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An autopsy case of type A FTLD-TDP with a GRN mutation presenting with the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia at onset and with corticobasal syndrome subsequently. 一例带有 GRN 突变的 A 型 FTLD-TDP 尸检病例,发病时表现为原发性进行性失语的对数开放变异型,随后出现皮质基底综合征。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Neuropathology Pub Date : 2024-05-07 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12980
Takafumi Tomenaga, Shinobu Minatani, Hiroto Namba, Akitoshi Takeda, Takahito Yoshizaki, Joji Kawabe, Nazere Keyoumu, Hiroyuki Morino, Makoto Higuchi, Tomoyasu Matsubara, Hiroyuki Hatsuta, Masato Hasegawa, Shigeo Murayama, Yoshiaki Itoh
{"title":"An autopsy case of type A FTLD-TDP with a GRN mutation presenting with the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia at onset and with corticobasal syndrome subsequently.","authors":"Takafumi Tomenaga, Shinobu Minatani, Hiroto Namba, Akitoshi Takeda, Takahito Yoshizaki, Joji Kawabe, Nazere Keyoumu, Hiroyuki Morino, Makoto Higuchi, Tomoyasu Matsubara, Hiroyuki Hatsuta, Masato Hasegawa, Shigeo Murayama, Yoshiaki Itoh","doi":"10.1111/neup.12980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/neup.12980","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 68-year-old woman presented with difficulty finding words and writing characters. Neurological examination led to clinical diagnosis at onset of the logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia accompanied with ideomotor apraxia, visuospatial agnosia on the right, and Gerstmann syndrome. Bradykinesia and rigidity on the right with shuffling gait developed after one year. Treatment with L-dopa had no effect. The patient was diagnosed with corticobasal syndrome (CBS). Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffuse cortical atrophy dominantly on the left, especially in the temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes. Positron emission tomography did not reveal any significant accumulation of amyloid β or tau protein. She died five years later. Neuropathological examination revealed diffuse cortical atrophy with severe neuronal loss and fibrous gliosis in the cortex. Neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions, short dystrophic neurites, and, most notably, neuronal intranuclear inclusions, all immunoreactive for phosphorylated TDP-43, were observed. Western blotting revealed a full length and fragments of phosphorylated TDP-43 at 45 and 23 kDa, respectively, confirming the pathological diagnosis of type A FTLD-TDP. Whole exome sequencing revealed a pathogenic mutation in GRN (c.87dupC). FTLD-TDP should be included in the differential diagnosis of CBS.</p>","PeriodicalId":19204,"journal":{"name":"Neuropathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140876914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A case of myxopapillary ependymoma with predominant giant cell morphology: A rare entity with comprehensive genomic profiling and review of literature 一例以巨细胞形态为主的肌乳头状上皮瘤:罕见病例的全面基因组分析和文献综述
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Neuropathology Pub Date : 2024-04-19 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12977
Bryan Morales‐Vargas, Hassan Saad, Daniel Refai, Matthew Schniederjan, Zied Abdullaev, Kenneth Aldape, Malak Abedalthagafi
{"title":"A case of myxopapillary ependymoma with predominant giant cell morphology: A rare entity with comprehensive genomic profiling and review of literature","authors":"Bryan Morales‐Vargas, Hassan Saad, Daniel Refai, Matthew Schniederjan, Zied Abdullaev, Kenneth Aldape, Malak Abedalthagafi","doi":"10.1111/neup.12977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/neup.12977","url":null,"abstract":"In the evolving landscape of ependymoma classification, which integrates histological, molecular, and anatomical context, we detail a rare case divergent from the usual histopathological spectrum. We present the case of a 37‐year‐old man with symptomatic spinal cord compression at the L3–L4 level. Neuroradiological evaluation revealed an intradural, encapsulated mass. Histologically, the tumor displayed atypical features: bizarre pleomorphic giant cells, intranuclear inclusions, mitotic activity, and a profusion of eosinophilic cytoplasm with hyalinized vessels, deviating from the characteristic perivascular pseudorosettes or myxopapillary patterns. Immunohistochemical staining bolstered this divergence, marking the tumor cells positive for glial fibrillary acidic protein and epithelial membrane antigen with a characteristic ring‐like pattern, and CD99 but negative for Olig‐2. These markers, alongside methylation profiling, facilitated its classification as a myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE), despite the atypical histologic features. This profile underscores the necessity of a multifaceted diagnostic process, especially when histological presentation is uncommon, confirming the critical role of immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics in classifying morphologically ambiguous ependymomas and exemplifying the histological diversity within MPEs.","PeriodicalId":19204,"journal":{"name":"Neuropathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140626555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Acute respiratory failure caused by brainstem demyelinating lesions in an older patient with an atypical relapsing autoimmune disorder 一名患有非典型复发性自身免疫性疾病的老年患者因脑干脱髓鞘病变导致急性呼吸衰竭
