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Washington University Experience | NEOPLASMS (GLIAL) | Ependymoma, tanycytic | 1A1 Ependymoma, tanycytic (Case 1) H&E 4 (2)
Case 1 History ---- The patient is a 40 year old woman with a contrast-enhancing intramedullary mass of the spinal cord. Operative procedure: Laminectomy for resection of tumor. ---- 1A1-4 Microscopic examination showed a moderately cellular glial neoplasm. The tumor cells are characterized by oval to spindled, cytologically bland nuclei, small nucleoli, and long, slender eosinophilic cytoplasmic processes. Mitotic figures are rare. (H&E)
