Low-grade epilepsy-associated neuroepithelial tumours with a prominent oligodendroglioma-like component: The diagnostic challenges
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Low-grade epilepsy-associated neuroepithelial tumours with a prominent oligodendroglioma-like component: The diagnostic challenges
Abstract
Aims: We searched for recurrent pathological features and molecular alterations in a retrospective series of 72 low-grade epilepsy-associated neuroepithelial tumours (LEATs) with a prominent oligodendroglioma-like component, in order to classify them according to the 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumours.
Methods: Centralised pathological examination was performed as well as targeted molecular analysis of v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homologue B (BRAF) and fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) by multiplexed digital polymerase chain reaction (mdPCR). DNA methylation profiling was performed in cases with sufficient DNA. In cases with no genetic alteration by mdPCR and sufficient material, RNA sequencing was done.
Results: We first reclassified our cohort into three groups: ganglioglioma (GG, n = 14), dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumours (DNTs, n = 19) and glioneuronal tumours/paediatric-type low-grade glioma (LGG) not otherwise specified (GNT/PLGG NOS, n = 39). mdPCR found an alteration in 38/72 cases. Subsequent RNA sequencing revealed a fusion transcript involving BRAF, FGFR1/2/3 or neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 2 [NTRK2] in 9/25 cases. DNA methylation profiling found 12/46 cases with a calibrated score ≥0.9. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering revealed two clusters: Cluster 1 was enriched with cases classified as DNT at histology, belonging to the LGG-DNT methylation class (MC), with haematopoietic progenitor cell antigen (CD34) negativity and FGRF1 alterations; Cluster 2 was enriched with cases classified at histology as GG, belonging to the LGG-GG MC MC, with BRAF V600E mutation and CD34 positivity. The tumours reclassified as GNT/PLGG NOS were equally distributed across both clusters. Interestingly, all polymorphous low-grade neuroepithelial tumour of the young belonged to Cluster 2, whereas diffuse LGG mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway-altered were equally distributed among the two clusters. This led us to build an algorithm to classify LEATs with a prominent oligodendroglioma-like component.
Conclusions: Integrated histomolecular diagnosis of LEATs with a prominent oligodendroglioma-like component remains challenging. Because these tumours can be split into two major clusters of biological significance, the clinicopathological relevance of the four types recognised by the WHO CNS5 within this spectrum of tumours is questionable.
Keywords: 2021 WHO classification of CNS tumours; DNA methylation profiling; histomolecular diagnosis; low-grade epilepsy-associated neuroepithelial tumours (LEATs); multiplexed digital PCR; prominent oligodendroglioma-like component.
© 2021 British Neuropathological Society.
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