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Neuropathology Pub Date : 2024-04-07 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12976
Shoko Hongo, Hiroshi Shimizu, Etsuji Saji, Akihiro Nakajima, Kouichirou Okamoto, Izumi Kawachi, Osamu Onodera, Akiyoshi Kakita
{"title":"Acute respiratory failure caused by brainstem demyelinating lesions in an older patient with an atypical relapsing autoimmune disorder","authors":"Shoko Hongo, Hiroshi Shimizu, Etsuji Saji, Akihiro Nakajima, Kouichirou Okamoto, Izumi Kawachi, Osamu Onodera, Akiyoshi Kakita","doi":"10.1111/neup.12976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/neup.12976","url":null,"abstract":"An 84‐year‐old man presented with somnolence, dysphagia, and right hemiplegia, all occurring within a month, approximately one year after initial admission due to subacute, transient cognitive decline suggestive of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis involving the cerebral white matter. Serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies over that period revealed three high‐intensity signal lesions on fluid‐attenuated inversion recovery images, appearing in chronological order in the left upper and left lower medulla oblongata and left pontine base. Despite some clinical improvement following methylprednisolone pulse therapy, the patient died of respiratory failure. Autopsy revealed four fresh, well‐defined lesions in the brainstem, three of which corresponded to the lesions detected radiologically. The remaining lesion was located in the dorsal medulla oblongata and involved the right solitary nucleus. This might have appeared at a later disease stage, eventually causing respiratory failure. Histologically, all four lesions showed loss of myelin, preservation of axons, and infiltration of lymphocytes, predominantly CD8‐positive T cells, consistent with the histological features of autoimmune demyelinating diseases, particularly the confluent demyelination observed in the early and acute phases of multiple sclerosis (MS). In the cerebral white matter, autoimmune demyelination appeared superimposed on ischemic changes, consistent with the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and MRI findings on initial admission. No anti‐AQP4 or MOG antibodies or those potentially causing autoimmune encephalitis/demyelination were detected in either the serum or CSF. Despite several similarities to MS, such as the relapsing–remitting disease course and lesion histology, the entire clinicopathological picture in the present patient, especially the advanced age at onset and development of brainstem lesions in close proximity within a short time frame, did not fit those of MS or other autoimmune diseases that are currently established. The present results suggest that exceptionally older individuals can be affected by an as yet unknown inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS.","PeriodicalId":19204,"journal":{"name":"Neuropathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140578425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Rare dual‐genotype IDH mutant glioma: Review of previously reported cases and two new cases of true “oligoastrocytoma” 罕见的双基因型IDH突变胶质瘤:回顾先前报告的病例和两例新的真性 "寡细胞瘤 "病例
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Neuropathology Pub Date : 2024-04-06 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12975
Isabella Sutherland, John DeWitt, Alissa Thomas
