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Washington University Experience | NEOPLASMS (GLIAL) | Ependymoma - Microscopic | 15B4 Ependymoma, anaplastic (Case 15) H&E 8.jpg
The tumor cells are tightly packed without distinct cell-cell borders and the nuclei are in a background of fibrillary neuropil. The tumor nuclei show modest pleomorphism, are round to slightly elongated, and largely have finely speckled hyperchromatic chromatin. Mitotic figures are frequent (>50 mitoses/10 HPF).
