Clinicopathologic Features of Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors Involving the Eye and Ocular Adnexa

Publication date: Available online 22 February 2017
Source:Human Pathology
Author(s): Mingjuan L. Zhang, Maria J. Suarez, Thomas M. Bosley, Fausto J. Rodriguez
Peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNSTs) are known to occur in the orbit and comprise 4% of all orbital tumors, but have not been well-studied in contemporary literature. Ninety specimens involving the eye and ocular adnexa (1979–2015) from 67 patients were studied. The mean age was 32.5years. Locations included orbit (58.9%), eyelid (60.0%) and other ocular adnexa. A large majority of specimens were neurofibromas (70.0%), followed by schwannomas (11.1%), neuromas (11.1%), granular cell tumors (n=4), nerve sheath myxomas (n=2), and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (n=1). Fifty-six (88.9%) neurofibroma cases were neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)-associated. Among neurofibromas, 31.7% were localized, 38.1% were plexiform, 25.4% were diffuse, and 4.8% were diffuse and plexiform. These tumors involved skin (31.7%), soft tissue (11.1%), skeletal muscle (22.2%), peripheral nerve (63.0%), lacrimal gland (20.6%) and choroid (n=1). Other histologic findings included pseudo-Meissner corpuscles (27%), Schwann cell nodules (4.8%), prominent myxoid component (7.9%), melanin-like pigment (3.2%), and inflammation (14.3%). Available immunostains included S100 (+ in 15/15 cases), EMA (+ in 2/4 cases), CD34 (+ in 4/4 cases), and Ki67 (<1% in 4/4 cases). Among 10 schwannomas, 8 were conventional and 2 were plexiform. Observed features included capsule (n=5), hyalinized vessels (n=5), Verocay bodies (n=7), and Antoni B pattern (n=5). Immunostaining included S100+ in 4/4 cases, collagen IV+ and Ki67<1% in 3/3 cases. Neurofibromas are the most common PNST involving the eye and ocular adnexa and the majority are associated with NF1. Plexiform and diffuse patterns and the presence of pseudo-Meissner corpuscles are relatively frequent in this area.



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