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| Caption    = Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  = SEGA
| Micro      =
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[ganglioglioma]], [[pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma]], [[glioblastoma]]
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| IHC        = GFAP +ve
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| Gross      =
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| Site      = brain - usu. wall of ventricles
| Assdx      =
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| Prevalence = rare - esp. in young adults
| Bloodwork  =
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| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = good (WHO Grade I)
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    =
| Tx        =
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'''Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma''', abbreviated '''SEGA''', is a low-grade astrocytoma associated with [[tuberous sclerosis complex]].  
'''Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma''', abbreviated '''SEGA''', is a low-grade astrocytoma associated with [[tuberous sclerosis complex]].  


==General==
==General==
*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.
*Associated with epilepsy.
*WHO Grade I.
*WHO Grade I.


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


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==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=upmc_case179/><ref name=pmid9595853>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Taraszewska | first1 = A. | last2 = Kroh | first2 = H. | last3 = Majchrowski | first3 = A. | title = Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma: clinical, histologic and immunohistochemical characteristic of 3 cases. | journal = Folia Neuropathol | volume = 35 | issue = 3 | pages = 181-6 | month =  | year = 1997 | doi =  | PMID = 9595853 }}</ref>
Features:<ref name=upmc_case179/><ref name=pmid9595853>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Taraszewska | first1 = A. | last2 = Kroh | first2 = H. | last3 = Majchrowski | first3 = A. | title = Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma: clinical, histologic and immunohistochemical characteristic of 3 cases. | journal = Folia Neuropathol | volume = 35 | issue = 3 | pages = 181-6 | month =  | year = 1997 | doi =  | PMID = 9595853 }}</ref>
*Giant cells with nuclear atypia ("bizarre cells").
*Giant cells with nuclear atypia ("bizarre cells", "ganglioid cells").
**[[Vesicular nuclei]].
**[[Vesicular nuclei]].
**[[Nuclear pseudoinclusions]].<ref name=upmc179>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case179/micro.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case179/micro.html]. Accessed on: 8 January 2012.</ref>
**[[Nuclear pseudoinclusions]].<ref name=upmc179>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case179/micro.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case179/micro.html]. Accessed on: 8 January 2012.</ref>
*Glassy eosinophilic cytoplasm.
*Glassy eosinophilic cytoplasm.
*Elongated cells in a fibrillary background.
*Abundant [[mast cell]]s.<ref name=upmc179>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case179/micro.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case179/micro.html]. Accessed on: 8 January 2012.</ref>
*Abundant [[mast cell]]s.<ref name=upmc179>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case179/micro.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case179/micro.html]. Accessed on: 8 January 2012.</ref>
*Lymphocytic infiltrates.
*Endothelial proliferations and/or necrosis are not a sign of malignancy.


===Images===
===Images===
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*Vimentin +ve. (100%)
*Vimentin +ve. (100%)
*S100 +ve. (100%)
*S100 +ve. (100%)
* [[TTF-1]]  (7 out of  7).<ref name=pmid25669749>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Hewer | first1 = E. | last2 = Vajtai | first2 = I. | title = Consistent nuclear expression of thyroid transcription factor 1 in subependymal giant cell astrocytomas suggests lineage-restricted histogenesis. | journal = Clin Neuropathol | volume = 34 | issue = 3 | pages = 128-31 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.5414/NP300818 | PMID = 25669749 }}</ref>
*Neurofilament +/-ve (ganglionic component).
*Synaptophysin +/-ve (ganglionic component)..
*[[TTF-1]]  (7 out of  7).<ref name=pmid25669749>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Hewer | first1 = E. | last2 = Vajtai | first2 = I. | title = Consistent nuclear expression of thyroid transcription factor 1 in subependymal giant cell astrocytomas suggests lineage-restricted histogenesis. | journal = Clin Neuropathol | volume = 34 | issue = 3 | pages = 128-31 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.5414/NP300818 | PMID = 25669749 }}</ref>
* MIB-1 usu. low (1-5%).


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Neuropathology tumours]]
[[Category:Neuropathology tumours]]
[[Category:WHO grade I tumours]]
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