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Astroblastoma

MedGen UID:
90811
•Concept ID:
C0334587
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Cerebral astroblastoma
SNOMED CT: Astroblastoma (48952003)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
•Concept ID:
CN307044
•
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
See: This record
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0016707
Orphanet: ORPHA251679

Definition

A very rare glial neoplasm of the central nervous system, most often with an intra-axial peripheral supratentorial location in one hemisphere of the frontal or parietal lobes and usually presenting in infants and young adults with symptoms of vomiting, loss of consciousness, epileptic seizures and headaches. [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAstroblastoma
Follow this link to review classifications for Astroblastoma in Orphanet.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Upfront molecular targeted therapy for the treatment of BRAF-mutant pediatric high-grade glioma.
Rosenberg T, Yeo KK, Mauguen A, Alexandrescu S, Prabhu SP, Tsai JW, Malinowski S, Joshirao M, Parikh K, Farouk Sait S, Rosenblum MK, Benhamida JK, Michaiel G, Tran HN, Dahiya S, Kachurak K, Friedman GK, Krystal JI, Huang MA, Margol AS, Wright KD, Aguilera D, MacDonald TJ, Chi SN, Karajannis MA
Neuro Oncol 2022 Nov 2;24(11):1964-1975. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noac096. PMID: 35397478Free PMC Article
Clinicoradiological and histopathological characteristics and treatment outcomes of cerebral astroblastoma in children: a single-institution experience.
Jeon C, Kim B, Choi JW
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2022 May 1;29(5):513-519. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.3171/2022.1.PEDS21389. PMID: 35180693
Patterns of care and treatment outcomes of patients with astroblastoma: a National Cancer Database analysis.
Merfeld EC, Dahiya S, Perkins SM
CNS Oncol 2018 Apr;7(2):CNS13. Epub 2018 Apr 30 doi: 10.2217/cns-2017-0038. PMID: 29708401Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Circumscribed astrocytic gliomas: Contribution of molecular analyses to histopathology diagnosis in the WHO CNS5 classification.
Köy Y, Tihan T
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2022 May;65(Supplement):S33-S41. doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_1019_21. PMID: 35562132
Neuroimaging of astroblastomas: A case series and systematic review.
Kurokawa R, Baba A, Kurokawa M, Ota Y, Hassan O, Capizzano A, Kim J, Johnson T, Srinivasan A, Moritani T
J Neuroimaging 2022 Mar;32(2):201-212. Epub 2021 Nov 23 doi: 10.1111/jon.12948. PMID: 34816541
Astroblastoma - reviewing literature and one case report.
Teleanu DM, Ilieşiu A, Bălaşa AF, Teleanu RI, Bogaciu NŞ
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2018;59(4):1239-1245. PMID: 30845307
Intraventricular astroblastoma. Case report.
Denaro L, Gardiman M, Calderone M, Rossetto M, Ciccarino P, Giangaspero F, Perilongo G, d'Avella D
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2008 Feb;1(2):152-5. doi: 10.3171/PED/2008/1/2/152. PMID: 18352788
Cerebral astroblastoma.
Caroli E, Salvati M, Esposito V, Orlando ER, Giangaspero F
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2004 Jun;146(6):629-33. Epub 2004 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s00701-004-0230-7. PMID: 15168232

Diagnosis

Recurrent high-grade astroblastoma with MN1-BEND2 fusion in spinal cord and literature review.
Sun D, Liu J, Xiao L, Guan H
Clin Neuropathol 2023 Jan-Feb;42(1):30-39. doi: 10.5414/NP301497. PMID: 36366964
Malignant Astroblastoma.
Sarper B, Yaprak Bayrak B, Halis H, Alparslan B, Yeni Bayraktar H
Balkan Med J 2020 Jun 1;37(4):224-225. Epub 2020 Mar 26 doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2020.2019.11.39. PMID: 32212579Free PMC Article
Astroblastoma - a rare and challenging tumor: a case report and review of the literature.
Hammas N, Senhaji N, Alaoui Lamrani MY, Bennis S, Chaoui EM, El Fatemi H, Chbani L
J Med Case Rep 2018 Apr 21;12(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s13256-018-1623-1. PMID: 29678196Free PMC Article
Neuroradiologic characteristics of astroblastoma and systematic review of the literature: 2 new cases and 125 cases reported in 59 publications.
Cunningham DA, Lowe LH, Shao L, Acosta NR
Pediatr Radiol 2016 Aug;46(9):1301-8. Epub 2016 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00247-016-3607-x. PMID: 27048363
Rare glial tumors.
Soffietti R, Rudà R, Reardon D
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;134:399-415. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00024-4. PMID: 26948368

