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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2024

Neuroradiological features of patients with bilateral macronodular adrenocortical disease and meningiomas associated or not with genetic variants of ARMC5- a case series.

Arthur Araújo Massoud Salame, Helaine Laiz Silva Charchar, José Paulo de Oliveira Dourado, Berenice Mendonca, Guilherme Asmar Alencar, Leonardo José Tadeu de Araújo, Paula Ricci Arantes, Nicollas Nunes Rabelo, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo, Maria Candida Barisson Villares Fragoso

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Arthur Araújo Massoud SalameAdrenal Unit, Laboratory of Hormones and Molecular Genetics LIM/42, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Clinics Hospital, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Helaine Laiz Silva CharcharAdrenal Unit, Laboratory of Hormones and Molecular Genetics LIM/42, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Clinics Hospital, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
José Paulo de Oliveira DouradoNeurosurgery Department, Instituto Tocantinense Presidente Antônio Carlos Porto S/A- ITPAC Porto, Porto Nacional, Brazil. josepaulo18a@gmail.com.
Berenice MendoncaAdrenal Unit, Laboratory of Hormones and Molecular Genetics LIM/42, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Clinics Hospital, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Guilherme Asmar AlencarAdrenal Unit, Endocrinology Service of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
Leonardo José Tadeu de AraújoLaboratório de Patologia Quantitativa, Centro de Patologia do Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil.
Paula Ricci ArantesDepartamento de Radiologia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, LIM 44, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Nicollas Nunes RabeloDivision of Neurosurgery, Clinics Hospital, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Eberval Gadelha FigueiredoDivision of Neurosurgery, Clinics Hospital, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maria Candida Barisson Villares FragosoAdrenal Unit, Laboratory of Hormones and Molecular Genetics LIM/42, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Clinics Hospital, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRInstituto Adolfo Lutz · BRUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina · BRUniversidade Presidente Antônio Carlos · BR

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introductionMeningiomas are the most common primary brain and central nervous system tumors, accounting for approximately 40% of these tumors. The most important exams for the radiological study of meningiomas are computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We aimed to analyze the radiological features of patients with meningioma related to the simultaneous presence of bilateral macronodular adrenocortical disease (BMAD), with or without pathogenic variants of ARMC5.

methodsThis study included 10 patients who were diagnosed with BMAD. All of them had a radiological diagnosis of expansive brain lesions suggestive of meningioma. All patients underwent brain MRI and a neuroradiolgist analyzed the following parameters: number, site and size of lesions; presence of calcification, edema and bone involvement. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Eight patients presented with germline variants of ARMC5; the other 2, did not. The most significant result was the incidence of multiple meningiomas, which was 50% in BMAD patients, whereas the average incidence described thus far is lower than 10%. Considering location, the 22 tumors in the BMAD patients were 5 convexity tumors (22.7%), and 17 skull base tumors (77.2%), the opposite proportion of patients without BMAD. A total of 40.9% of the tumors had calcification, 9% had cerebral edema and 40.9% had bone invasion due to hyperostosis. The literature describes meningioma calcification in 25% of patients, bone invasion by tumor hyperostosis in 20%, and cerebral edema in approximately 60%.

conclusionRelevant results were found considering the rate of multiple meningiomas and tumor location. This finding reinforces the need for further research into the neurological effects caused by genetic variants of ARMC5 in patients with BMAD.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaAdultAgedArmadillo Domain ProteinsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTomography, X-Ray ComputedArmadillo Domain ProteinsARMC5 protein, humanARMC5 geneBMADMeningiomas

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