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'''Pilocytic astrocytoma''', abbreviated '''PA''', is a low-grade [[astrocytoma]]. It the most common glioma in children.


==General==
==General==
*Low-grade [[astrocytoma]] - ''WHO Grade I'' by definition.
*Low-grade [[astrocytoma]] - ''WHO Grade I'' by definition, but rare anaplastic forms have been described.
*Classically in the cerebellum in children; most common glioma in children.<ref name=Ref_PSNP82>{{Ref PSNP|82}}</ref>
*Classically in the cerebellum in children; most common glioma in children.<ref name=Ref_PSNP82>{{Ref PSNP|82}}</ref>
*The ''optic glioma'' associated with neurofibromatosis 1.
*The ''optic glioma'' is associated with neurofibromatosis 1.
*Rare variants include [[Pilomyxoid astrocytoma]] and [[Anaplastic pilocytic astrocytoma]].
 
==Imaging==
*Well-defined, T2-hyperintense.
*Strong CM enhancement.
*May contain cysts.
*Associated with midline structures.


==Gross==
==Gross==
Features:<ref name=Ref_PSNP82>{{Ref PSNP|82}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_PSNP82>{{Ref PSNP|82}}</ref>
*Usually well-circumscribed.
*Usually well-circumscribed, soft.
*Cystic ''or'' solid.
*Can be cystic with mural nodule.
*Do '''not''' smear. (Ref. ?)
*Optic gliomas may present as fusiform mass.
*Occ. calcium deposits and hemosiderin.


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
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*+/-Mitoses - not significant in the context of the Dx.
*+/-Mitoses - not significant in the context of the Dx.


DDx (of Rosenthal fibers):<ref>MUN. 9 Mar 2009.</ref>
DDx (of Rosenthal fibers):<ref>Munoz D. 9 Mar 2009.</ref>
*Chronic reactive gliosis.
*Chronic reactive gliosis.
*Subependymoma.
*Subependymoma.
*Ganglioma.
*Ganglioglioma.
*Alexander's disease (rare leukodystrophy).
*Alexander's disease (rare leukodystrophy).


DDx of pilocystic astrocytoma (brief):
DDx of pilocystic astrocytoma (brief):
*Piloid gliosis.
*Piloid gliosis (esp. in sellar lesions).
*Oligodendroglioma.
*[[Oligodendroglioma]].
*Glioblastoma (uncommon - but important).
*[[Glioblastoma]] (uncommon - but important).
*Tanycytic [[Ependymoma]]
*Pilocytic tumor components may be found in [[Ganglioglioma]], [[DNET]], [[RGNT]]


===Images===  
===Images===  
*Smears:
====Smears====
**[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pilocytic_astrocytoma_-_smear_-_very_high_mag.jpg Bipolar cells with hair-like processes - smear - very high mag. (WC)].
<gallery>
**[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pilocytic_Micro.jpg EGBs - smear (WC/AFIP)].
Image:Pilocytic_astrocytoma_-_smear_-_very_high_mag.jpg | Bipolar cells with hair-like processes - smear - very high mag. (WC)
**[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosenthal_fibers.jpg Rosenthal fibres - smear (WC/AFIP)].
Image:Pilocytic_Micro.jpg | EGBs - smear. (WC/AFIP)
*Sections:
Image:Rosenthal_fibers.jpg | Rosenthal fibres - smear. (WC/AFIP)
**[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosenthal_HE_40x.jpg Rosenthal fibres (WC)].
</gallery>
**[http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/neurotest/Q19-Ans.htm Rosenthal fibre (ouhsc.edu)].
====Sections====
**[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case162.html Pilocytic astrocytoma (upmc.edu)].  
<gallery>
**[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case90.html Pilocytic astrocytoma - another case (upmc.edu)].
Image:Rosenthal_HE_40x.jpg | Rosenthal fibres. (WC)
**[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case195/images/figure3b.jpg Pilocytic astrocytoma - pennies on a plate (upmc.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case195.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case195.html]. Accessed on: 8 January 2012.</ref>
Image:Pilocytic astrocytoma cell pleomorphism.jpg | Occasional pleomorphism. (WC)
**[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case397.html Pilocytic astrocytoma (upmc.edu)].
Image:Pilocytic astrocytoma endothelial proliferations.jpg | Microvascular proliferation. (WC)
</gallery>
www:
*[http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/neurotest/Q19-Ans.htm Rosenthal fibre (ouhsc.edu)].
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case162.html Pilocytic astrocytoma (upmc.edu)].  
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case90.html Pilocytic astrocytoma - another case (upmc.edu)].
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case195/images/figure3b.jpg Pilocytic astrocytoma - pennies on a plate (upmc.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case195.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case195.html]. Accessed on: 8 January 2012.</ref>
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case397.html Pilocytic astrocytoma (upmc.edu)].


