Article
Desmoplastic cerebral astrocytomas of infancy: a histopathologic, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and molecular genetic study.
Human pathology - 1 Dec 1992
Louis D N, von Deimling A, Dickersin G R, Dooling E C, Seizinger B R
Abstract excerpt
The desmoplastic cerebral astrocytoma of infancy (DCAI) is a rare tumor that presents as a large hemispheric mass in infants. Despite an ominous histologic picture that may resemble a sarcoma, the tumor is astrocytic and has a good prognosis. We present two cases of DCAI, with histopathologic, im...
Topics
- Alleles
- Astrocytes
- Astrocytoma
- Brain Neoplasms
- Cell Differentiation
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Infant
- Male
- Microscopy, Electron
- Neuroblastoma
- S100 Proteins
- Vimentin