{"title":"Rare dual‐genotype IDH mutant glioma: Review of previously reported cases and two new cases of true “oligoastrocytoma”","authors":"Isabella Sutherland, John DeWitt, Alissa Thomas","doi":"10.1111/neup.12975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/neup.12975","url":null,"abstract":"In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminated “oligoastrocytoma” from the classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors, in favor of an integrated histologic and molecular diagnosis. Consistent with the 2016 classification, in the 2021 classification, oligodendrogliomas are defined by mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (<jats:italic>IDH</jats:italic>) with concurrent 1p19q codeletion, while astrocytomas are <jats:italic>IDH</jats:italic> mutant tumors, usually with <jats:italic>ATRX</jats:italic> loss. In 2007, a 24‐year‐old man presented with a brain tumor histologically described as astrocytoma, but with molecular studies consistent with an oligodendroglioma, <jats:italic>IDH</jats:italic> mutant and 1p19q‐codeleted. Years later, at resection, pathology revealed an astrocytoma, with variable <jats:italic>ATRX</jats:italic> expression and mutations of <jats:italic>IDH</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>ATRX</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>TP53</jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>TERT</jats:italic> by DNA sequencing. Fluorescence in situ hybridization studies confirmed 1p19q codeletion in sections of the tumor shown to histologically retain <jats:italic>ATRX</jats:italic> expression. Separately, in 2017, a 36‐year‐old woman presented with a frontal brain tumor with pathology consistent with an oligodendroglioma, <jats:italic>IDH</jats:italic> mutant and 1p19q‐codeleted. Two years later, pathology revealed an astrocytoma, <jats:italic>IDH1</jats:italic> mutant, with <jats:italic>ATRX</jats:italic> loss. These two cases likely represent the rare occurrence of dual‐genotype <jats:italic>IDH</jats:italic> mutant infiltrating glioma. Nine cases of dual‐genotype <jats:italic>IDH</jats:italic> mutant glioma were previously reported in the literature. We present two cases in which this distinct molecular phenotype is present in a tumor in the same location with surgeries at two points in time, both with 1p19q codeletion and <jats:italic>ATRX</jats:italic> loss at the time of resection. Whether this represents a true “collision tumor” or genetic switching over time is not known, but the co‐occurrence of these hybrid mutations supports a diagnosis of dual‐genotype <jats:italic>IDH</jats:italic> mutant glioma.","PeriodicalId":19204,"journal":{"name":"Neuropathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140602400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Association between hypothalamic Alzheimer's disease pathology and body mass index: The Hisayama study 下丘脑阿尔茨海默病病理变化与体重指数之间的关系:久山研究
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Neuropathology Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12974
Kaoru Yagita, Hiroyuki Honda, Tomoyuki Ohara, Sachiko Koyama, Hideko Noguchi, Yoshinao Oda, Ryo Yamasaki, Noriko Isobe, Toshiharu Ninomiya
{"title":"Association between hypothalamic Alzheimer's disease pathology and body mass index: The Hisayama study","authors":"Kaoru Yagita, Hiroyuki Honda, Tomoyuki Ohara, Sachiko Koyama, Hideko Noguchi, Yoshinao Oda, Ryo Yamasaki, Noriko Isobe, Toshiharu Ninomiya","doi":"10.1111/neup.12974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/neup.12974","url":null,"abstract":"The hypothalamus is the region of the brain that integrates the neuroendocrine system and whole-body metabolism. Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been reported to exhibit pathological changes in the hypothalamus, such as neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) and amyloid plaques (APs). However, few studies have investigated whether hypothalamic AD pathology is associated with clinical factors. We investigated the association between AD-related pathological changes in the hypothalamus and clinical pictures using autopsied brain samples obtained from deceased residents of a Japanese community. A total of 85 autopsied brain samples were semi-quantitatively analyzed for AD pathology, including NFTs and APs. Our histopathological studies showed that several hypothalamic nuclei, such as the tuberomammillary nucleus (TBM) and lateral hypothalamic area (LHA), are vulnerable to AD pathologies. NFTs are observed in various neuropathological states, including normal cognitive cases, whereas APs are predominantly observed in AD. Regarding the association between hypothalamic AD pathologies and clinical factors, the degree of APs in the TBM and LHA was associated with a lower body mass index while alive, after adjusting for sex and age at death. However, we found no significant association between hypothalamic AD pathology and the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, or dyslipidemia. Our study showed that a lower BMI, which is a poor prognostic factor of AD, might be associated with hypothalamic AP pathology and highlighted new insights regarding the disruption of the brain–whole body axis in AD.","PeriodicalId":19204,"journal":{"name":"Neuropathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140578506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Retrospective neuropathological diagnosis of TDP-43 proteinopathies: Factors affecting immunoreactivity of phosphorylated TDP-43 in fixed post-mortem brain tissue. TDP-43蛋白病的回顾性神经病理学诊断:影响死后固定脑组织中磷酸化 TDP-43 免疫活性的因素。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Neuropathology Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-01 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12937