Therapy

Upfront molecular targeted therapy for the treatment of BRAF-mutant pediatric high-grade glioma.
Rosenberg T, Yeo KK, Mauguen A, Alexandrescu S, Prabhu SP, Tsai JW, Malinowski S, Joshirao M, Parikh K, Farouk Sait S, Rosenblum MK, Benhamida JK, Michaiel G, Tran HN, Dahiya S, Kachurak K, Friedman GK, Krystal JI, Huang MA, Margol AS, Wright KD, Aguilera D, MacDonald TJ, Chi SN, Karajannis MA
Neuro Oncol 2022 Nov 2;24(11):1964-1975. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noac096. PMID: 35397478Free PMC Article
Malignant Astroblastoma.
Sarper B, Yaprak Bayrak B, Halis H, Alparslan B, Yeni Bayraktar H
Balkan Med J 2020 Jun 1;37(4):224-225. Epub 2020 Mar 26 doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2020.2019.11.39. PMID: 32212579Free PMC Article
Early versus delayed postoperative radiotherapy for treatment of low-grade gliomas.
Dhawan S, Patil CG, Chen C, Venteicher AS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Jan 20;1(1):CD009229. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009229.pub3. PMID: 31958162Free PMC Article
The use of 5-aminolevulinic acid to assist gross total resection of pediatric astroblastoma.
Agawa Y, Wataya T
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 May;34(5):971-975. Epub 2018 Jan 5 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3714-5. PMID: 29305683
Early versus delayed postoperative radiotherapy for treatment of low-grade gliomas.
Sarmiento JM, Venteicher AS, Patil CG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jun 29;6(6):CD009229. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009229.pub2. PMID: 26118544Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Early ependymal tumor with MN1-BEND2 fusion: a mostly cerebral tumor of female children with a good prognosis that is distinct from classical astroblastoma.
Lehman NL
J Neurooncol 2023 Feb;161(3):425-439. Epub 2023 Jan 6 doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-04222-1. PMID: 36604386Free PMC Article
Recurrent high-grade astroblastoma with MN1-BEND2 fusion in spinal cord and literature review.
Sun D, Liu J, Xiao L, Guan H
Clin Neuropathol 2023 Jan-Feb;42(1):30-39. doi: 10.5414/NP301497. PMID: 36366964
Neuroimaging of astroblastomas: A case series and systematic review.
Kurokawa R, Baba A, Kurokawa M, Ota Y, Hassan O, Capizzano A, Kim J, Johnson T, Srinivasan A, Moritani T
J Neuroimaging 2022 Mar;32(2):201-212. Epub 2021 Nov 23 doi: 10.1111/jon.12948. PMID: 34816541
Rare glial tumors.
Soffietti R, Rudà R, Reardon D
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;134:399-415. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00024-4. PMID: 26948368
Clinical features and post-surgical outcome of patients with astroblastoma.
Sughrue ME, Choi J, Rutkowski MJ, Aranda D, Kane AJ, Barani IJ, Parsa AT
J Clin Neurosci 2011 Jun;18(6):750-4. Epub 2011 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.007. PMID: 21507653

Clinical prediction guides

Recurrent high-grade astroblastoma with MN1-BEND2 fusion in spinal cord and literature review.
Sun D, Liu J, Xiao L, Guan H
Clin Neuropathol 2023 Jan-Feb;42(1):30-39. doi: 10.5414/NP301497. PMID: 36366964
Neuroimaging of astroblastomas: A case series and systematic review.
Kurokawa R, Baba A, Kurokawa M, Ota Y, Hassan O, Capizzano A, Kim J, Johnson T, Srinivasan A, Moritani T
J Neuroimaging 2022 Mar;32(2):201-212. Epub 2021 Nov 23 doi: 10.1111/jon.12948. PMID: 34816541
Supratentorial ependymoma in childhood: more than just RELA or YAP.
Zschernack V, Jünger ST, Mynarek M, Rutkowski S, Garre ML, Ebinger M, Neu M, Faber J, Erdlenbruch B, Claviez A, Bielack S, Brozou T, Frühwald MC, Dörner E, Dreschmann V, Stock A, Solymosi L, Hench J, Frank S, Vokuhl C, Waha A, Andreiuolo F, Pietsch T
Acta Neuropathol 2021 Mar;141(3):455-466. Epub 2021 Jan 22 doi: 10.1007/s00401-020-02260-5. PMID: 33481105Free PMC Article
Posterior fossa astroblastoma in a child: a case report and a review of the literature.
Yapıcıer Ö, Demir MK, Özdamarlar U, Kılıç D, Akakın A, Kılıç T
Childs Nerv Syst 2019 Jul;35(7):1251-1255. Epub 2019 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04113-3. PMID: 30859299
Astroblastoma: report of two cases with unexpected clinical behavior and review of the literature.
Janz C, Buhl R
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2014 Oct;125:114-24. Epub 2014 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.07.013. PMID: 25108699

Recent systematic reviews

Neuroimaging of astroblastomas: A case series and systematic review.
Kurokawa R, Baba A, Kurokawa M, Ota Y, Hassan O, Capizzano A, Kim J, Johnson T, Srinivasan A, Moritani T
J Neuroimaging 2022 Mar;32(2):201-212. Epub 2021 Nov 23 doi: 10.1111/jon.12948. PMID: 34816541
Prevalence of BRAFV600 in glioma and use of BRAF Inhibitors in patients with BRAFV600 mutation-positive glioma: systematic review.
Andrews LJ, Thornton ZA, Saincher SS, Yao IY, Dawson S, McGuinness LA, Jones HE, Jefferies S, Short SC, Cheng HY, McAleenan A, Higgins JPT, Kurian KM
Neuro Oncol 2022 Apr 1;24(4):528-540. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab247. PMID: 34718782Free PMC Article
Early versus delayed postoperative radiotherapy for treatment of low-grade gliomas.
Dhawan S, Patil CG, Chen C, Venteicher AS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Jan 20;1(1):CD009229. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009229.pub3. PMID: 31958162Free PMC Article
Neuroradiologic characteristics of astroblastoma and systematic review of the literature: 2 new cases and 125 cases reported in 59 publications.
Cunningham DA, Lowe LH, Shao L, Acosta NR
Pediatr Radiol 2016 Aug;46(9):1301-8. Epub 2016 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00247-016-3607-x. PMID: 27048363
Early versus delayed postoperative radiotherapy for treatment of low-grade gliomas.
Sarmiento JM, Venteicher AS, Patil CG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jun 29;6(6):CD009229. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009229.pub2. PMID: 26118544Free PMC Article

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