H3K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma presenting as synchronous lesions involving pineal and suprasellar region: A case report and literature review
Abstract
The differential diagnoses for multifocal lesions with pineal and suprasellar involvement in a young adult include germ cell tumour and intracranial metastasis. Other differentials include atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumour and pineoblastoma. We present the first known case of multicentric H3K27M mutant diffuse midline glioma, which is typically defined by its diffuse nature, midline location, and H3K27M mutation. A young Chinese female presented subacutely with giddiness, right abducens nerve palsy and unsteady gait. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain with contrast revealed a moderately sized pineal region tumour, extending into the third ventricle, associated with hydrocephalus. There were two other synchronous lesions noted in the suprasellar and left occipital region. Serum and cerebrospinal fluid tumour markers, along with a computed tomography scan of her thorax and abdomen and were unremarkable. She underwent an endoscopic third ventriculostomy and biopsy of pineal and suprasellar lesions. Histology demonstrated a poor prognosis variant multifocal glioblastoma multiforme that was IDH wildtype, H3K27M positive, and MGMT unmethylated. MRI of the whole spine did not reveal any drop metastasis. The patient subseque...Continue Reading
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