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The patient was a 72-year-old woman who had previously undergone treatment for femoral chondrosarcoma (histologically rated as myxofibrosarcoma). She suddenly developed left homonymous hemianopsia and was diagnosed with cerebral embolism. Because she had atrial fibrillation, we treated her for cardiogenic cerebral embolism. About 3 months later, however, she developed left hemiplegia, and head magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple tumorous lesions affecting the previously detected infracted area and several new areas. We assumed that a tumor embolus had caused cerebral embolism, which resulted in growth of the tumor from the embolus and formation of a metastatic brain tumor. The metastatic foci formed from the tumor embolus were visualized by diagnostic imaging, and histological examination of the resected tumor confirmed that the brain tumor had occluded the brain vessel (tumorigenic cerebral embolism). No such case has been reported to date, and this case seems to be important.
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Neoplasias Ósseas/patologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/complicações , Neoplasias Encefálicas/secundário , Condrossarcoma/secundário , Embolia Intracraniana/etiologia , Células Neoplásicas Circulantes/patologia , Idoso , Feminino , Fêmur/patologia , Humanos , Embolia Intracraniana/patologiaRESUMO
The management of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus is difficult and not well standardized. We evaluated our management protocol for infants with intraventricular and/or periventricular hemorrhage (IVH and PVH, respectively). There were four deaths and two significant treatment-related complications in our series. We also observed two cases of isolated ventricle in patients treated with reservoir placement. After evaluating our series, we modified our protocol from reservoir placement to either cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage or ventriculosubgaleal shunt directly. We will reevaluate this new protocol in the near future.
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Hemorragia Cerebral/fisiopatologia , Hemorragia Cerebral/cirurgia , Recém-Nascido de Baixo Peso , Derivação Ventriculoperitoneal/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Nascimento Prematuro/patologia , Nascimento Prematuro/fisiopatologia , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
Even when we successfully perform a total extirpation of glioblastoma macroscopically, we often encounter tumor recurrence. We examined seven autopsy brains, focusing on tumor cell infiltration in the peripheral zone of a tumor, and compared our findings with the MR images. There has so far been no report regarding mapping of tumor cell infiltration and DNA histogram by flow cytometry, comparing the neuroimaging findings with the autopsy brain findings. The autopsy brain was cut in 10-mm-thick slices, in parallel with the OM line. Tissue samples were obtained from several parts in the peripheral zone (the outer area adjacent to the tumor edge as defined by postcontrast MRI) and then were examined by H&E, GFAP, and VEGF staining. We defined three infiltrating patterns based on number of infiltrated cells as follows: A zone, 100%-60% of the cells infiltrated tumor cells compared with tumor cell density of the tumor mass; B zone, 60%-20%; C zone, 20%-0%. In the autopsy brain, the tumor was easily identified macroscopically. We found that (1) the tumor cells infiltrated the peritumoral area; and (2) tumor cell infiltration was detected over an area measuring from 6 to 14 mm from the tumor border in the A zone. When performing surgery on glioblastoma, a macroscopic total extirpation of the tumor as defined by the contrast-enhanced area in MRI is therefore considered to be insufficient for successfully reducing tumor recurrence.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Glioblastoma/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Autopsia , Encéfalo/patologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/cirurgia , DNA de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Feminino , Citometria de Fluxo , Glioblastoma/cirurgia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doenças Talâmicas/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Temozolomide (TMZ) has been accepted as a standard antitumor drug for glioma worldwide. Regarding its mechanism of action, there are quite a few analyses. In the present study, we investigated the cell-killing effect and mechanism of action of TMZ with flow cytometry using glioblastoma cell lines. Each cell line was divided into three groups: a control group, a low-dose TMZ group, and a high-dose TMZ group. On day 1, TMZ was added to each cell line. Then, we counted the numbers of cells on days 2, 3, 4, and 5; in U87MG, we counted the number of cells on days 8 and 9. Simultaneously, we performed flow cytometric analysis with single- and double-staining methods. Although results varied slightly depending on the cell line, with flow cytometric analysis we identified the G(0)G(1)-, S-phase block on days 2 through 4, at the beginning of TMZ administration. After that we identified the deviation of the G(2)M block over days 3 to 5. Dominant morphological changes observed in U87MG were confined to the nuclei, with positive TUNEL staining. Early S-phase block and then a G(2)M block were observed; consecutively, we could analyze these blocks with a double-staining method more clearly. The flow cytometric method is very effective in the analysis of the antitumor mechanism of each agent. On the basis of our analysis, more effective combined chemotherapy may be expected.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Dacarbazina/análogos & derivados , Glioma/patologia , Animais , Antineoplásicos/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Dacarbazina/metabolismo , Dacarbazina/farmacologia , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos , Citometria de Fluxo/métodos , Glioma/metabolismo , Humanos , Ratos , Coloração e Rotulagem , TemozolomidaRESUMO
Interleukin-5 and interleukin-10, as important mediators of vascular permeability, contribute to the development of various pathologic effusions. However, little is known regarding the involvement of these two cytokines in the formation of cysts associated with central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Twenty-eight patients with various cystic CNS tumors were investigated for expression of interleukin-5 and interleukin-10 in cyst fluid and their matched cytokine receptors in tumor tissue. Interleukin-5 and interleukin-10 were detected in cyst fluid, and interleukin-5 concentration was significantly correlated with interleukin-10 concentration (r=0.508, p=0.006). Moreover, both receptors were also detectable in the tumor tissue specimens and high levels of expression were also found in perivascular cells. Therefore, the local production of interleukin-5 and interleukin-10 might be implicated in some types of cyst formation.
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Cistos do Sistema Nervoso Central/metabolismo , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/metabolismo , Interleucina-10/metabolismo , Interleucina-5/metabolismo , Cistos do Sistema Nervoso Central/patologia , Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central/patologia , Humanos , Receptores de Interleucina-10/metabolismo , Receptores de Interleucina-5/metabolismoRESUMO
We report two infant cases with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) located in the cerebellar vermis and spinal cord. MRI showed the tumors were isointense on T1-weighted images and mixed intensity of isointense and slight high intensity on T2-weighted images. Postcontrast MRI demonstrated clear margin of tumor and heterogeneous strong enhancement. It was difficult to differentiate the tumor from medulloblastoma by hematoxylin and eosin staining. However, immunohistochemical staining showed that these tumor cells react positively for cytokeratin, smooth muscle actin (SMA), and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) and helped us with the differentiation. Electron microscopic study has confirmed the presence of mesenchymal components, such as filaments and desmosome junctions in the rhabdoid cells, but no neuronal components. The tumors rapidly increased in size, showing high MIB-1 index, and the prognosis was gave.