Ependymomas with neuronal differentiation: A morphologic and immunohistochemical spectrum

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-324

  Rodriguez, Fausto J ^a   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a   Robbins, Peter D ^e   Burger, Peter C ^b   Hessler, Richard B ^d   Perry, Arie ^c   Abell Aleff, Patrice C ^a   Mierau, Gary W ^f  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Erlanger Medical Center   (United States)

^e Pathcentre   (Australia)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Electron microscopy; Ependymoma; Glioma; Immunohistochemistry; Neuronal; Neuropil

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; ETOPOSIDE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS;

EID: 33947389567     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-006-0153-x     Document Type: Article

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