Contrast Enhancement Patterns in Pediatric Glioblastomas

Halyna Pokhylevych, Swapnil Khose, Maria K. Gule-Monroe, Melissa M. Chen, Greg Fuller, Stephen K. Gruschkus, Zsila Sadighi, Wafik Zaky, David I. Sandberg, Susan L. McGovern, Jason M. Johnson

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Abstract

Background and Purpose Brain tumors are the most common cause of cancer-related deaths among the pediatric population. Among these, pediatric glioblastomas (GBMs) comprise 2.9% of all central nervous system tumors and have a poor prognosis. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the imaging findings can be a prognostic factor for survival in children with GBMs. Materials and Methods The imaging studies and clinical data from 64 pediatric patients with pathology-proven GBMs were evaluated. Contrast enhancement patterns were classified into focal, ring-like, and diffuse, based on preoperative postcontrast T1-weighted magnetic resonance images. We used the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazard regression to evaluate the prognostic value of imaging findings. Results Patients with ring-enhanced GBMs who underwent gross total resection or subtotal resection were found to have a significantly shorter progression-free survival (P = 0.03) comparing with other enhancing and nonenhancing glioblastomas. Conclusions In this study, we analyzed survival factors in children with pediatric glioblastomas. In the group of patients who underwent gross total resection or subtotal resection, those patients with focal-enhanced GBMs had significantly longer progression-free survival (P = 0.03) than did those with other types of enhancing GBMs (diffuse and ring-like).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)115-120
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of computer assisted tomography
Volume47
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2023

Keywords

  • brain
  • contrast enhancement
  • glioblastoma
  • MRI
  • tumor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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