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Washington University Experience | NEOPLASMS (GLIAL) | Astrocytoma, pilomyxoid | 3B3 Astrocytoma, pilomyxoid (Case 3) 1.jpg
Sections reveal a moderately cellular, relatively solid-appearing glial neoplasm with a mucin-rich background. There is mild nuclear pleomorphism, with the majority of tumor nuclei being oval with bland chromatin. Most tumor cells have thin hair-like or piloid cytoplasmic processes, some of which are arranged around blood vessels to form perivascular pseudorosettes. .