==Stains==
==Stains==
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*CD68: may have a significant macrophage component.
*CD68: may have a significant macrophage component.
*KI-67: may be "high" (~20% ???).
*KI-67: may be "high" (~20% ???).
*Olig 2: Usually strongly present.<ref name=pmid21193945>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Otero | first1 = JJ. | last2 = Rowitch | first2 = D. | last3 = Vandenberg | first3 = S. | title = OLIG2 is differentially expressed in pediatric astrocytic and in ependymal neoplasms. | journal = J Neurooncol | volume = 104 | issue = 2 | pages = 423-38 | month = Sep | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1007/s11060-010-0509-x | PMID = 21193945 }}</ref>
*[[IDH1]] (R132H) -ve.
*[[H3F3A]] (K27M) -ve.
==Molecular==
* Almost all alteration associated with the MAPK pathway.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Collins | first1 = VP. | last2 = Jones | first2 = DT. | last3 = Giannini | first3 = C. | title = Pilocytic astrocytoma: pathology, molecular mechanisms and markers. | journal = Acta Neuropathol | volume = 129 | issue = 6 | pages = 775-88 | month = Jun | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1007/s00401-015-1410-7 | PMID = 25792358 }}</ref>
* KIAA1549-BRAF fusion transcripts most common in sporadic PA (up to 2/3 of all cases).
**DDx: Fusion reported in rare Diffuse Leptomeingeal Glioneuronal Tumors and Oligodendroglioma.
* Rarely BRAF, KRAS or FGFR1 mutations, NTRK2, SRGAP3-RAF1 or FAM131B-BRAF fusions.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Jones | first1 = DT. | last2 = Hutter | first2 = B. | last3 = Jäger | first3 = N. | last4 = Korshunov | first4 = A. | last5 = Kool | first5 = M. | last6 = Warnatz | first6 = HJ. | last7 = Zichner | first7 = T. | last8 = Lambert | first8 = SR. | last9 = Ryzhova | first9 = M. | title = Recurrent somatic alterations of FGFR1 and NTRK2 in pilocytic astrocytoma. | journal = Nat Genet | volume = 45 | issue = 8 | pages = 927-32 | month = Aug | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1038/ng.2682 | PMID = 23817572 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Cin | first1 = H. | last2 = Meyer | first2 = C. | last3 = Herr | first3 = R. | last4 = Janzarik | first4 = WG. | last5 = Lambert | first5 = S. | last6 = Jones | first6 = DT. | last7 = Jacob | first7 = K. | last8 = Benner | first8 = A. | last9 = Witt | first9 = H. | title = Oncogenic FAM131B-BRAF fusion resulting from 7q34 deletion comprises an alternative mechanism of MAPK pathway activation in pilocytic astrocytoma. | journal = Acta Neuropathol | volume = 121 | issue = 6 | pages = 763-74 | month = Jun | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1007/s00401-011-0817-z | PMID = 21424530 }}</ref>
*Up to 15% of all [[NF1]] patients develop a PA ("optic glioma" as predilection).<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Friedrich | first1 = RE. | last2 = Nuding | first2 = MA. | title = Optic Pathway Glioma and Cerebral Focal Abnormal Signal Intensity in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Characteristics, Treatment Choices and Follow-up in 134 Affected Individuals and a Brief Review of the Literature. | journal = Anticancer Res | volume = 36 | issue = 8 | pages = 4095-121 | month = Aug | year = 2016 | doi =  | PMID = 27466519 }}</ref>
*Rare reports of PA in Noonan-Syndrome (PTPN11 mutation).<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Jones | first1 = DT. | last2 = Hutter | first2 = B. | last3 = Jäger | first3 = N. | last4 = Korshunov | first4 = A. | last5 = Kool | first5 = M. | last6 = Warnatz | first6 = HJ. | last7 = Zichner | first7 = T. | last8 = Lambert | first8 = SR. | last9 = Ryzhova | first9 = M. | title = Recurrent somatic alterations of FGFR1 and NTRK2 in pilocytic astrocytoma. | journal = Nat Genet | volume = 45 | issue = 8 | pages = 927-32 | month = Aug | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1038/ng.2682 | PMID = 23817572 }}</ref>
==Prognosis==
*Excellent (10-year OS: 90%)
*In thalamic/chiasmatic region not so good (incomplete resection, often [[Pilomyxoid astrocytoma]]).
*Primary treatment: surgery. Incomplete resection: RT has to be considered.
**Chx is given in rare cases that are still progredient<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Metts | first1 = RD. | last2 = Bartynski | first2 = W. | last3 = Welsh | first3 = CT. | last4 = Kinsman | first4 = S. | last5 = Bredlau | first5 = AL. | title = Bevacizumab Therapy for Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma. | journal = J Pediatr Hematol Oncol | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Mar | year = 2017 | doi = 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000824 | PMID = 28338567 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 07:50, 10 April 2017

