Ganglioglial differentiation in a medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity
We report the case of a 2 month-old patient with a large, probably congenital, posterior fossa tumor. Hematoxylin and eosin staining (HE), reticulin and immunohistochemistry revealed a medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity, showing ganglioglial differentiation, high proliferative index in the primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) area and low proliferative index in the ganglioglial maturation area. Ganglioglial differentiation is a rare event in medulloblastomas and its mechanism is still unknown. Previous surgery, radiation and chemotherapy may contribute to differentiation in astrocytic and nerve cells. In this case, however, the differentiation was already present in the first specimen, prior to any surgical or therapeutic procedure.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2013
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442013000600009 |
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