ArticleAsian journal of neurosurgery
The Dilemma of Multifocality in Insular Tumors: Multicentricity versus Metastasis.
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background and purposeMultifocality and metastasis from insular glioma are extremely rare. Pathological insights and elaboration of the clinical course of this condition will contribute to their better understanding. MATERIALS AND
methodsAmong 123 consecutively operated insular gliomas, 5 patients (4.2%) presented with a multifocal tumor. The clinico-radiological, histo-molecular, and treatment outcomes were noted and compared with the unifocal insular glioma cohort.
resultsAmong the five patients, all were males and involved the right insular lobe. Three patients presented with synchronous tumors, while two patients developed metachronous multifocal tumors. The histology of the insular tumor was Grade I glioma in 1, Grade II astrocytoma with p53 mutation in 2, and anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma in one patient each. Histological confirmation of the second lesion was performed in two patients, showing the same histology of the insular tumor. Interconnection between the tumors was apparent through cerebrospinal fluid pathways in four patients, while no such connection could be established in one patient. Barring the patient of Grade I glioma, the rest of the patients died within months of the diagnosis.
conclusionMultifocal insular glioma is rare and probably represents a biologically more aggressive tumor. Insular glioma that touches the ventricle appears a common denominator for multifocality. True multicentricity is rare. The prognosis in insular glioma with multifocality is poor in non-Grade I gliomas.
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