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Neuropil-like islands are a possible pathogenetic link between glioblastoma and gangliocytoma/ganglioglioma in a case of synchronous bilateral brain tumors.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Apr 2024
Ishizawa Keisuke, Adachi Jun-Ichi, Tamaru Jun-Ichi, Nishikawa Ryo, Mishima Kazuhiko, Sasaki Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
Neuropil-like islands (NIs) are a histologic hallmark of glioneuronal tumors with neuropil-like islands (GTNIs), but GTNIs are presently not considered a homogeneous entity. The essence of GTNI is likely its glial component, and NIs are now considered aberrant neuronal differentiation or metaplasia. The case we report herein is a 41-year-old woman who was synchronously affected by two brain tumors: one was a...
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