Rosette-forming and papillary glioneuronal tumors - A clinicopathological and molecular analysis

Rosette-forming glioneuronal tumors (RGNT) and papillary glioneuronal tumors (PGNT) account for < 1% of brain tumors. Genetic data regarding RGNT and PGNT is still evolving. We aimed to perform a detailed clinicopathological analysis on rosette-forming and papillary glioneuronal tumors and to evaluate these for common, known genetic mutations. Our cohort consisted of 6 cases of these rare glioneuronal tumors diagnosed over a period of 5 years. IDH1, ATRX, p53, and BRAF V600E mutations were evaluated on immunohistochemistry, and cases of RGNT were screened for the mutations in gene at hotspots exon 4, 9, and 20. Our findings confirm the presence of gene mutations in RGNT along with two novel mutations in gene, of which one is proposed to be of prognostic significance. .