Lipomatous differentiation in ependymomas: A report on three cases and comparison changes reported in other central nervous system neoplasms of neuroectodermal origin

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 338-346

  Ruchoux, Marie Magdeleine ^a   Kepes, John J ^b   Dhellemmes, Patrick ^a   Hamon, Michael ^a   Maurage, Claude A ^a   Lecomte, M ^a   Gall, Clifford M ^c   Chilton, Jonathan ^d  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Research Medical Center Brookside Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipocytes; Ependymoma; Lipomatous alterations; Metaplasia.

Indexed keywords

FAT DROPLET; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOMA; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; METAPLASIA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0031911463     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199803000-00009     Document Type: Article

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