目的:幕上(ST)室管膜瘤亚组由两种不同预后的融合定义。星形母细胞瘤,MN1-改变,具有室管膜样组织病理学特征,代表儿童的鉴别诊断。我们假设一方面ZFTA融合室管膜瘤和YAP1融合室管膜瘤,和星形母细胞瘤,MN1-改变,另一方面,显示不同的MRI特征。
方法:我们回顾性分析了2000年1月至2020年9月45例ST室管膜瘤或星形母细胞瘤患者的术前影像学检查结果,对组织分子分组不知情。几个特点,比如位置,肿瘤体积,钙化,实性/囊性成分,和信号增强或扩散进行评估。我们根据其分子亚型比较了成像特征(ZFTA融合,YAP1融合,和星形母细胞瘤,MN1-改变)。
结果:39例患者被归类为室管膜瘤,35与ZFTA融合,4与YAP1融合,六个患有星形母细胞瘤,MN1-改变。与ZFTA融合的室管膜瘤相比,YAP1融合的室管膜瘤更可能涉及至少3个叶片。星形母细胞瘤位于100%的肿瘤中的额叶,而室管膜瘤的占49%。星形母细胞瘤的动脉自旋标记脑血流量高于室管膜瘤。分子基团之间的其他特征没有差异。所有肿瘤均表现出共同特征:轴内室外肿瘤,非常频繁的对比度增强(39/43,91%),囊性/坏死成分(41/45,91%),限制扩散(32/36,89%),钙化(15/18,83%),和肿瘤周围水肿(38/44,86%)。
结论:ST段室管膜瘤亚型和星形母细胞瘤之间的区别可以通过多种影像学特征来指导。这些肿瘤具有共同的影像学特征,可能有助于将ST室管膜瘤和星形母细胞瘤与其他儿科ST肿瘤区分开。
OBJECTIVE: Supratentorial (ST)
ependymoma subgroups are defined by two different fusions with different prognoses. Astroblastomas, MN1-altered, have ependymal-like histopathologic features and represent a differential diagnosis in children. We hypothesized that ZFTA-fused
ependymoma and YAP1-fused
ependymoma on the one hand, and astroblastoma, MN1-altered, on the other hand, show different MRI characteristics.
METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the preoperative imaging of 45 patients with ST
ependymoma or astroblastoma between January 2000 and September 2020, blinded to histomolecular grouping. Several characteristics, such as location, tumor volume, calcifications, solid/cystic component, and signal enhancement or diffusion were evaluated. We compared imaging characteristics according to their molecular subtype (ZFTA-fused, YAP1-fused, and astroblastoma, MN1-altered).
RESULTS: Thirty-nine patients were classified as having an
ependymoma, 35 with a ZFTA fusion and four with a YAP1 fusion, and six as having an astroblastoma, MN1-altered. YAP1-fused ependymomas were more likely to involve at least 3 lobes than ZFTA-fused ependymomas. Astroblastomas were located in the frontal lobe in 100% of the tumors versus 49% of the ependymomas. Cerebral blood flow by arterial spin labeling was higher in astroblastomas than in ependymomas. There were no differences in the other characteristics between the molecular groups. All the tumors showed common features: intra-axial extra-ventricular tumors, very frequent contrast enhancement (39/43, 91%), a cystic/necrotic component (41/45, 91%), restricted diffusion (32/36, 89%), calcifications (15/18, 83%), and peri-tumoral edema (38/44, 86%).
CONCLUSIONS: The distinction between ST
ependymoma subtypes and astroblastomas can be guided by several imaging features. These tumors share common imaging features that may help to differentiate ST ependymomas and astroblastomas from other pediatric ST tumors.