaging to screen for brain disease ("brain checkups"), meningiomas are now often detected as an incidental finding. The natural history of these asymptomatic meningiomas remains unclear, however. In this study, the authors investigated the natural history and growth pattern of incidentally detected meningiomas using serial volumetric assessment and regression analysis. METHODS: In 70 patients with incidentally discovered meningiomas who underwent follow-up for longer than 1 year, tumor volumes were calculated volumetrically at each follow-up visit, and tumor growth was determined. In patients with tumor growth, regression analysis was performed to determine the pattern of growth. RESULTS: Forty-four tumors exhibited growth and 26 did not. In a regression analysis, 16 of the tumors that grew followed an exponential growth pattern and 15 exhibited linear growth patterns. The presence of calcification was the only imaging characteristic that significantly distinguished the group with tumor growth from that without, although no radiological characteristics significantly distinguished the exponential growth group from the linear growth group. Two patients with obvious tumor growth underwent surgical removal and the pathological specimens extracted showed a high proliferative potential. CONCLUSIONS: The authors found that incidentally discovered meningiomas did not always follow an exponential growth pattern but often exhibited more complex patterns of growth. Serial monitoring of tumor volumes and regression analysis may reveal the growth pattern of incidental meningiomas and provide information useful for determining treatment strategy.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Meningioma/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Achados Incidentais , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Meningioma/diagnóstico por imagem , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radiografia , Análise de Regressão , Carga TumoralRESUMO
OBJECT: The object of this study was to investigate the safety and clinical responses of immunotherapy targeting the WT1 (Wilms tumor 1) gene product in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). METHODS: Twenty-one patients with WT1/HLA-A*2402-positive recurrent GBM were included in a Phase II clinical study of WT1 vaccine therapy. In all patients, the tumors were resistant to standard therapy. Patients received intra-dermal injections of an HLA-A*2402-restricted, modified 9-mer WT1 peptide every week for 12 weeks. Tumor size, which was obtained by measuring the contrast-enhanced area on magnetic resonance images, was determined every 4 weeks. The responses were analyzed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 12 weeks after the initial vaccination. Patients who achieved an effective response continued to be vaccinated until tumor progression occurred. Progression-free survival and overall survival after initial WT1 treatment were estimated. RESULTS: The protocol was well tolerated; only local erythema occurred at the WT1 vaccine injection site. The clinical responses were as follows: partial response in 2 patients, stable disease in 10 patients, and progressive disease in 9 patients. No patient had a complete response. The overall response rate (cases with complete or partial response) was 9.5%, and the disease control rate (cases with complete or partial response as well as those in which disease was stable) was 57.1%. The median progression-free survival (PFS) period was 20.0 weeks, and the 6-month (26-week) PFS rate was 33.3%. CONCLUSIONS: Although a small uncontrolled nonrandomized trial, this study showed that WT1 vaccine therapy for patients with WT1/HLA-A*2402-positive recurrent GBM was safe and produced a clinical response. Based on these results, further clinical studies of WT1 vaccine therapy in patients with malignant glioma are warranted.
