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  • Title: Spectrum of karyotypic aberrations in cultured human meningiomas.
    Author: Westphal M, Hänsel M, Kunzmann R, Hölzel F, Herrmann HD.
    Journal: Cytogenet Cell Genet; 1989; 52(1-2):45-9. PubMed ID: 2612214.
    Abstract:
    Twenty-two unselected cases of meningioma were initiated in tissue culture on an extracellular matrix derived from bovine corneal endothelial cells. The cultures were available for karyotypic analysis at passages 1 to 5, representing cultivation periods of up to two months. Histologically, the meningiomas were meningiotheliomatous (16 cases), fibrous (1 case), angiotheliomatous (1 case), microcystic (2 cases), and parenchymatous (2 cases). Two of the meningotheliomatous cases had histological signs of malignancy, another case showed increased signs of proliferation, and two cases were recurrences, one after a complete course of irradiation. In five cases no structural chromosome aberrations were found. Monosomy of chromosome 22 was found in six cases and was associated with other random aberrations. Clonal or random aberrations without monosomy 22 were present in 11 cases, including one case with trisomy 7 and another case with a stable translocation marker, t(4;7). In these latter two cases, EGF-receptor binding was not elevated, compared to other meningiomas. Our results illustrate that, in addition to the frequent involvement of chromosome 22, numerous other individual clonal karyotype aberrations exist in meningioma cell populations, reflecting the heterogeneity of biological and pathological findings.
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