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Table 2 Concurrent result of CSF cytology, CSF ctDNA and neuroimaging findings in patients with MC

From: Evaluating the cerebrospinal fluid ctDNA detection by next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of meningeal Carcinomatosis

No.

CSF immunocytochemistry

Neuroimaging findings

Concurrent result of CSF cytology

Concentration of CSF ctDNA (ng/ul)

CSF ctDNA gene mutations (mutation frequency)

Parenchymal brain metastasis

N01

CK7(+), Ki-67(+), ER(−), PR(−)

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

5.36

TP53 R196* (68.55%)

VHL R200W (5.19%)

_

N02

Ki-67(+), CK7(+), ER(−), FR(−)

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

0.512

PTEN K13Q (0.455%)

NOTCH1 (38.86%)

_

N03

Ki-67(+), CEA(−), CK20(−), CK7(−), CK20(−)

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

0.204

PTEN K13Q (0.311%)

+

N04

Ki-67(+), CEA(+)

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

2.08

TP53 L194R (45.69%)

_

N05

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

_

1.17

TP53R248Q (1.464%)

_

N06

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

_

1.36

PTEN R14G (0.204%)

_

N07

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

_

0.29

TP53 P301Q (0.761%)

_

N08

CK7 (+)

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

6.82

TP53 C242G (72.914%)

_

N09

NapsinA (+), CK7(+)

Negative

+

0.144

TP53 I195F (89.921%)

_

N10

Not available

Negative

+

0.238

TP53 F113 V (55.412%)

_

N11

NapsinA (+), TTF1(+), CK7(+)

Negative

+

5.36

TP53 R337C (53.924%)

_

N12

CK7(+), NapsinA(+), Ki-67(−), TTF1(−), CDX2(−), CD20(−)

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

1.74

EGFR L858R (82.178%)

+

N13

TTF1(+), NapsinA (+)

Negative

+

3.46

EGFR L858R (29.903%)

_

N14

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

_

3.52

EGFR L858R (33.003%)

_

N15

Not available

Negative

+

3.08

EGFR L858R (14.159%)

_

N16

Not available

Negative

_

25.6

EGFR L858R (0.229%)

_

N17

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

1.65

TP53 P301Q (0.482%)

_

N18

Not available

Negative

+

2.26

EGFR E746_A750del (38.178%)

_

N19

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

_

30.6

EGFR T790 M (22.61%)

_

N20

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

2.58

TP53 G245S (0.497%)

_

N21

Not available

Negative

+

26.6

EGFR L858R (78.401%)

_

N22

NapsinA(+), TTF1(−), Ki-67(−), CEA(+)

Negative

+

1.42

EGFR L858R (12.359%)

_

N23

Not available

Negative

+

2.76

EGFR L858R (24.468%)

_

N24

Not available

Negative

+

3.58

EGFR L858R (5.535%)

_

N25

NapsinA(+)

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

2.92

PTEN C136Y (1.431%)

_

N26

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

7.54

EGFR T790 M (6.286%)

_

N27

CK7(−), Ki-67(−), TTF1(−), NapsinA(−), CK20(−), CDX20(−), CDX2(−), CEA(−), FAP(−)

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

1.23

EGFR L858R (79.739%)

+

N28

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

4.1

EGFR L858R (1.606%)

+

N29

Not available

Negative

+

3.36

PTEN K13Q (0.387%)

_

N30

Not available

Negative

+

4.16

EGFR L858R (24.22%)

_

N31

CK7(+), NapsinA(+), Ki-67(−), PR(−), TTF1(−)

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

4.04

EGFR T790 M (5.233%)

_

N32

Ki-67(−), CEA(+), CK7(+), TTF1(+), CDX2(−), CK20(−), NapsinA(+), ER(−), PR(−)

Leptomeningeal enhancement

+

3.8

EGFR L858R (3.74%)

_

N33

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

_

1.51

PTEN K13Q (0.464%)

+

N34

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

_

1.09

TP 53 P250L (84.24%)

_

N35

Not available

Leptomeningeal enhancement

_

1.42

FLT3 Y842C (0.404%)

_