Table 1.
Comparative pathologic findings among the described tumors in this cohort.
| Histopathological feature | Individual 1 RGNT |
Individual 2 RGNT |
Individual 3 Glioneuronal neoplasm with worrisome molecular features, NEC |
Individual 4 Low-grade glioneuronal tumor, NEC |
Individual 5 DNET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenthal fibers | No | No | No | No | No |
| Eosinophilic granular bodies | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Neurocytic cells | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Ganglion cells | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Mitoses | Few | No | No | No | No |
| Microvascular proliferation | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Hyalinized vessels | No | No | No | No | No |
| Microcalcification | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Mucinous microcystic matrix | Yes | No | No | Yes, focal | Yes |
| Tumor infiltration | None | Focal | Dural and leptomeningeal involvement | None | Yes |
| Perivascular pseudorosettes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Rosettes with neuropil cores | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Ki-67 index | 5%–10% | <3% | <5% | <3% | <3% |
| GFAP | Partially positive | Partially positive | Focally positive | Positive | Partially positive |
| Synaptophysin | Partially positive | Partially positive | Highlights very rare cells | Partially positive | Partially positive |
DNET, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor; NEC, not elsewhere classified; RGNT, rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor.