Publication: Simplified approach for pathological diagnosis of diffuse gliomas in adult patients
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2021-07-01
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16180631
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03440338
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Mahidol University
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Pathology Research and Practice. Vol.223, (2021)
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Sakun Santisukwongchote, Chinnachote Teerapakpinyo, Piyamai Chankate, Piti Techavichit, Atthaporn Boongird, Sith Sathornsumetee, Samasuk Thammachantha, Pornsuk Cheunsuchon, Jantima Tanboon, Paul Scott Thorner, Shanop Shuangshoti Simplified approach for pathological diagnosis of diffuse gliomas in adult patients. Pathology Research and Practice. Vol.223, (2021). doi:10.1016/j.prp.2021.153483 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/76127
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Simplified approach for pathological diagnosis of diffuse gliomas in adult patients
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The most recent WHO classification (2016) for gliomas introduced integrated diagnoses requiring both phenotypic and genotypic data. This approach presents difficulties for countries with limited resources for laboratory testing. The present study describes a series of 118 adult Thai patients with diffuse gliomas, classified by the WHO 2016 classification. The purpose was to demonstrate how a diagnosis can still be achieved using a simplified approach that combines clinical, morphological, immunohistochemical, and fewer molecular assays than typically performed. This algorithm starts with tumor location (midline vs. non-midline) with diffuse midline glioma identified by H3 K27M immunostaining. All other tumors are placed into one of 6 categories, based on morphologic features rather than specific diagnoses. Molecular testing is limited to IDH1/IDH2 mutations, plus co-deletion of 1p/19q for cases with oligodendroglial features and TERT promoter mutation for cases without such features. Additional testing for co-deletion of 1p/19q, TERT promoter mutation and BRAF mutations are only used in selected cases to refine diagnosis and prognosis. With this approach, we were able to reach the integrated diagnosis in 117/118 cases, saving 50 % of the costs of a more inclusive testing panel. The demographic data and tumor subtypes were found to be similar to series from other regions of the world. To the best of our knowledge, this is to the first reported series of diffuse gliomas in South-East Asia categorized by the WHO 2016 classification system.