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Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Glioblastoma/terapia , Proteínas Nucleares/imunologia , Adulto , Idoso , Neoplasias Encefálicas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/terapia , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular , Feminino , Glioblastoma/mortalidade , Glioblastoma/patologia , Humanos , Injeções Intradérmicas , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores de Processamento de RNA , Resultado do Tratamento , VacinaçãoRESUMO
The expression of Wilms' tumor gene WT1 protein was investigated immunohistochemically in 73 glial tumors, including 60 astrocytic tumors, eight oligodendroglial tumors, and five ependymal tumors. WT1 protein was detected in 70 of the 73 glial tumors (95.9%) examined. Almost all glioblastomas, anaplastic astrocytomas, anaplastic ependymomas, and anaplastic oligodendrogliomas expressed high levels of WT1 protein. A significant (p < 0.001) correlation was found between WT1 protein expression and MIB-1 staining index. Histological examination found that WT1 protein was strongly expressed in the anaplastic portions and areas with perivascular proliferation and high cellularity, implying that WT1 gene might be important in glial tumor cell proliferation. WT1 gene is overexpressed in various types of solid tumors and WT1 protein is a target antigen for cancer immunotherapy. This study indicates that many malignant glial tumors are good candidates for cancer immunotherapy targeting WT1 protein and that WT1 protein expression could be used as a proliferation marker in glial tumors.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Glioma/metabolismo , Glioma/patologia , Proteínas WT1/metabolismo , Proliferação de Células , Humanos , Antígeno Ki-67/metabolismoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Crossed cerebellar diaschisis (CCD) is defined as a depression of blood flow and oxidative metabolism of glucose in the cerebellum contralateral to a supratentorial brain lesion, as detected with positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography. We examined whether L-[methyl-11C]methionine (MET) uptake is affected in CCD. METHODS: In 12 patients with a unilateral supratentorial brain tumor, we evaluated the uptake of 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) and MET in the cerebellar hemispheres by means of PET. Asymmetry index (AI) was defined as a difference in the average count between the ipsilateral and contralateral cerebellar hemispheres divided by the average count in both cerebellar hemispheres. Patients with AI of FDG PET more than 0.1 and those with AI equal to 0.1 or less than 0.1 were classified as CCD-positive and CCD-negative, respectively. RESULTS: Six patients were CCD-positive and others were CCD-negative in the FDG PET study. Between CCD-positive and CCD-negative patients, mean AI of MET was not significantly different (0.017 +/- 0.023 and 0.014 +/- 0.039, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Different from glucose metabolism, cerebellar MET uptake was not affected in CCD. The present study may indicate that cerebellar MET uptake is independent of suppression of cerebellar neuronal activity.
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Doenças Cerebelares/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Cerebelares/metabolismo , Fluordesoxiglucose F18/farmacocinética , Metionina/análogos & derivados , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Encefálicas/metabolismo , Cerebelo/irrigação sanguínea , Cerebelo/diagnóstico por imagem , Cerebelo/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Metionina/farmacocinética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/farmacocinética , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
A 19-year-old man presented with a rare skull metastasis from atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumor (APCT) manifesting as headache, diplopia, and cough. Head magnetic resonance imaging showed a skull base tumor extending from the posterior clinoid process to the clivus, and calvarial tumors in the right temporal and occipital bones. Chest and abdominal computed tomography showed a round tumor, 4 cm in diameter, in the lower lobe of the right lung and multiple small tumors in the liver. Surgery for the calvarial tumor in the right temporal bone was performed on June 27, 2003. The histological diagnosis was skull metastasis of neuroendocrine tumor. Gamma knife radiosurgery was performed for the residual skull metastases. Partial resection of the right lower lobe was performed for the lung tumor on August 22, 2003. The histological diagnosis was atypical carcinoid tumor. Subsequent adjuvant systematic chemotherapy was performed. The patient died of progression of the tumors in the lung and liver on April 19, 2004. We must consider APCT in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary tumors in adolescents, and perform follow-up observation or treatment, including surgery, if APCT is suspected.
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Tumor Carcinoide/secundário , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Neoplasias Cranianas/secundário , Adulto , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
The efficacy and safety of temozolomide were evaluated in 32 patients with anaplastic astrocytoma at first relapse. Temozolomide was administered orally once daily for the first five days of a 28-day cycle, at a dose of 150 or 200 mg/m(2)/day. The response rate determined by independent central review of MRI was 34% (95% confidence interval: 18.6%-53.2%), with 3 complete response and 8 partial response. The rate of "no change or better" was 91% (95% confidence interval: 75.0%-98.0%). Progression-free survival (PFS) at 6 months was 40.6%, and the median PFS was 4.1 months. The incidence of constipation (50%) and nausea (25%) was high,but these events were all mild or moderate in severity except in one subject with constipation,and could be managed with standard laxatives and antiemetics. The main laboratory test abnormalities (total incidence and incidence of grade 3/4 change) were lymphocytopenia (50%, 25%), neutropenia (47%, 6%), leukopenia (38%, 3%), thrombocytopenia (31%, 9%), and increased GPT (25%, 3%). Temozolomide was shown to have good efficacy and tolerability in patients with anaplastic astrocytoma at first relapse.
