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Oligodendroglial tumors with marked desmoplasia: clinicopathologic and molecular features of 7 cases.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Jun 2011
Jentoft Mark, Giannini Caterina, Rossi Sabrina, Mota Renan, Jenkins Robert B, Rodriguez Fausto J
Abstract excerpt
Oligodendroglial tumors may rarely display striking desmoplasia resulting in unusual histologic patterns that have not been completely characterized. We reviewed the clinicopathologic findings of 7 such cases. Patients included 4 men and 3 women. Mean age at the time of primary surgery was 49 years (range, 31 to 57 y). All tumors were of World Health Organization grade III (4 anaplastic oligodendrogliomas and 3...
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