Andrew C Robinson, Yvonne S Davidson, James Minshull, Imogen Lally, Liam Walker, David M A Mann, Federico Roncaroli
{"title":"Retrospective neuropathological diagnosis of TDP-43 proteinopathies: Factors affecting immunoreactivity of phosphorylated TDP-43 in fixed post-mortem brain tissue.","authors":"Andrew C Robinson, Yvonne S Davidson, James Minshull, Imogen Lally, Liam Walker, David M A Mann, Federico Roncaroli","doi":"10.1111/neup.12937","DOIUrl":"10.1111/neup.12937","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19204,"journal":{"name":"Neuropathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10277695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Novel mutations in FLVCR1 cause tremors, sensory neuropathy with retinitis pigmentosa. FLVCR1 的新型突变导致震颤、感觉神经病变和视网膜色素变性。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Neuropathology Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-19 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12936
Zhenyu Li, Yize Li, Xujun Chu, Kang Du, Yuwei Tang, Zhiying Xie, Meng Yu, Jianwen Deng, He Lv, Wei Zhang, Zhaoxia Wang, Lingchao Meng, Yun Yuan
{"title":"Novel mutations in FLVCR1 cause tremors, sensory neuropathy with retinitis pigmentosa.","authors":"Zhenyu Li, Yize Li, Xujun Chu, Kang Du, Yuwei Tang, Zhiying Xie, Meng Yu, Jianwen Deng, He Lv, Wei Zhang, Zhaoxia Wang, Lingchao Meng, Yun Yuan","doi":"10.1111/neup.12936","DOIUrl":"10.1111/neup.12936","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mutations of the feline leukemia virus subgroup C receptor-related protein 1 (FLVCR1) cause ataxia with retinitis pigmentosa. Recent studies indicated a large variation in the phenotype of FLVCR1-associated diseases. In this report, we describe an adult male who manifested first with tremors in his third decade, followed by retinitis pigmentosa, sensory ataxia, and sensory neuropathy in his fourth decade. While retinitis pigmentosa and sensory ataxia are well-recognized features of FLVCR1-associated disease, tremor is rarely described. Whole-exome sequencing revealed novel compound heterozygous pathogenic FLVCR1 variants: c.498 G > A; p.(Trp166*) and c.369 T > G; p.(Phe123Leu). In addition, we have highlighted the ultrastructural abnormalities of the sural biopsy in this patient.</p>","PeriodicalId":19204,"journal":{"name":"Neuropathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9837415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Clinicopathological study of dementia with grains presenting with parkinsonism compared with a typical case. 以帕金森病为表现的谷粒痴呆临床病理研究与典型病例的比较。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Neuropathology Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12973
Akira Arakawa, Ryoji Goto, Mana Higashihara, Yuko Hiroyoshi, Ayako Shioya, Manato Hara, Makoto Orita, Tomoyasu Matsubara, Renpei Sengoku, Masashi Kameyama, Aya M Tokumaru, Masato Hasegawa, Tatsushi Toda, Atsushi Iwata, Shigeo Murayama, Yuko Saito
{"title":"Clinicopathological study of dementia with grains presenting with parkinsonism compared with a typical case.","authors":"Akira Arakawa, Ryoji Goto, Mana Higashihara, Yuko Hiroyoshi, Ayako Shioya, Manato Hara, Makoto Orita, Tomoyasu Matsubara, Renpei Sengoku, Masashi Kameyama, Aya M Tokumaru, Masato Hasegawa, Tatsushi Toda, Atsushi Iwata, Shigeo Murayama, Yuko Saito","doi":"10.1111/neup.12973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/neup.12973","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Argyrophilic grain disease (AGD) is one of the major pathological backgrounds of senile dementia. Dementia with grains refers to cases of dementia for which AGD is the sole background pathology responsible for dementia. Recent studies have suggested an association between dementia with grains and parkinsonism. In this study, we aimed to present two autopsy cases of dementia with grains. Case 1 was an 85-year-old man who exhibited amnestic dementia and parkinsonism, including postural instability, upward gaze palsy, and neck and trunk rigidity. The patient was clinically diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy and Alzheimer's disease. Case 2 was a 90-year-old man with pure amnestic dementia, clinically diagnosed as Alzheimer's disease. Recently, we used cryo-electron microscopy to confirm that the tau accumulated in both cases