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ArticleCureus2021

Influence of Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Mutation on the Aggressiveness and Recurrence in Meningiomas.

Balkan Sahin, Salim Katar, Saime A Şahin, Serdar Çevik, Sevket Evran, Oguz Baran, Canan Tanık, Hüseyin U Adılay, Adem Yılmaz

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Balkan SahinDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, TUR.
Salim KatarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty of Balikesir University, Balıkesir, TUR.
Saime A ŞahinDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, TUR.
Serdar ÇevikDepartment of Neurosurgery, Memorial Sisli Hospital, Istanbul, TUR.
Sevket EvranDepartment of Neurosurgery, Haseki Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, TUR.
Oguz BaranDepartment of Neurosurgery, Koç University, Istanbul, TUR.
Canan TanıkDepartment of Pathology, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, TUR.
Hüseyin U AdılayDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty of Balikesir University, Balıkesir, TUR.
Adem YılmazDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, TUR.
Balıkesir University · TRMemorial Sisli Hospital · TRHaseki Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRKoç University · TRŞişli Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOver 200 human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) polymorphism combinations have been implicated in the development of cancer. This study aimed to evaluate hTERT mutations in meningioma tissue and its association with meningioma. MATERIAL AND

methodsA total of 90 patients who underwent surgery between 2006 and 2015 and were histopathologically diagnosed with meningioma (WHO 2016) were included.

resultsAmong the 90 participants included herein, 50 (55.5%) and 40 (44.5%) were female and male, respectively, with an average age of 56.2 ± 14 years. Mean Ki-67 values were 10.56% (SD 12.41, range 0-60), while the mean follow-up duration was 39.1 months (SD 26.3). Low- and high-grade patients had a mean Ki-67 score of 4.31% (SD 3.58, range 0-16) and 19.92% (SD 14.91, range 2-60) (p = 0.0001). Our results showed a moderate positive correlation between Ki-67 score and the presence of hTERT mutation (Pearson correlation test, r = 0.5161; p = 0.0001). Patients with an hTERT mutation > 30% had significantly higher risk for reoperation than those with lower levels of mutation (p = 0.016, chi square test). None of the patients requiring reoperation had an hTERT mutation < 10%. Moreover, high-grade patients had a 7.2 times higher risk of reoperation than those with an hTERT mutation > 30%.

conclusionThe presence of hTERT mutation, in addition to high Ki-67, indicated a more aggressive meningioma disease course and potentially increased risk of recurrence.

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malignant progressionmeningiomarecurrent meningiomatelomerase reverse transcriptasetert promoter

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