TY - JOUR
T1 - Calcifying Pseudoneoplasm of the Neuraxis
T2 - An Institutional Series of Ten Cases and Review of the Literature to Date
AU - Riviere-Cazaux, Cecile
AU - Carlstrom, Lucas P.
AU - Eschbacher, Kathryn L.
AU - Raghunathan, Aditya
AU - Graffeo, Christopher S.
AU - Meyer, Fredric B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Background: Calcified pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNONs) are rare, fibro-osseous lesions with an unknown cause that may present anywhere along the neuroaxis. Little is known about how intracranial CAPNONs present and about patients' long-term outcomes. Methods: A retrospective institutional review of intracranial pathology-confirmed CAPNONs was performed. Presenting clinical features, management, and clinical outcomes are highlighted. A literature review of intracranial CAPNON lesions was also performed to build on our series. Results: Ten patients were identified who met the inclusion criteria. Most patients presented with headaches (n = 6; 60%), seizures (n = 5; 50.0%), and neck and facial pain (n = 3; 30.0%). Most lesions were supratentorial (n = 7; 70.0%), with 3 infratentorial origins. Surgical resection was the most common initial management undertaken (n = 7; 70.0%). No new permanent postoperative neurologic deficits were identified. The median clinical and/or radiographic follow-up for all patients was 6.8 years (range, 0.7–23.3 years), with no recurrence of disease for 5 patients who underwent gross total resection. Four of 5 patients with residual or nonresectable lesions showed no interval growth on radiographic follow-up; 1 patient showed progression and worsening of presenting symptoms 2 months after resection. Resection substantially improved seizures and headaches in patients presenting with these symptoms (80% and 83.3%, respectively). Conclusions: Intracranial CAPNONs may present with a wide variety of symptoms characteristic of the site of origin. The outcomes of these symptoms regarding survival and disease control are generally favorable, although resection does not always yield complete resolution of presenting deficits in certain patients, particularly those presenting with headaches or neck/facial pain.
AB - Background: Calcified pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNONs) are rare, fibro-osseous lesions with an unknown cause that may present anywhere along the neuroaxis. Little is known about how intracranial CAPNONs present and about patients' long-term outcomes. Methods: A retrospective institutional review of intracranial pathology-confirmed CAPNONs was performed. Presenting clinical features, management, and clinical outcomes are highlighted. A literature review of intracranial CAPNON lesions was also performed to build on our series. Results: Ten patients were identified who met the inclusion criteria. Most patients presented with headaches (n = 6; 60%), seizures (n = 5; 50.0%), and neck and facial pain (n = 3; 30.0%). Most lesions were supratentorial (n = 7; 70.0%), with 3 infratentorial origins. Surgical resection was the most common initial management undertaken (n = 7; 70.0%). No new permanent postoperative neurologic deficits were identified. The median clinical and/or radiographic follow-up for all patients was 6.8 years (range, 0.7–23.3 years), with no recurrence of disease for 5 patients who underwent gross total resection. Four of 5 patients with residual or nonresectable lesions showed no interval growth on radiographic follow-up; 1 patient showed progression and worsening of presenting symptoms 2 months after resection. Resection substantially improved seizures and headaches in patients presenting with these symptoms (80% and 83.3%, respectively). Conclusions: Intracranial CAPNONs may present with a wide variety of symptoms characteristic of the site of origin. The outcomes of these symptoms regarding survival and disease control are generally favorable, although resection does not always yield complete resolution of presenting deficits in certain patients, particularly those presenting with headaches or neck/facial pain.
KW - CAPNON
KW - CRUDoma
KW - Calcified pseudoneoplasm
KW - Calcifying pseudoneoplasm
KW - Fibro-osseous
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U2 - 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.10.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 37813339
AN - SCOPUS:85175546533
SN - 1878-8750
VL - 180
SP - e653-e666
JO - World neurosurgery
JF - World neurosurgery
ER -