Adult brainstem glioma differential diagnoses: an MRI-based approach in a series of 68 patients.
Brainstem
Differential diagnoses
Gliomas
Magnetic resonance imaging
Journal
Journal of neurology
ISSN: 1432-1459
Titre abrégé: J Neurol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0423161
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2022
Aug 2022
Historique:
received:
18
11
2021
accepted:
06
03
2022
revised:
24
02
2022
pubmed:
21
4
2022
medline:
22
7
2022
entrez:
20
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Brainstem gliomas are rare in adults. The diagnosis is often difficult, as some teams still consider brainstem biopsies dangerous and often avoid this procedure. The aim of this study was to describe differential diagnoses that can mimic brainstem glioma, to help clinicians avoid diagnostic and therapeutic mistakes, and to propose a diagnostic algorithm according to radiological presentations. The French network of adult brainstem gliomas (GLITRAD) retrospectively collected all reported cases of differential diagnoses between 2006 and 2017. The inclusion criteria were as follows: age over 18 years, lesion epicenter in the brainstem, radiological pattern suggestive of a glioma and diagnostic confirmation (histopathological or not, depending on the disease). We identified a total of 68 cases. Most cases (58/68, 85%) presented as contrast-enhancing lesions. The most frequent final diagnosis in this group was metastases in 24/58 (41%), followed by central nervous system lymphoma in 8/58 (14%). Conversely, MRI findings revealed 10/68 nonenhancing lesions. The most frequent diagnosis in this group was demyelinating disease (3/10, 30%). The risk of diagnostic mistakes illustrates the need to consider the more systematic use of a brainstem biopsy when reasonably possible. However, we propose an MRI-based approach to the differential diagnosis of gliomas to limit the risk of misdiagnosis in cases where a biopsy is not a reasonable option.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Brainstem gliomas are rare in adults. The diagnosis is often difficult, as some teams still consider brainstem biopsies dangerous and often avoid this procedure. The aim of this study was to describe differential diagnoses that can mimic brainstem glioma, to help clinicians avoid diagnostic and therapeutic mistakes, and to propose a diagnostic algorithm according to radiological presentations.
METHODS
METHODS
The French network of adult brainstem gliomas (GLITRAD) retrospectively collected all reported cases of differential diagnoses between 2006 and 2017. The inclusion criteria were as follows: age over 18 years, lesion epicenter in the brainstem, radiological pattern suggestive of a glioma and diagnostic confirmation (histopathological or not, depending on the disease).
RESULTS
RESULTS
We identified a total of 68 cases. Most cases (58/68, 85%) presented as contrast-enhancing lesions. The most frequent final diagnosis in this group was metastases in 24/58 (41%), followed by central nervous system lymphoma in 8/58 (14%). Conversely, MRI findings revealed 10/68 nonenhancing lesions. The most frequent diagnosis in this group was demyelinating disease (3/10, 30%).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The risk of diagnostic mistakes illustrates the need to consider the more systematic use of a brainstem biopsy when reasonably possible. However, we propose an MRI-based approach to the differential diagnosis of gliomas to limit the risk of misdiagnosis in cases where a biopsy is not a reasonable option.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35441889
doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11070-6
pii: 10.1007/s00415-022-11070-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.
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