RARE-39. MOLECULARLY CONFIRMED ATYPICAL CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA WITH INTRACRANIAL DISSEMINATION

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONAmong choroid plexus tumors (CPTs), metastasis occurs more frequently as pathological grading increases. There could be an underestimation of pathological diagnosis if disseminated CPTs are diagnosed with lower grade tumors such as choroid plexus papilloma (CPP) or atypical choroid plexus papilloma (aCPP). Thus, molecular diagnosis using genome-wide DNA methylation profiling may be useful to clarify malignant potential among thetumor entity. Here, we report about a case of aCPP with intracranial dissemination that was molecularly diagnosed by methylation profiling. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 2-year-old girl presented with a history of vomiting. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a large tumor mass in the right lateral ventricle and diffuse enhancement surrounding her brainstem, which suggested dissemination. Gross total resection of the mass was performed. Intraoperative findings revealed multiple spot metastatic lesions on the inner wall of lateral ventricle. The pathological diagnosis was aCPP owing to the presence of a glandular structure with a papillary pattern suggesting a neoplasm of epithelial origin, increased cellularity, several necrotic areas, and an intermediate number of mitoses. The CPT-SIOP-2000 treatment protocol was followed without radiation therapy, and the disseminated lesion was disappeared during the chemotherapy. Methylation data of the current case was entered into a recently published classifier, and the tumor was classified as methylation class “plexus tumor, subclass pediatric A” with high confidence (calibrated score 0.96), which includes cases diagnosed as CPP and aCPPs.CONCLUSIONOur case indicates the clinical significance of molecular confirmation of diagnosis among CPTs, particularly lower grade tumors with dissemination.