Ependymoma with neuropil-like islands: A case report with diagnostic and histogenetic implications

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-234

  Gessi, Marco ^a   Marani, Carla ^a   Geddes, Jennian ^c   Arcella, Antonella ^b   Cenacchi, Giovanna ^d   Giangaspero, Felice ^a,b,e  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ependymoma; Neurocytic differentiation; Neuropil like islands

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EPENDYMOMA; HEADACHE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPIL; NEUROPIL LIKE ISLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VOMITING;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; CHILD; EPENDYMOMA; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEUROPIL; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

EID: 16344365170     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-004-0927-y     Document Type: Article

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