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- Title
Molecular and genetic profiles of radiographically defined de novo meningiomas.
- Authors
Kitamura, Yohei; Sasaki, Hikaru; Yoshida, Kazunari
- Abstract
With the exception of radiation-induced tumors, benign meningiomas that are known to have developed within a defined time period are extremely rare. We have genetically characterized two cases of radiographically defined de novo, sporadic meningiomas-a 5-cm, left parasagittal tumor in a 61-year-old male and a 2.3-cm, right falx tumor in a 53-year-old female. Neither tumor was observed during MRIs performed for unrelated complaints 49 and 28 months before surgery, respectively. Both tumors were totally resected, and histopathological examination revealed WHO grade I meningiomas. In both cases, the MIB-1 staining indices were high for grade I meningioma (5.6% for case 1 and 9.1% for case 2), and abnormal accumulation of p53 were observed by immunohistochemistry. The two tumors shared losses of chromosome arms 1p and 7p by comparative genomic hybridization. The tumor suppressor merlin, product of the NF2 gene, was not detected in either tumor. These abnormalities found in common in both of the de novo meningiomas likely to play significant roles in the pathogenesis and/or rapid development of meningiomas. Moreover, taken together with previous studies, our findings indicate that the combined loss of 1p and 7p may play a critical role in the tumorigenesis of de novo, aggressive meningiomas.
- Subjects
BRAIN tumors; RADIATION carcinogenesis; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MAGNETIC resonance imaging of the brain; TUMOR suppressor genes; CARCINOGENESIS
- Publication
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2012, Vol 108, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
0167-594X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11060-012-0797-4