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Case #4 | Less Invasive Approach to Detect Brain Metastasis¹
Abnormal Brain Scan
Profile
80-year-old female
Prior history of clear cell renal cell cancer
Abdominal metastasis
Hyperintense mass in ventricles
Work Up
Suspected Dx: secondary CNS cancer
Lesion on MRI suggests brain metastasis
Summit molecular profile in CSF
Differential diagnosis included choroid plexus carcinoma not amenable to biopsy
Summit™ Report
Summit test detects TP53 Y220C variant in CSF
TP53 mutation informs diagnosis of choroid plexus carcinoma
