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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 2, April 2011, pages 85-92


Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumors in Adults: A Case Report and Treatment-Focused Review

Figures

Figure 1..
Figure 1.. Pre-operative MRI.
Figure 2..
Figure 2.. MRI after first resection.
Figure 3..
Figure 3.. MRI after second resection.

Tables

Table 1. Adult Patients With AT/RT in the CNS
 
Author (year) (ref)Age (yr)/SexTumor LocationImmunostainsLMDDiagnosis ConfirmedINI1 AnalysisPrimary TreatmentSecondary TreatmentTTP (mos)OS (mos)
LMD: leptomeningeal disease; Y: yes; N: no; Y, r: yes at recurrence; IHC: Immunohistochemistry; NA: not available; STR: subtotal resection; GTR: gross total resection; CT: chemotherapy; CRT: chemoradiation; RT: radiation therapy; CSRT: craniospinal radiation therapy; IT: intrathecal; Sx: surgery (extent unknown); n/a: not applicable; CK: cytokeratin; Vim: vimentin; EMA: epithelial membrane antigen; cGFAP: cytoplasmic glial fi brillary acid protein; SMA: smooth muscle actin; chrA: chromogranin A; NSE: neuron-specifi c enolase; alpha1ac/at: alpha-1 antichymotrypsin/antitrypsin; NF: neurofi bromin; ACNU: Nimustine; ICE: ifosphamide, carboplatin, etoposide; mtx: methotrexate; SRS: stereotactic radiosurgery; CDDP: Cisplatin; VP16: etoposide; IFN: interferon-gamma; Tmz: temozolomide; GKS: gamma-knife surgery; Vcr: vincristine.
Balaton (1987) [27]59MParavertebralCK VimYIHCNNonen/an/a0.5
Horn (1992) [9]21ML temporalEMA VimNIHCNSTRSTR CT4872
Cossu (1993) [26]18ML frontalCK EMA VimNIHCNGTR CTSTR518
Fisher (1996) [10]32ML caudatecGFAP S100 VimYIHCNNonen/an/a1
Ashraf (1997) [11]34ML parietalVimNIHCNSTR RTSTR26
Byram (1999) [12]35ML temporalNANNANAGTR RTGTR3660
Sugita (1999) [34]27MPineal regionchrA EMA NSE S100 VimNIHCNSTR CRT ACNUSTR1824
Kuge (2000) [13]32FSuprasellarCK EMA SMA VimY, rIHCNSTRCSRT CDDP, VP16, IFN IT mtx18+
Arrazola (2000) [14]20ML parietalCK EMA S100 VimNIHCNGTRGTR CSRT384
Lutterbach (2001) [15]30FCerebellumCK S100 VimNIHCNGTR RTSRS Tmz611
Bruch (2001) [16]21FSpinal cordCK EMA VimNIHC, 22qdelNNANANA6
Bruch (2001) [16]34FParietalCK EMA VimNIHC, 22qdelNNANANA6
Pimentel (2003) [17]31FR parietalEMA GFAP S100 Vim alpha1ac/atYIHCNSTRCSRT ICE16
Kachhara (2003) [19]35MThalamusVimNIHCNSTR RT-2NA
Kawaguchi (2004) [18]22ML cerebellumCK EMA NSE SMA VimYIHCNSTR CSRT ICE IT mtx-n/a24+
Raisanen (2005) [20]45MR cerebellumCK EMA S100 SMA VimNIHCYSx CT RTNANA15+
Raisanen (2005) [20]20FSellaCK EMA SMA VimNIHCYSx R CTCTNA28+
Raisanen (2005) [20]31FSellaCK EMA VimNIHCYSx RTNANA9
Erickson (2005) [21]20FR occiputEMA GFAP SMA VimNIHCYGTRRTNANA
Chen (2006) [28]19MPost fossaNANANANAGTRCSRT756.5
Ingold (2006) [22]45FPinealCK EMA SMA VimY, rIHCYGTR CRTGTR67
Rezanko (2006) [23]27MR frontalEMA S100 VimY, rIHCNGTR RT-44
Chacko (2007) [29]23MR frontalEMA SMA VimNIHCYSTR RTGTR12
Zarovnaya (2007) [24]43FSpinal cordEMAY, rIHCYSTR RTCSRT Tmz IFN230
Makuria (2008) [30]23ML temporalCK EMA NF SMA Syn VimNIHCYSx RT CT-n/a30+
Makuria (2008) [30]25FR frontalNF SMA Syn VimNIHCYGTRGTRx5 GKS RT24204+
Makuria (2008) [30]42MR frontalparietalCK EMA VimNIHCYSTR RT CT--18+
Makuria (2008) [30]37MR frontalparietalVimNIHCYNANANA
Arita (2008) [31]56FSella/cav sinusEMA NF VimY, rIHCYSTR SRSCSRT1223
Samaras (2009) [25]18MR frontaltemporalEMA GFAP SMA VimNIHCYGTR RT--4
Our patient33FPineal regionEMA SMANIHCYGTR CSRT ICETmz + Vcr818+

