title: Prognostic significance of proliferative indices in meningiomas.
abstract: The prognostic value of tumor proliferative indices in meningiomas was assessed by mitotic counts and by immunocytochemistry using a monoclonal antibody against the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) (clone 19A2), a 36-kd nuclear protein involved in DNA synthesis. Sixty-three intracranial meningiomas were classified as benign (26), with atypical features (24) or as malignant (13). The patients included 24 men and 39 women, mean age 54.2 +/- 1.7 (mean +/- SEM) (range 15-78) at initial presentation. Twenty-four of the 63 primary tumors recurred locally, including 23.1% (6/26) of the benign, 37.5% (9/24) of the atypical, and 69.2% (9/13) of the malignant meningiomas. Among tumors that recurred, 1/9 (11%) of the atypical and 5/9 (55.5%) of the malignant tumors had had macroscopical total excision at the initial surgery. The mean interval to recurrence was 52 +/- 11.8 months. The mean progression-free follow-up period for patients without tumor recurrence was 82 +/- 8.5 months. Analysis of variance revealed that significant differences existed between tumor grades for both PCNA indices (1.16 +/- 0.29% for benign; 14.14 +/- 2.07% for atypical and 21.37 +/- 5.47% for malignant) and mitotic indices (total counts per ten high power fields) (0.08 +/- 0.05 for benign, 4.75 +/- 0.91 for atypical and 19.00 +/- 4.07 for malignant). Multivariate regression analysis indicated that mitotic index > 6 was the single most important factor (p < 0.05) for shorter disease-free interval. Age, sex and total surgical excision were not significant factors. PCNA index was a significant factor in the univariate model, but not in the multivariate model.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuropathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Pardo
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Efird
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Linggood
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Hedley-Whyte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002455:Cell Division; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008938:Mitosis; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen