Mariko Kurokawa1, Ryo Kurokawa2, Aristides A Capizzano1, Akira Baba1, Yoshiaki Ota1, Emile Pinarbasi3, Timothy Johnson4, Ashok Srinivasan1, Toshio Moritani1. 1. Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, UH B2, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. 2. Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, UH B2, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. kuroro63@gmail.com. 3. Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 4. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Polymorphous low-grade neuroepithelial tumors of the young (PLNTY) is a newly recognized brain tumor with genetic abnormalities frequently involving either BRAF or FGFR2/FGFR3. There are few publications available about the neuroradiological features of PLNTY. In this systematic review, we assessed the demographic, clinical, and neuroradiological features of PLNTY. METHODS: Literature data were extracted from database searches in MEDLINE and SCOPUS databases up to June 10, 2021. Studies reporting on pathologically proven PLNTY with neuroradiological findings were included. After reviewing 103 abstracts, 9 articles encompassing 19 cases met the inclusion criteria. We also added five patients from our hospital. The correlations between the presence of "transmantle-like sign" and the following three factors: duration of seizures; tumor size; and pathologically proven cortical dysplasia, were examined. RESULTS: The median patient age was 15.5 years (range, 5-57 years), and 15/24 (62.5%) were female. All tumors were localized supratentorialy. The main radiological features included cortical or subcortical masses (95.8%) in the temporal lobe (66.7%), calcification (83.3%), well-defined margins (72.7%), solid and cystic components (66.6%), and T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) hyperintensity (50.0%). The duration of seizure was significantly longer (positive vs. negative (median [range]), 24 months [6 - 96 months] vs. 5 months [1 - 12 months], p = 0.042), and the presence of the cortical dysplasia was significantly more frequent (3/8 vs 0/16, p = 0.042) in the patients with transmantle-like sign. CONCLUSION: PLNTY typically represents a calcified, well-defined mass in the supratentorial cortical or subcortical regions. The radiological findings defined here could facilitate the diagnosis of PLNTY.
PURPOSE: Polymorphous low-grade neuroepithelial tumors of the young (PLNTY) is a newly recognized brain tumor with genetic abnormalities frequently involving either BRAF or FGFR2/FGFR3. There are few publications available about the neuroradiological features of PLNTY. In this systematic review, we assessed the demographic, clinical, and neuroradiological features of PLNTY. METHODS: Literature data were extracted from database searches in MEDLINE and SCOPUS databases up to June 10, 2021. Studies reporting on pathologically proven PLNTY with neuroradiological findings were included. After reviewing 103 abstracts, 9 articles encompassing 19 cases met the inclusion criteria. We also added five patients from our hospital. The correlations between the presence of "transmantle-like sign" and the following three factors: duration of seizures; tumor size; and pathologically proven cortical dysplasia, were examined. RESULTS: The median patient age was 15.5 years (range, 5-57 years), and 15/24 (62.5%) were female. All tumors were localized supratentorialy. The main radiological features included cortical or subcortical masses (95.8%) in the temporal lobe (66.7%), calcification (83.3%), well-defined margins (72.7%), solid and cystic components (66.6%), and T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) hyperintensity (50.0%). The duration of seizure was significantly longer (positive vs. negative (median [range]), 24 months [6 - 96 months] vs. 5 months [1 - 12 months], p = 0.042), and the presence of the cortical dysplasia was significantly more frequent (3/8 vs 0/16, p = 0.042) in the patients with transmantle-like sign. CONCLUSION: PLNTY typically represents a calcified, well-defined mass in the supratentorial cortical or subcortical regions. The radiological findings defined here could facilitate the diagnosis of PLNTY.
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