Malignant rhabdoid meningioma arising in the setting of preexisting ganglioglioma: a diagnosis supported by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Case report.
A highly malignant brain neoplasm with rhabdoid morphological features emerged in the bed of a subtotally resected ganglioglioma in a 54-year-old retired nuclear submarine officer. A combined application of neuroimaging, immunohistochemical studies, electron microscopy, and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to establish the morphological identity of the tumor. The rhabdoid appearance of the tumor cells indicated either an especially malignant variant of rhabdoid meningioma or an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor with an unusually late onset. Whereas immunohistochemical studies and electron microscopy could only be used to narrow down the differential diagnosis, FISH revealed loss of one copy of NF2 with preservation of the INI1 region on 22q, thus establishing the identity of the tumor.
Bannykh
Sergei I
SI
Department of Pathology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0612, USA. bannykh@scripps.edu
Perry
Arie
A
Powell
Henry C
HC
Hill
Ashley
A
Hansen
Lawrence A
LA
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm