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Washington University Experience | NEOPLASMS (GLIAL) | Ependymoma - Electron Microscopy | 4A1 Ependymoma, anaplastic (Case 4) H&E 7
Case 4 History ---- The patient was a 60-year-old man who developed confusion, behavior changes and hand numbness. MRI from 11/2015 showed a 4.7 cm ring enhancing left parietooccipital mass. Operative procedure: Left parietooccipital craniotomy for tumor. ---- 4A1 Sections of the resected mass show a neoplasm with a sharp pushing border. The growth pattern is largely solid with a sharp junction between the tumor and adjacent brain, although an infiltrative pattern is also present focally. (H&E)
