Spinal Cord Astrocytoma with Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 Gene Mutation.

Takai, Keisuke; Tanaka, Shota; Sota, Takashi; Mukasa, Akitake; Komori, Takashi; Taniguchi, Makoto · World Neurosurg · 2017

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

In 2016, the World Health Organization updated its classification of tumors, adding genetic profiles to the conventional histopathologic typing. The authors present herein the first case of a 44-year-old female with isocitrate dehydrogenase-mutant World Health Organization grade II diffuse spinal astrocytoma diagnosed on the basis of both histopathologic and genetic findings. The present case underscores the significant role of a molecular genetic analysis in the differential diagnosis of intramedullary spinal gliomas.

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