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===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||
*Do | *Do '''not''' smear. | ||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Rosenthal fibres - '''key feature'''. | *Rosenthal fibres - '''key feature'''. | ||
*Eosinophilic granular bodies. | |||
*Low cellularity - when compared to medulloblastoma and ependymoma. | |||
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*Ganglioma. | *Ganglioma. | ||
*Alexander's disease (rare leukodystrophy). | *Alexander's disease (rare leukodystrophy). | ||
==Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Usually supratentorial, occasionally in posterior fossa, case reports of spinal cord. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Cellular. | |||
*Rhaboid cells. (???) | |||
*Cytoplasm: moderate amount of eosinophilic granular. | |||
*Prominent nucleolus. | |||
*Mitoses. | |||
DDx: | |||
*Primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET). | |||
*Diffuse astrocytoma. | |||
*Choroid plexus carcinoma. | |||
*Embryonal carcinoma. | |||
===IHC=== | |||
*BAF-47 -ve ([[AKA]] ''ANI1'') - virtually diagnostic. | |||
**Endothelial cells +ve control. | |||
*S-100 +ve. | |||
**Few other brain tumours express it. | |||
*Vimentin +ve (perinuclear condensation). | |||
Others: | |||
*GFAP +ve (focal - in tumour cells). | |||
*EMA +ve (patchy cytoplasmic). | |||
*Smooth muscle actin +ve. | |||
==Oligodendroglioma== | ==Oligodendroglioma== | ||
Revision as of 03:36, 23 November 2010
The article covers tumours in neuropathology. Tumours are a large part of neuropathology. Cytopathology of CNS tumours is dealt with in the article CNS cytopathology.
The article also includes peripheral nerve sheath tumours.
Brain tumours
Adult
Four most common types of brain tumours:[1]
- Metastatic brain tumours (barely edges out primary tumours)
- Lung (most common),
- Breast,
- Melanoma,
- Renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
- Glioblastoma aka glioblastoma multiforme.
- Anaplastic (malignant) astrocytoma.
- Meningioma.
Children
- Astrocytoma.
- Medulloblastoma.
- Ependymoma.
Location (most common)
Certain tumours like to hang-out at certain places:[2]
- Cerebrum:
- Cortical based - oligodendroglioma.
- Grey-white junction - metastases.
- White matter - astrocytoma, glioblastoma.
- Periventricular - CNS lymphoma.
- Cystic - ganglioglioma, pilocytic astrocytoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma.
- Cerebellum:
- Midline/central - medulloblastoma.
- Cystic lesion - pilocytic astrocytoma (younger individual), hemangioblastoma (older individual).
- Solid lesion (older individual) - metastasis.
- Spinal cord:
- Ependymoma, glioblastoma.
- Filum terminale - myxopapillary ependymoma, paraganglioma.
Filum terminale
- Filum terminale = bottom end of the spinal cord - has a limited differential.
DDx:[3]
- Meningioma.
- Myxopapillary ependymoma.
- Neurofibroma.
- Schwannoma.
- Paraganglioma.
Cerebellopontine angle
DDx:[4]
- Schwannoma.
- Meningioma.
- Dermoid cyst/epidermoid cyst.
- Ependymoma.
- Choroid plexus papilloma.
Primary vs. secondary
Glial tumours:
- Cytoplasmic processes - key feature.
- Best seen at highest magnification - usu. ~1 micrometer.
- Processes may branch.
- Ill-defined border/blend with the surrounding brain/.
Astrocytomas
Overview
- Pilocytic astrocytomas (WHO Grade I).
- Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour (DNT), (WHO Grade I).
- Low-grade (diffuse) astrocytomas (Grade II).
- Anaplastic astrocytomas (Grade III).
- Glioblastoma (Grade IV).
Microscopic
- Glial processes - key feature.
- Thin stringy cytoplasmic processes - best seen at high power in less cellular areas.
Images:
Notes:
- Glial vs. non-glial tumours:
- Glial: "blends into brain"/gradual transition to non-tumour brain.
- Non-glial: no glial processes.
Grading
At least grade II:
- Nuclear pleomorphism.
At least grade III:
- Mitotic figures.
At least grade IV:
- Microvascular proliferation or necrosis with pseudopalisading tumour cells.
- Pseudopalisading tumour cells = high tumour cell density adjacent to regions of necrosis; palisade = a fence of pales forming a defense barrier or fortification.
Glioblastoma IHC
- GFAP - should stain cytoplasm of tumour cells and the perikaryon (nuclear membrane).
- Ki-67.
- p53.
- IDH1.
- +ve in tumours that arose from low-grade gliomas.[7]
- Image: IDH1 +ve in glioblastoma (WP).
- +ve in tumours that arose from low-grade gliomas.[7]
Notes:
- IDH1 and IDH2 mutations - better survival.[8]
Pilocytic astrocytoma
General
- Low-grade astrocytoma.
- Classically in the cerebellum in children.
- The optic glioma associated with neurofibromatosis 1.
Gross
- Do not smear.