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Antineoplásicos Alquilantes/uso terapêutico , Astrocitoma/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/tratamento farmacológico , Dacarbazina/análogos & derivados , Adulto , Idoso , Anorexia/induzido quimicamente , Antineoplásicos Alquilantes/efeitos adversos , Astrocitoma/patologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Dacarbazina/efeitos adversos , Dacarbazina/uso terapêutico , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Esquema de Medicação , Feminino , Humanos , Leucopenia/induzido quimicamente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , TemozolomidaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: We conducted a phase I study to investigate the safety of a weekly WT1 tumor vaccine therapy in patients with solid tumors that had been refractory to all other anti-cancer therapies. METHODS: Skin-test-negative patients were intradermally injected weekly for 12 weeks with 3.0 mg of an HLA-A*2402-restricted modified 9-mer WT1 peptide emulsified in Montanide ISA51 adjuvant. We estimated the Bayesian posterior probability of the occurrence of grade 3 or 4 toxicity when receiving the weekly WT1 vaccination. This analysis provided the basis for making a decision to terminate the phase I study and switch to phase II. Moreover, we performed an exploratory assessment of the anti-tumor effects of WT1 treatment. RESULTS: Ten patients received 114 vaccinations with WT1 on a weekly schedule. No grade 3 or 4 toxicities were observed. Based on the Bayesian approach, it was highly likely that the probability of grade 3 or 4 toxicity was below 20% (the posterior probability = 0.914). Fifteen grade 2 and two grade 1 toxicities were observed; all of these incidents, however, were determined by the Independent Data and Safety Monitoring Committee to be unrelated to the WT1 treatment. One patient exhibited a partial response; five additional patients had stable disease while receiving weekly WT1 treatment. CONCLUSION: This paper confirms that the potential toxicities of the treatment schedule of weekly WT1 vaccination are acceptable and suggested a potential anti-tumor effect. Consequently, we validated the decision to continue to the phase II trial.
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Neoplasias da Mama/terapia , Vacinas Anticâncer/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/terapia , Glioblastoma/terapia , Imunoterapia , Proteínas WT1/uso terapêutico , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Teorema de Bayes , Vacinas Anticâncer/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Humanos , Injeções Intradérmicas , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Vacinação , Proteínas WT1/efeitos adversosRESUMO
Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most frequent infratentorial malignant brain tumor in children. In contrast, primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is defined as a supratentorial malignant tumor generated from the cerebral hemisphere. These tumors have considerable histological overlap but have different clinical outcomes including overall survival period, recurrence rate, and chemosensitivity. We investigated the amplification and/or deletion of genes and the chromosomal gain and/or loss in 10 MBs and 3 PNETs with a genomic DNA microarray system. Genes that are frequently amplified in these both these tumors include MSH2, N-myc, AKT3, and EGFR. Amplifications of SNRPN, MYB, and PTEN are observed only in MB. The genes associated with Wnt/APC and Shh/PTCH pathways also have some aberrations. Common chromosomal aberrations include gains at 17q and 7q and losses at 17p. Minor chromosomal losses were also detected at 1p, 8p + q, 11p, 10p + q, 13q, 16q, and Xp + q in MB. SPNETs tend to contain fewer chromosomal and genetic abnormalities than MBs. In conclusion, there are gene expression and chromosomal differences between MBs and SPNETs. These differences may correlate with the prognosis.
