A high-grade glioma with SOS1 amplification.

We present a case of a 56-year-old male with an enhancing left temporal lobe tumor. Histology revealed a high-grade glioma adjacent to a low-grade glioneuronal component with abundant Rosenthal fibers, focal eosinophilic granular bodies, and CD34-positive neurons. The tumor was negative for IDH1 (R132H), BRAF-V600E, and the KIAA1549-BRAF fusion. Comparative genomic hybridization detected a large amplification (> 15 copies) of the Son of Sevenless 1 (SOS1) gene, a component of the MAPK pathway. Although activating mutations in the MAPK pathway occur frequently in gliomas and glioneuronal tumors, SOS1 gene amplification has not been reported previously. This case indicates another potential mechanism for MAPK activation in glial tumors. . PMID: 31841105 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Clinical Neuropathology - December 15, 2019 Category: Pathology Authors: Vidal B, Bryke C, Hsu N, Alterman R, Yeo AT, Charest A, Varma H Tags: Clin Neuropathol Source Type: research