Microscopic
Features:
- Rosenthal fibres - key feature.
- Eosinophilic granular bodies.
- Low cellularity - when compared to medulloblastoma and ependymoma.
Images:
DDx (of Rosenthal fibers):[9]
- Chronic reactive gliosis.
- Subependymoma.
- Ganglioma.
- Alexander's disease (rare leukodystrophy).
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour
General
- Usually supratentorial, occasionally in posterior fossa, case reports of spinal cord.
Microscopic
Features:
- Cellular.
- Rhaboid cells. (???)
- Cytoplasm: moderate amount of eosinophilic granular.
- Prominent nucleolus.
- Mitoses.
DDx:
- Primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET).
- Diffuse astrocytoma.
- Choroid plexus carcinoma.
- Embryonal carcinoma.
IHC
- BAF-47 -ve (AKA ANI1) - virtually diagnostic.
- Endothelial cells +ve control.
- S-100 +ve.
- Few other brain tumours express it.
- Vimentin +ve (perinuclear condensation).
Others:
- GFAP +ve (focal - in tumour cells).
- EMA +ve (patchy cytoplasmic).
- Smooth muscle actin +ve.
Oligodendroglioma
General
- Arise from oligodendrocytes.
Usual location:
- Fourth ventricle.
- Intramedullary spinal cord.
Prognosis by flavours (average survival):[10]
- WHO grade II: 10-15 years.
- WHO grade III: 3-5 years.
Microscopic
Features:
- Highly cellular lesion composed of:
- Cells resembling fried eggs (oligodendrocytes) with:
- Round nucleus - key feature.
- Distinct cell borders.
- Moderate-to-marked nuclear atypia.
- Clear cytoplasm - useful feature (if present).
- Some oligodendrogliomas have eosinophilic cytoplasm with focal perinuclear clearing.
- Acutely branched capillary sized vessels - "chicken-wire" like appearance.
- Abundant, delicate appearing; may vaguely resemble a paraganglioma at low power.
- Cells resembling fried eggs (oligodendrocytes) with:
- Calcifications - important feature.[11]
Images:
Notes:
- Few neural tumours have round nuclei - DDx:
- Oligodendroglioma.
- Lymphoma.
- Clear cell variant of ependymoma.
- Germ cell tumour (dysgerminoma/seminoma).
Histologic grading
Come in two flavours:
- WHO grade II.
- This is most oligodendrogliomas.
- WHO grade III.
IHC
Features:
- GFAP +ve.
- EMA +ve.
Molecular pathology
Losses of 1p and 19q both helps with diagnosis and is prognostic:[12]
- Greater chemosensitivity
- Better prognosis.
Peripheral nerve sheath tumours
A classification:[13]
- Benign:
- Schwannoma.
- Neurofibroma.
- Perineurioma.
- Traumatic neuroma.
- Malignant:
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST).
Meningioma
Main article: Meningioma
General
- Very common.
- May be part of a syndrome.
Microscopic
Features (memory device WTC):
- Whorled appearance - key feature.
- Thick-walled blood vessels, usually prominent.
- Calcification.
Grading: see meningioma.
Schwannoma
General
- Tumour of tissue surrounding a nerve.
- Axons adjacent to the tumour are normal... but may be compressed.
Microscopic
Features:[13]
- Antoni tissue (type A and type B).
- Verocay bodies - paucinuclear area surrounded by nuclei.
Antoni A
- Cellular.
- 'Fibrillary, polar, elongated'.
Comment: May look somewhat like scattered matchsticks.
Antoni B
- Loose microcystic tissue.
- Adjacent to Antoni A.
Micrographs:
Neurofibroma
Microscopic
General:[13]
- Composed of Schwann cells, axons, fibrous material.
Appearance/morphology:[13]
- Plexiform growth pattern - "bag of worms".
Ganglioneuroma
General
Microscopic
Features:
- Ganglion cells - key feature.
- Large cells with large nucleus.
- Prominent nucleolus.
- Large cells with large nucleus.
- Disordered fibrinous-like material.
- Eosinophilic granular bodies.[15]
Images:
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See: Adrenal gland.
Ependymoma
General
- Called the forgotten glial tumour.
Comes in two flavours:
- Ependymoma (not otherwise specified).
- Myxopapillary ependymoma.
- Classically at filum terminale.
Microscopy
Classic ependymoma
Features:
- Cells have a "tadpole-like" morphology.
- May also be described as ice cream cone-shaped.[16]
- Rosettes - cells arranged in a pseudoglandular fashion.
- "Nucleus free zones" - cells arranged around a blood vessel (perivascular pseudorosettes); nuclei of cells distant from the blood vessel, i.e. a rim of cytoplasm (from tumour cells) surrounds the blood vessel.
Perivascular pseudorosettes = (tumour) cells arranged around a blood vessel; nuclei of cells distant from the blood vessel, i.e. rim of cytoplasm (from tumour cells) surround blood vessel (nucleus-free zone)
- The nucleus free zone is composed of tumour cell cytoplasm that is adjacent to an unseen blood vessel.