Pilocytic astrocytoma
Diagnosis in short

Pilocytic astrocytoma. Smear. H&E stain.
LM DDx piloid gliosis, oligodendroglioma, glioblastoma
Stains PAS-D +ve (eosinophilic granular bodies)
IHC GFAP +ve
Gross usually cerebellar +/-cystic
Site brain - usu. cerebellum
Prevalence common - esp. in children
Prognosis good (WHO Grade I)

Pilocytic astrocytoma, abbreviated PA, is a low-grade astrocytoma. It the most common glioma in children.

General

Imaging

  • Well-defined, T2-hyperintense.
  • Strong CM enhancement.
  • May contain cysts.
  • Associated with midline structures.

Gross

Features:[1]

  • Usually well-circumscribed, soft.
  • Can be cystic with mural nodule.
  • Optic gliomas may present as fusiform mass.
  • Occ. calcium deposits and hemosiderin.

Microscopic

Features:[2]

  • Classically biphasic (though either may be absent):
    1. Fibrillar.
    2. Microcystic/loose.
  • Hair-like fibres ~ 1 micrometer; pilo- = hair.[3]
    • Best seen on smear or with GFAP IHC.
  • Rosenthal fibres - key feature.
    • May be rare. Not pathognomonic (see below).
  • Eosinophilic granular bodies.
  • Low cellularity - when compared to medulloblastoma and ependymoma.

Notes:

  • +/-Microvascular proliferation.
  • +/-Focal necrosis.
    • Necrosis with pseudopalisading more likely glioblastoma.
  • +/-Mitoses - not significant in the context of the Dx.

DDx (of Rosenthal fibers):[4]

  • Chronic reactive gliosis.
  • Subependymoma.
  • Ganglioglioma.
  • Alexander's disease (rare leukodystrophy).

DDx of pilocystic astrocytoma (brief):

Images

Smears

  • Bipolar cells with hair-like processes - smear - very high mag. (WC)

  • EGBs - smear. (WC/AFIP)

  • Rosenthal fibres - smear. (WC/AFIP)

Sections

  • Rosenthal fibres. (WC)

  • Occasional pleomorphism. (WC)

  • Microvascular proliferation. (WC)

www:

Stains

  • PAS-D: eosinophilic granular bodies +ve.

IHC

Features:[6]

  • GFAP +ve (fibres).
  • CD68: may have a significant macrophage component.
  • KI-67: may be "high" (~20% ???).
  • Olig 2: Usually strongly present.[7]
  • IDH1 (R132H) -ve.
  • H3F3A (K27M) -ve.

