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Multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumors in epilepsy: dysplasia or neoplasia?
Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) - 1 Mar 2018
Thom Maria, Liu Joan, Bongaarts Anika, Reinten Roy J, Paradiso Beatrice, Jäger Hans Rolf, Reeves Cheryl, Somani Alyma, An Shu, Marsdon Derek, McEvoy Andrew, Miserocchi Anna, Thorne Lewis, Newman Fay, Bucur Sorin, Honavar Mrinalini, Jacques Tom, Aronica Eleonora
Abstract excerpt
Multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumor (MVNT) is a new pattern of neuronal tumour included in the recently revised WHO 2016 classification of tumors of the CNS. There are 15 reports in the literature to date. They are typically associated with late onset epilepsy and a neoplastic vs. malformative biology has been questioned. We present a series of ten cases and compare their pathological and genetic features...
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