- Nuclear feature monotonous, i.e. "boring".[17]
- There is little variation in size, shape and staining.
Images:
DDx (classic ependymoma):
- Subependymoma.
Myxopapillary ependymoma
Features:
- Perivascular pseudorosettes:
- Myxoid material surround blood vessels.
- Myxoid material surrounded by tumour cells.
- Myxoid material surround blood vessels.
Images:
- Myxopapillary ependymoma (bmj.com) - part of careers.bmj.com article on paediatric pathology.
- Myxopapillary ependymoma - cytology (WC).
Choroid plexus papilloma
Microscopy
Features:
- Papillae.
- Psammoma bodies.
Image:
Chordoma
General
- Location: usually sacrum or clivus.
Microscopic
Features:[18]
- Architecture: islands of cells surrounded by fibrous tissue.
- Also described as "lobulated" architecture; may not be apparent.
- Myxoid background - grey extracellular material, variable amount present.
- Mixed cell population:
- Abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm.
- Physaliphorous cells or bubble cells - key feature.
- Have a very large clear bubble with a sharp border; bubble does not compress nucleus - nucleus may be in bubble.
Image(s):
IHC
Features:
- S100 +ve.
- CK +ve.
- Brachyury +ve.
Hemangioblastoma
General
- Usually cerebellar.
- Associated with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.
Microscopic
Features:[21]
- Vascular.
- Polygonal stromal cells with:
- Hyperchromatic nuclei.
- Vacuolar cytoplasm.
Images:
Medulloblastoma
General
- Mostly paediatric population.
Microscopic
Features:[22]
- Homer-Wright rosettes= rosette with a meshwork of fibers (neuropil) at the centre.[23]
Image:
Subtypes
- Classic medulloblastoma (~85% of all medulloblastomas).
- Variants of medulloblastoma (~15% of all medulloblastomas together):
- Anaplastic variant.
- Large cell variant.
- Desmoplastic/nodular medulloblastoma (DNMB).
- Medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity (MBEN).
Notes:
See also
References
- ↑ http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta/primer.htm
- ↑ URL: http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/files/4ce563fb7e8e48fc9ed8b42e296a7747.gif and http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/sid117213.html. Accessed on: 2 November 2010.
- ↑ JLK. 31 May 2010.
- ↑ R. Kiehl. 8 November 2010.
- ↑ Rong Y, Durden DL, Van Meir EG, Brat DJ (June 2006). "'Pseudopalisading' necrosis in glioblastoma: a familiar morphologic feature that links vascular pathology, hypoxia, and angiogenesis". J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 65 (6): 529–39. PMID 16783163.
- ↑ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/palisading
- ↑ PMID 19228619.
- ↑ PMID 20975057.
- ↑ MUN. 9 Mar 2009.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Perry, Arie; Brat, Daniel J. (2010). Practical Surgical Neuropathology: A Diagnostic Approach: A Volume in the Pattern Recognition series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 98. ISBN 978-0443069826.
- ↑ URL: http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic481.htm.
- ↑ Fontaine D, Vandenbos F, Lebrun C, Paquis V, Frenay M (2008). "[Diagnostic and prognostic values of 1p and 19q deletions in adult gliomas: critical review of the literature and implications in daily clinical practice]" (in French). Rev. Neurol. (Paris) 164 (6-7): 595–604. doi:10.1016/j.neurol.2008.04.002. PMID 18565359.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Wippold FJ, Lubner M, Perrin RJ, Lämmle M, Perry A (October 2007). "Neuropathology for the neuroradiologist: Antoni A and Antoni B tissue patterns". AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28 (9): 1633–8. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A0682. PMID 17893219. http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/reprint/28/9/1633.
- ↑ URL: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ganglioma. Accessed on: 8 November 2010.
- ↑ R. Kiehl. 8 November 2010.
- ↑ http://www.pathology.vcu.edu/WirSelfInst/tumor-2.html
- ↑ MUN. 6 Oct 2009.
- ↑ Tadrous, Paul.J. Diagnostic Criteria Handbook in Histopathology: A Surgical Pathology Vade Mecum (1st ed.). Wiley. pp. 184. ISBN 978-0470519035.
- ↑ URL:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/601397. Accessed on: 18 May 2010.
- ↑ URL: http://www.jstor.org/pss/86845. Accessed on: 18 May 2010.
- ↑ URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/340994-media. Accessed on: 23 June 2010.
- ↑ URL: http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/neurotest/Q93-Ans.htm. Accessed on: 26 October 2010.
- ↑ Wippold FJ, Perry A (March 2006). "Neuropathology for the neuroradiologist: rosettes and pseudorosettes". AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 27 (3): 488–92. PMID 16551982.
- ↑ Gulino A, Arcella A, Giangaspero F (November 2008). "Pathological and molecular heterogeneity of medulloblastoma". Curr Opin Oncol 20 (6): 668–75. doi:10.1097/CCO.0b013e32831369f4. PMID 18841049.
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