Transcription profiling by array of human meningiomas with different recurrence profiles and aggressiveness

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between gene expression profiles and new metabolic subgroups of benign meningioma with potential clinical relevance. 19 human meningiomas biopsies were obtained at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Clinical University Hospital of Valencia. This study was reviewed and approved by the local ethics committee. During surgery, most of the resected tissue was sent for routine histological analysis and the remainder was immediately put in cryogenic vials and snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen. All snap-frozen samples were stored in a freezer at -80 C until further analysis. Tumors were classified according to the 2007 WHO Histological Classification 1. Grade II meningioma were classified according to previously published criteria, including high mitotic index and three out of five markers of atypia.In summary, this work demonstrates gene expression differences in a new subgroup of histological benign meningiomas that exhibit aggressive metabolism and tumor recurrence.