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*Associated with [[tuberous sclerosis complex]] (TSC).<ref name=pmid21455842>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Grajkowska | first1 = W. | last2 = Kotulska | first2 = K. | last3 = Jurkiewicz | first3 = E. | last4 = Roszkowski | first4 = M. | last5 = Daszkiewicz | first5 = P. | last6 = Jóźwiak | first6 = S. | last7 = Matyja | first7 = E. | title = Subependymal giant cell astrocytomas with atypical histological features mimicking malignant gliomas. | journal = Folia Neuropathol | volume = 49 | issue = 1 | pages = 39-46 | month =  | year = 2011 | doi =  | PMID = 21455842 }}</ref>
*Associated with [[tuberous sclerosis complex]] (TSC).<ref name=pmid21455842>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Grajkowska | first1 = W. | last2 = Kotulska | first2 = K. | last3 = Jurkiewicz | first3 = E. | last4 = Roszkowski | first4 = M. | last5 = Daszkiewicz | first5 = P. | last6 = Jóźwiak | first6 = S. | last7 = Matyja | first7 = E. | title = Subependymal giant cell astrocytomas with atypical histological features mimicking malignant gliomas. | journal = Folia Neuropathol | volume = 49 | issue = 1 | pages = 39-46 | month =  | year = 2011 | doi =  | PMID = 21455842 }}</ref>
** 6-14% of all TSC patients will develop a SEGA.
** 6-14% of all TSC patients will develop a SEGA.
** Sporadic examples of SEGA may represent undetected TSC patients (i.e., low-level somatic mosaicism)<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Overwater | first1 = IE. | last2 = Swenker | first2 = R. | last3 = van der Ende | first3 = EL. | last4 = Hanemaayer | first4 = KB. | last5 = Hoogeveen-Westerveld | first5 = M. | last6 = van Eeghen | first6 = AM. | last7 = Lequin | first7 = MH. | last8 = van den Ouweland | first8 = AM. | last9 = Moll | first9 = HA. | title = Genotype and brain pathology phenotype in children with tuberous sclerosis complex. | journal = Eur J Hum Genet | volume = 24 | issue = 12 | pages = 1688-1695 | month = 12 | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1038/ejhg.2016.85 | PMID = 27406250 }}</ref>.
*Associated with epilepsy.
*Associated with epilepsy.
*WHO Grade I.
*WHO Grade I.

Latest revision as of 08:37, 14 October 2019

Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
Diagnosis in short

Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma H&E stain.

Synonyms SEGA
LM DDx ganglioglioma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, glioblastoma
IHC GFAP +ve
Site brain - usu. wall of ventricles

Prevalence rare - esp. in young adults
Prognosis good (WHO Grade I)


Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, abbreviated SEGA, is a low-grade astrocytoma associated with tuberous sclerosis complex.

General

  • Associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).[1]
    • 6-14% of all TSC patients will develop a SEGA.
    • Sporadic examples of SEGA may represent undetected TSC patients (i.e., low-level somatic mosaicism)[2].
  • Associated with epilepsy.
  • WHO Grade I.

Gross/radiology

  • Well-demarcated.
  • Often projecting into a ventricle.
  • May be calcified
  • Circumscribed tumour.

Microscopic

Features:[3][4]

  • Giant cells with nuclear atypia ("bizarre cells", "ganglioid cells").
  • Glassy eosinophilic cytoplasm.
  • Elongated cells in a fibrillary background.
  • Abundant mast cells.[5]
  • Lymphocytic infiltrates.
  • Endothelial proliferations and/or necrosis are not a sign of malignancy.

Images

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IHC

Features:[4][6]

  • GFAP +ve. (50%)
  • Vimentin +ve. (100%)
  • S100 +ve. (100%)
  • Neurofilament +/-ve (ganglionic component).
  • Synaptophysin +/-ve (ganglionic component)..
  • TTF-1 (7 out of 7).[7]
  • Olig2-ve.[8]
  • MIB-1 usu. low (1-5%).

See also

References

  1. Grajkowska, W.; Kotulska, K.; Jurkiewicz, E.; Roszkowski, M.; Daszkiewicz, P.; Jóźwiak, S.; Matyja, E. (2011). "Subependymal giant cell astrocytomas with atypical histological features mimicking malignant gliomas.". Folia Neuropathol 49 (1): 39-46. PMID 21455842.
  2. Overwater, IE.; Swenker, R.; van der Ende, EL.; Hanemaayer, KB.; Hoogeveen-Westerveld, M.; van Eeghen, AM.; Lequin, MH.; van den Ouweland, AM. et al. (12 2016). "Genotype and brain pathology phenotype in children with tuberous sclerosis complex.". Eur J Hum Genet 24 (12): 1688-1695. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2016.85. PMID 27406250.
  3. 3.0 3.1 URL: http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case179.html. Accessed on: 29 July 2011.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Taraszewska, A.; Kroh, H.; Majchrowski, A. (1997). "Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma: clinical, histologic and immunohistochemical characteristic of 3 cases.". Folia Neuropathol 35 (3): 181-6. PMID 9595853.
  5. 5.0 5.1 URL: http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case179/micro.html. Accessed on: 8 January 2012.
  6. Hirose, T.; Scheithauer, BW.; Lopes, MB.; Gerber, HA.; Altermatt, HJ.; Hukee, MJ.; VandenBerg, SR.; Charlesworth, JC. (1995). "Tuber and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma associated with tuberous sclerosis: an immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and immunoelectron and microscopic study.". Acta Neuropathol 90 (4): 387-99. PMID 8546029.
  7. Hewer, E.; Vajtai, I.. "Consistent nuclear expression of thyroid transcription factor 1 in subependymal giant cell astrocytomas suggests lineage-restricted histogenesis.". Clin Neuropathol 34 (3): 128-31. doi:10.5414/NP300818. PMID 25669749.
  8. Overwater, IE.; Swenker, R.; van der Ende, EL.; Hanemaayer, KB.; Hoogeveen-Westerveld, M.; van Eeghen, AM.; Lequin, MH.; van den Ouweland, AM. et al. (12 2016). "Genotype and brain pathology phenotype in children with tuberous sclerosis complex.". Eur J Hum Genet 24 (12): 1688-1695. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2016.85. PMID 27406250.