Embryonal tumour with multilayered rosettes

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Embryonal tumour with multilayered rosettes, abbreviated ETMR, is a very rare neuropathology embryonal tumour with aggressive behaviour.

General

  • Extremely rare.
  • ETMR historically had been termed CNS PNET.
  • The WHO2016 CNS classification contains two groups:
    • Embryonal tumour with multilayered rosettes, C19MC-altered.
    • Embryonal tumour with multilayered rosettes, NOS.

Note: ETMR is an umbrella term for tumors formerly known as:[1]


Clinical presentation

  • Usu. age <4 years.
  • 70% supratentorial, 30% infratentorial.
  • Raised intracranial pressure.

Imaging

  • Usu. enhancing.
  • Rarely cysts, calcifications.
  • Widespread infiltration.

Microscopy

  • Rosettes (often multilayered).
  • Small cells.
  • Fibrillar zones (neuropil-like areas).
  • Neoplastic ganglion cells.
  • Papillar and tubular growth (primitive neural tubes).
    • PAS-positive membranes.
  • Glial/neuronal maturation after treatment (rare).

See also

References

  1. Korshunov, A.; Sturm, D.; Ryzhova, M.; Hovestadt, V.; Gessi, M.; Jones, DT.; Remke, M.; Northcott, P. et al. (Aug 2014). "Embryonal tumor with abundant neuropil and true rosettes (ETANTR), ependymoblastoma, and medulloepithelioma share molecular similarity and comprise a single clinicopathological entity.". Acta Neuropathol 128 (2): 279-89. doi:10.1007/s00401-013-1228-0. PMID 24337497.
  2. Ceccom, J.; Bourdeaut, F.; Loukh, N.; Rigau, V.; Milin, S.; Takin, R.; Richer, W.; Uro-Coste, E. et al. "Embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes: diagnostic tools update and review of the literature.". Clin Neuropathol 33 (1): 15-22. doi:10.5414/NP300636. PMID 23863344.
  3. Judkins, AR.; Ellison, DW. (Jan 2010). "Ependymoblastoma: dear, damned, distracting diagnosis, farewell!*.". Brain Pathol 20 (1): 133-9. doi:10.1111/j.1750-3639.2008.00253.x. PMID 19120373.
  4. Korshunov, A.; Jakobiec, FA.; Eberhart, CG.; Hovestadt, V.; Capper, D.; Jones, DT.; Sturm, D.; Stagner, AM. et al. (Dec 2015). "Comparative integrated molecular analysis of intraocular medulloepitheliomas and central nervous system embryonal tumors with multilayered rosettes confirms that they are distinct nosologic entities.". Neuropathology 35 (6): 538-44. doi:10.1111/neup.12227. PMID 26183384.