Spinal Cord Astroblastoma With EWSR1-BEND2 Fusion in Female Patients: A Report of Four Cases From China and a Comprehensive Literature Review.,The American Journal of Surgical Pathology

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Spinal Cord Astroblastoma With EWSR1-BEND2 Fusion in Female Patients: A Report of Four Cases From China and a Comprehensive Literature Review.
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology ( IF 4.5 ) Pub Date : 2024-08-06 , DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000002298
Lingyi Fu _{1,

2} , I Weng Lao _{3,

4,

5} , Liyun Huang _{1,

2} , Liqiong Ou ₆ , Lei Yuan _{1,

2} , Ziteng Li _{1,

2} , Shuo Li _{1,

2} , Wanming Hu _{1,

2} , Shaoyan Xi _{1,

2}

Affiliation

Astroblastoma is an extremely rare central nervous system tumor characterized by astroblastic pseudorosettes and vascular hyalinization. Despite these histologic hallmarks, its morphology can vary, occasionally resembling other central nervous system tumors such as ependymoma. A novel tumor entity, astroblastoma, meningioma 1 (MN1)-altered, has been identified, featuring MN1 gene rearrangements typically involving BEN-domain containing 2 (BEND2) as a fusion partner. Most astroblastomas arise in the cerebral hemisphere. Here, we report 4 cases of spinal cord astroblastoma in female patients, all showing Ewing sarcoma RNA-binding protein 1 fusion with BEND2, rather than MN1. These tumors displayed growth patterns akin to traditional intracranial astroblastomas, with three cases demonstrating high-grade histology, including elevated mitotic activity and necrosis. Interestingly, some cases exhibited positive staining for pan-cytokeratin and hormone receptors. DNA methylation profiling clustered three of the four cases with the reference "AB_EWSR," whereas one case exhibited an independent methylation signature near the reference methylation group "AB_EWSR" and "pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma." Together with the existing literature, we summarized a total of eleven cases, which predominantly affected children and young adults with female predilection. Eight of 10 patients experienced recurrence, underscoring the aggressive nature of this disease. We suggest recognizing a new molecular subgroup of spinal astroblastoma and recommend testing newly diagnosed infratentorial astroblastomas for Ewing sarcoma RNA-binding protein 1-BEND2 fusion.

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