Molecular

  • Almost all alteration associated with the MAPK pathway.[8]
  • KIAA1549-BRAF fusion transcripts most common in sporadic PA (up to 2/3 of all cases).
    • DDx: Fusion reported in rare Diffuse Leptomeingeal Glioneuronal Tumors and Oligodendroglioma.
  • Rarely BRAF, KRAS or FGFR1 mutations, NTRK2, SRGAP3-RAF1 or FAM131B-BRAF fusions.[9][10]
  • Up to 15% of all NF1 patients develop a PA ("optic glioma" as predilection).[11]
  • Rare reports of PA in Noonan-Syndrome (PTPN11 mutation).[12]

Prognosis

  • Excellent (10-year OS: 90%)
  • In thalamic/chiasmatic region not so good (incomplete resection, often Pilomyxoid astrocytoma).
  • Primary treatment: surgery. Incomplete resection: RT has to be considered.
    • Chx is given in rare cases that are still progredient[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Perry, Arie; Brat, Daniel J. (2010). Practical Surgical Neuropathology: A Diagnostic Approach: A Volume in the Pattern Recognition series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 82. ISBN 978-0443069826.
  2. ↑ Perry, Arie; Brat, Daniel J. (2010). Practical Surgical Neuropathology: A Diagnostic Approach: A Volume in the Pattern Recognition series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 82-4. ISBN 978-0443069826.
  3. ↑ URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pilo-. Accessed on: 24 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Munoz D. 9 Mar 2009.
  5. ↑ URL: http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case195.html. Accessed on: 8 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Perry, Arie; Brat, Daniel J. (2010). Practical Surgical Neuropathology: A Diagnostic Approach: A Volume in the Pattern Recognition series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 84. ISBN 978-0443069826.
  7. ↑ Otero, JJ.; Rowitch, D.; Vandenberg, S. (Sep 2011). "OLIG2 is differentially expressed in pediatric astrocytic and in ependymal neoplasms.". J Neurooncol 104 (2): 423-38. doi:10.1007/s11060-010-0509-x. PMID 21193945.
  8. ↑ Collins, VP.; Jones, DT.; Giannini, C. (Jun 2015). "Pilocytic astrocytoma: pathology, molecular mechanisms and markers.". Acta Neuropathol 129 (6): 775-88. doi:10.1007/s00401-015-1410-7. PMID 25792358.
  9. ↑ Jones, DT.; Hutter, B.; Jäger, N.; Korshunov, A.; Kool, M.; Warnatz, HJ.; Zichner, T.; Lambert, SR. et al. (Aug 2013). "Recurrent somatic alterations of FGFR1 and NTRK2 in pilocytic astrocytoma.". Nat Genet 45 (8): 927-32. doi:10.1038/ng.2682. PMID 23817572.
  10. ↑ Cin, H.; Meyer, C.; Herr, R.; Janzarik, WG.; Lambert, S.; Jones, DT.; Jacob, K.; Benner, A. et al. (Jun 2011). "Oncogenic FAM131B-BRAF fusion resulting from 7q34 deletion comprises an alternative mechanism of MAPK pathway activation in pilocytic astrocytoma.". Acta Neuropathol 121 (6): 763-74. doi:10.1007/s00401-011-0817-z. PMID 21424530.
  11. ↑ Friedrich, RE.; Nuding, MA. (Aug 2016). "Optic Pathway Glioma and Cerebral Focal Abnormal Signal Intensity in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Characteristics, Treatment Choices and Follow-up in 134 Affected Individuals and a Brief Review of the Literature.". Anticancer Res 36 (8): 4095-121. PMID 27466519.
  12. ↑ Jones, DT.; Hutter, B.; Jäger, N.; Korshunov, A.; Kool, M.; Warnatz, HJ.; Zichner, T.; Lambert, SR. et al. (Aug 2013). "Recurrent somatic alterations of FGFR1 and NTRK2 in pilocytic astrocytoma.". Nat Genet 45 (8): 927-32. doi:10.1038/ng.2682. PMID 23817572.
  13. ↑ Metts, RD.; Bartynski, W.; Welsh, CT.; Kinsman, S.; Bredlau, AL. (Mar 2017). "Bevacizumab Therapy for Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma.". J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. doi:10.1097/MPH.0000000000000824. PMID 28338567.
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