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Papillary ependymoma

Papillary Ependymoma


General, Neuroimaging, & Gross: (See Ependymoma)

Microscopic: Rare variant of "typical" ependymoma characterized by well-formed papillae in which tumor vessels are covered by a smooth layer of tumor cells. The differential diagnosis of this pattern type includes choroid plexus papilloma, papillary meningioma, and any of the metastatic papillary carcinomas.

Stains: (See also: Ependymoma)
  • Suggested, focused panel for a CNS papillary neoplasm: CKC, GFAP, ...

((())) WHO 2000

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Created by kcshaw. Last Modification: Thursday 10 of November, 2005 15:03:52 CST by kcshaw.

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