Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA): Is it an astrocytoma? Morphological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study

Neuropathology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-30

  Buccoliero, Anna M ^a   Franchi, Alessandro ^a   Castiglione, Francesca ^a   Gheri, Chiara F ^a   Mussa, Federico ^b   Giordano, Flavio ^b   Genitori, Lorenzo ^b   Taddei, Gian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Immunohistochemistry; SEGA; Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; TUMOR CALCINOSIS; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEUROGLIA; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

EID: 58449131656     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2008.00934.x     Document Type: Article

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