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Neoplasias Cerebelares/genética , Neoplasias Cerebelares/patologia , Aberrações Cromossômicas , DNA de Neoplasias/genética , Meduloblastoma/genética , Meduloblastoma/patologia , Tumores Neuroectodérmicos Primitivos/genética , Tumores Neuroectodérmicos Primitivos/patologia , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Cerebelo/patologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , DNA de Neoplasias/isolamento & purificação , Feminino , Humanos , Hibridização In Situ , Lactente , Masculino , Análise em Microsséries , Adulto JovemRESUMO
We investigated the feasibility of using radiologic characteristics to predict the proliferative potential in meningiomas. Our statistical analysis revealed that the presence of peritumoral edema, an ambiguous brain-tumor border, and irregular tumor shape were significantly correlated with a higher MIB-1 staining index (SI) value. We developed the following scoring system for specific features in each tumor: peritumoral edema (tumor with edema = 1, tumor without edema = 0); brain-tumor border (tumor with any ambiguous border = 1, tumor circumscribed by a distinct rim = 0); and tumor shape (tumor with irregular shape = 1, tumor with smooth shape = 0). Using Spearman's correlation coefficient analysis, we found a significant correlation (P < 0.005) between total score calculated for each patient and SI value. Our findings suggest that the proliferative potential of meningiomas can be predicted using a less invasive preoperative examination focusing on the presence of peritumoral edema, ambiguous brain-tumor border, and irregular tumor shape.
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Meningioma/patologia , Meningioma/radioterapia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Edema Encefálico/patologia , Proliferação de Células , Forma Celular/fisiologia , Corantes , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , Feminino , Gadolínio , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Prognóstico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Adulto JovemRESUMO
The primary intracranial giant cell type of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (GC-MFH) is rare, and the resemblance to meningioma causes diagnostic confusion. Discrimination from meningioma bears important therapeutic and prognostic implications. We report one such case in which an extracranial malignant neoplasm was seen after the initial diagnosis and treatment. A 62-year-old woman presented with history of seizure. MRI revealed a huge right frontotemporal, homogeneously enhanced extraaxial lesion with significant mass effect. The main vascular supply was the middle meningeal artery. Workup for lesions elsewhere was negative. Gross total resection including dural attachment was achieved. The histopathological features were consistent with the diagnosis of GC-MFH. Immunohistochemistry disclosed varied reactivity profiles in tumor component cells: the spindle-shaped cells possessed features of mesenchymal and hematopoietic lineage, the histiocytic cells those of mesenchymal and epithelial cells, and the osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells those of monocyte/macrophage and epithelial cells. Proliferative activity was absent in giant cells. Local irradiation of 60 Gy (linac) was performed. The patient did well for 10 months, and follow-up MRI showed no evidence of tumor recurrence. Subsequently, she developed ascites and died 3 months later as a consequence of end-stage adenocarcinoma (ovary) with peritoneal dissemination. There is no established treatment protocol for primary intracranial MFH. Although gross total resection and local irradiation were effective in the short-term control of local relapse in the present case, occurrence of extracranial neoplasm was fatal. Close follow-up aimed at early detection of local recurrence and distant metastases, as well as extracranial malignancy, remains important.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Histiocitoma Fibroso Maligno/patologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/secundário , Neoplasias Encefálicas/terapia , Artérias Carótidas/diagnóstico por imagem , Artérias Carótidas/patologia , Linhagem da Célula , Proliferação de Células , Forma Celular , Tamanho Celular , Angiografia Cerebral , Corantes , Terapia Combinada , Amarelo de Eosina-(YS) , Feminino , Cefaleia/etiologia , Hematoxilina , Histiocitoma Fibroso Maligno/secundário , Histiocitoma Fibroso Maligno/terapia , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Artéria Cerebral Média/diagnóstico por imagem , Artéria Cerebral Média/patologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Convulsões/etiologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
We report here a 74-year-old woman with a skull metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). In her medical history, she was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) at age 28 years, and she underwent thyroidectomy for PTC at age 52 years and adrenectomy for pheochromocytoma (PC) at age 58 years. She was admitted to our hospital with an increased mass in the forehead. Head computed tomography (CT) showed an expansive, osteolytic, and solid tumor extending from the dura mater into the subcutis, destroying part of the frontal bone. Head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed that the tumor was chiefly extradural but partially invaded the dura mater. Cerebral angiography showed that the tumor was fed from a branch of the external carotid artery. She underwent surgery, and histological examination revealed that the skull tumor was a metastasis from PTC, indicating that skull metastasis occurred 23 years after curative surgery for PTC. The patient also underwent adjuvant radioiodine therapy. As little is known about skull metastases from PTC, we discuss its characteristics and the extremely rare combined occurrence of PC and PTC in an NF1 patient.
