Novel suprasellar location of desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma and ganglioglioma: A single institution's experience

Ryan M. Naylor, Anton Wohl, Aditya Raghunathan, Laurence J. Eckel, Gesina F. Keating, David J. Daniels

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe the clinical presentation, imaging appearance, and differential outcomes based on tumor location in 7 patients with desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma and desmoplastic infantile gangliogliomas (DIA/DIG). METHODS Data of 7 patients with histopathology-proven DIA/DIGs and preoperative imaging were retrospectively reviewed, and age, sex, clinical presentation, imaging characteristics, tumor location, surgical procedure, postoperative morbidity, and overall mortality were recorded. RESULTS Two subgroups of patients with DIA/DIGs were found to exist based on whether their tumor was located in the cerebral hemispheres or suprasellar region. Nearly all patients presented with rapidly enlarging head circumference regardless of tumor location. However, ocular abnormalities, including nystagmus and preference for downward gaze, were specific for patients with suprasellar disease. These patients experienced significant postoperative complications and had poor long-term outcomes. In contrast, patients with hemispheric tumors underwent more extensive resection than patients with suprasellar tumors, had uneventful postoperative courses, and had no documented long-term comorbidities. CONCLUSIONS Postoperative course and long-term outcome for patients with DIA/DIGs were correlated to the anatomical location and radiographic appearance of their tumor at presentation, despite having histologically and molecularly indistinguishable, WHO grade I tumors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)397-403
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2018

Keywords

  • Desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma
  • Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma
  • Neuroradiology
  • Oncology
  • Outcomes
  • Pediatric neurosurgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Clinical Neurology

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