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Washington University Experience | NEOPLASM (SELLAR) | Craniopharyngioma, adamantinomatous | 17A4 Craniopharyngioma (Case 17) H&E5

17A4-6 Histological sections show multiple fragments of a partially cystic neoplasm which exhibits several characteristic histological features, including: an epithelial component with basal nuclear palisading and rarified areas ('stellate reticulum'); 'wet' keratin; and dystrophic calcifications. Small amounts of associated non-neoplastic brain parenchyma show marked piloid gliosis.

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