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Carcinoma Papilar/secundário , Neurofibromatose 1/patologia , Feocromocitoma/secundário , Neoplasias Cranianas/secundário , Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide/patologia , Idoso , Carcinoma Papilar/patologia , Carcinoma Papilar/cirurgia , Feminino , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Neurofibromatose 1/cirurgia , Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos , Feocromocitoma/patologia , Feocromocitoma/cirurgia , Neoplasias Cranianas/patologia , Neoplasias Cranianas/cirurgia , Tireoidectomia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
To better understand the pathogenesis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and to increase the accuracy of predicting outcomes for patients with this disease, we performed genome-wide screening for DNA copy-number aberrations in 22 glioma-derived cell lines using a custom-made comparative genomic hybridization-array. Copy-number gains were frequently detected at 3q, 7p, 7q, 20q, Xp and Xq, and losses at 4q, 9p, 10p, 10q, 11q, 13q, 14q, 18q, and 22q. Among several non-random chromosomal aberrations, the gain/amplification of DNA at 5p, which has never been reported before in GBM, was detected with a relatively high ratio (log2 ratio = 0.41-1.19) in four cell lines. Amplification and subsequent overexpression of SKP2, a possible target of amplification within 5p, were detected in four of the 22 cell lines. We also investigated the expression of the gene product in primary GBM by immunohistochemistry, which revealed increased levels of Skp2 in 11 of the 35 tumors examined (31.4%). Heightened expression of Skp2 was associated with shorter overall survival (P = 0.001, logrank test), especially in patients younger than 65 years. These results suggest that overexpression of Skp2 through gene amplification may contribute to the pathogenesis of GBM, and that overabundance of the protein might be a useful prognostic tool in patients with this disease.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas/genética , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Cromossomos Humanos Par 5 , Glioblastoma/genética , Glioblastoma/patologia , Proteínas Quinases Associadas a Fase S/biossíntese , Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , DNA de Neoplasias/análise , Amplificação de Genes , Dosagem de Genes , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Hibridização de Ácido Nucleico , Prognóstico , Proteínas Quinases Associadas a Fase S/análise , Proteínas Quinases Associadas a Fase S/genética , Proteínas Quinases Associadas a Fase S/fisiologia , Células Tumorais CultivadasRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Meningioma is the commonest brain tumor and many genetic abnormalities, such as the loss of chromosome 22q and the mutation of NF2, have been reported. METHODS: These classical abnormalities were detected using Southern blot, PCR, fluorescence in situ hybridization and comparative genomic hybridization, but these methods examine only very limited regions or limited mapping resolution of the tumor genome. In this study, we used DNA microarray assay, which detects numerous genetic abnormalities simultaneously and analyses a global assessment of molecular events in meningioma cells. We studied 31 meningiomas by GenoSensor Array 300 in order to detect the chromosomal aberrations and genetic abnormalities in the whole genome. RESULTS: This study demonstrated not only classical chromosomal aberration, such as loss of chromosome 22q in 19 meningiomas (61.3%), but also new genetic characteristics of meningiomas, such as amplification of MSH2 in 16 meningiomas (51.6%), deletion of GSCL in 13 meningiomas (41.9%) and deletion of HIRA in seven meningiomas (22.6%). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that DNA microarray assay is useful in research for the genetic characters of meningiomas and understanding tumorigenesis.