J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2010 Jan;47(1):11-16. 10.3340/jkns.2010.47.1.11.

Possible Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase in Osteolytic Intracranial Meningiomas

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital & Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
  • 2Brain Tumor Research Laboratory, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital & Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
Abnormalities of the bone are frequently encountered in patients with meningioma, and hyperostosis and endostosis are common bone alterations in these tumors. Extensive bony destruction is very unusual in patients with meningioma. We report six cases of intracranial meningioma associated with an osteolytic lesion of the skull and discuss the underlying mechanisms that may be responsible for bone destruction in patients with meningioma.
METHODS
Six patients were classified into three groups, severe, moderate and mild, according to the degree of osteolytic bony destruction. The tumor was classified as intracranial or extracranial, depending on its location. We investigated the potential role of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) in meningioma-associated osteolysis. The levels of MMP expression were determined by gelatin zymography, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR analysis (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemical analysis.
RESULTS
Complete surgical removal of the lesion was performed in each patient. Histological examination revealed benign meningioma in four cases, and two cases of atypical meningioma. Patients did not have a poor prognosis except one case of recurred atypical meningioma. Gelatin zymography and RT-PCR detected high levels of MMP-2 in almost all extracranial masses in comparison with the intracranial masses and MMP-9 in two. There was no difference in the severity of bone destruction. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed MMP-2 expression in the vicinity of the bone destruction, and a few MMP-9-positive stainings were observed.
CONCLUSION
Osteolysis of the skull in patients with meningiomas might not be indicative of malignant pathological features and poor prognosis. Invasion to the extracranial portion and osteolysis might be associated with MMP-2 expression in meningioma.

Keyword

Matrix metalloproteinase; Meningioma; Osteolytic

MeSH Terms

Gelatin
Humans
Hyperostosis
Meningioma
Osteolysis
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prognosis
Skull
Gelatin
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