had the same three-dimensional structure. In this study, we compared the detailed clinical picture and neuropathological findings using classical staining and immunostaining methods. Both cases exhibited argyrophilic grains and tau-immunoreactive structures in the brainstem and basal ganglia, especially in the nigrostriatal and limbic systems. However, Case 1 had more tau immunoreactive structures. Considering the absence of other disease-specific structures such as tufted astrocytes, astrocytic plaques and globular glial inclusions, lack of conspicuous cerebrovascular disease, and no history of medications that could cause parkinsonism, our findings suggest an association between AGD in the nigrostriatal system and parkinsonism.</p>","PeriodicalId":19204,"journal":{"name":"Neuropathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140336308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Epstein-Barr virus-positive monoclonal lymphoplasmacytic proliferation associated with neurosyphilis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report. 一名免疫功能正常的患者出现了与神经梅毒相关的 Epstein-Barr 病毒阳性单克隆淋巴浆细胞增生:病例报告。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Neuropathology Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-09 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12934
Takashi Hibiya, Kiyotaka Nagahama, Yoshie Matsumoto, Kuniaki Saito, Nobuyoshi Sasaki, Keiichi Kobayashi, Akiyasu Otsu, Teppei Shimasaki, Kengo Takeuchi, Yoshiaki Shiokawa, Motoo Nagane, Junji Shibahara
{"title":"Epstein-Barr virus-positive monoclonal lymphoplasmacytic proliferation associated with neurosyphilis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report.","authors":"Takashi Hibiya, Kiyotaka Nagahama, Yoshie Matsumoto, Kuniaki Saito, Nobuyoshi Sasaki, Keiichi Kobayashi, Akiyasu Otsu, Teppei Shimasaki, Kengo Takeuchi, Yoshiaki Shiokawa, Motoo Nagane, Junji Shibahara","doi":"10.1111/neup.12934","DOIUrl":"10.1111/neup.12934","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum. Neurosyphilis results from the infection of the nervous system with Treponema pallidum, which can occur at any stage of syphilis. Neurosyphilis is often overlooked because of its rarity. Early-stage neurosyphilis with brain mass formation is rare. We present a case of early-stage neurosyphilis with prominent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive monoclonal lymphoplasmacytic proliferation in an immunocompetent patient. A 36-year-old man presented with a chief complaint of a progressively worsening headache, a newly developed skin rash, and a fever. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass lesion, which measured 18 mm in diameter, in the left frontal lobe of the cerebrum. The patient underwent an emergency operation to remove the abscess. A pathological investigation revealed complex findings. There was an abscess in the cerebrum. Lymphoplasmacytic meningitis was also noted. In addition, a vaguely nodular lesion, which was composed of plasmacytoid and lymphoid cells, was observed around the abscess. Immunohistochemically, an anti-Treponema pallidum antibody revealed numerous Treponemas around the abscess. In situ hybridization revealed that the plasmacytoid and lymphoid cells were Epstein-Barr encoding region (EBER)-positive; κ-positive cells were significantly more prevalent than λ-positive cells, suggesting light-chain restriction. Postoperatively, parenteral antibiotics were administered for four weeks. The patient has been free of recurrence for two years since the surgery. No association between neurosyphilis and EBV-positive lymphoplasmacytic proliferation has ever been reported. Mass formation in early-stage neurosyphilis is an exceptionally rare event. The present case indicates that in syphilis patients, lymphoproliferative disorders that lead to mass formation may be caused by concomitant EBV reactivation. Furthermore, when treating patients with mass lesions of the central nervous system, it is important to check their medical history and perform laboratory screening for infectious diseases to avoid overlooking syphilis infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":19204,"journal":{"name":"Neuropathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9761081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An autopsy case of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma showing a rapid transition to embolic strokes with occlusion of the major cerebral arteries. 一例血管内大 B 细胞淋巴瘤尸检病例,显示其迅速转变为栓塞性脑卒中,主要脑动脉闭塞。
IF 2.3 4区 医学
Neuropathology Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12940
So Tando, Tadashi Kimura, Ryo Mizuhara, Natsuko Yuki, Akira Yoshioka, Hisashi Takahashi, Rei Yasuda, Kyoko Itoh
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