 

Table 2. Chemotherapy Used for AT/RT in Children
 
Author (year) (ref)Age range at dxnFirst line ChemotherapyOutcomes
Ara-C: cytarabine; AWD: alive with disease; Bx: biopsy; Carbo: carboplatin; Cis: cisplatin; CSRT: craniospinal radiation therapy; Cy: cyclophosphamide; DOC: dead of complications; DOD: dead of disease; EBRT: external beam radiation therapy; GTR: gross total resection; HC: hydrocortisione; Hydroxy: hydroxyurea; ICE: ifosphamide, carboplatin, etoposide; Ifos: ifosphamide; IT: intrathecal; Mtx: methotrexate; NED: no evidence of disease; Proc: procarbazine; STR: subtotal resection; Tmz: temozolomide; Vcr: vincristine; VP-16: etoposide. * One patient received this second-line. ** One patient only received second-line chemotherapy.
Biegel (1990) [44]6 mos - 12 mos3Cy, VP-16, Cis, Vcr/Cis, Cy, Vcr, Mtx, CCNU/Vcr, BCNU, Proc, Hydroxy, Cis, Ara-CDOD 3 - 5 mos
Agranovich (1992) [54]33 mos1Cis, DoxoDOD 8 mos
Weinblatt (1992) [55]-1Vcr, Act-D, Doxo, IT Mtx, IT Ara-C, IT HCNED 5 + yrs
Hanna (1993) [56]8 mos - 6 yrs3Vcr, VP-16, Cis, Cy, Vcr, nitrogen mustard, IT Mtx/Ifos, VP-16, CarboDOD 6 - 15 mos
Olson (1995) [47]18 mos - 5 yrs3IRS III based (Vcr, Cis, Doxo, Cy, VP-16, Act-D, IT Mtx, IT Ara-C, IT HC)NED 6 - 42 mos
Dang (2003) [57]4 wks - 25 mos3Vcr, Cy, Act-D, Doxo, Vcr, VP-16, Cis, Cy, Doxo, Ifos, IT thio/VP-16, CisDOD 5 mos - 1 year
Izychka-Swieszewska (2003) [58]5 mos8-in-1 (Vcr, CCNU, Proc, Hydroxy, Cis, Ara-C, Cy, MP)DOD 8 mos
Wharton (2003) [59]31 mos - 14 yrs3UKCCSG SIOP PNET (Vcr, VP-16, Carbo, Cy)/UKCCSG infant brain tumor protocol (Vcr, Carbo, Cy, Mtx, Cis)DOD 11 mos
AWD at 1 year
NED 4 yrs
Zimmerman (2005) [60]14 mos - 11 yrs4DFCI/IRS III modified* (Vcr, Cis, Doxo, Dexraz, Cy, VP-16, Actino, Tmz, IT Mtx, IT Ara-C, IT HC)NED 33 mos - 4 yrs
Chen (2006) [28]24 mos - 11.2 yrs11VIP (Vinb, Ifos, Cis), IT Mtx +/-, ACNU/ICE + CECAT (Cy, VP-16, Carbo, Thio)DOD 7 - 24 mos
AWD 15 - 17 mos
NED 35 - 105 mos
Fidani (2009) [61]16 mos - 8.6 yrs8ICE + CECAT (Cy, VP-16, Carbo, Thio)/ICE/ICE+TMZDOD 8 - 13 mos
AWD 5 - 38 mos
NED 101 - 105 mos
Gardner (2008) [62]4 - 52 mos13HSI (Induction: Cis, VP-16, Cy, Vcr, Consolid: Carbo, Thio, VP-16, ASCR)/HS II (same as HS I plus Mtx in Induction)DOD/DOC 0.5 - 11.5 mos
NED 42 - 67 mos
Lassaletta (2009) [63]8 mosACNS 0121 (Vcr, Cy, Carbo, VP-16) and IT depot Ara-CDOD 2 mos
Biswas (2009) [64]6 yearsGTR, CSRT, VAC (Vcr, Doxo, Cy)NED 24 mos
6 yearsSTR, VACDOD < 2 mos
5 yearsSTR, CSRT, VACAWD?
18 mosSTR, ICEDOD < 2 mos
Chi (2009) [45]4 mos - 8.4 yrs18GTR, CRT, modified IRS-III (Vcr, Dactino, Cy, Cis, Doxo, Tmz, IT Mtx, Ara-C, HC)DOD/DOC 1 - 24 mos
AWD 17 - 34 mos
NED 18 - 40 mos
Ertan (2009) [65]8 mos - 8 yrs2ICEDOD 4 - 5 mos
Wang (2009) [66]16 - 42 mosCis, Ifos, VP-16, IT ACNU/TMZ**AWD 12 mos
NED 59 mos