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Washington University Experience | NEOPLASMS (NEURONAL) | Central Neurocytoma | 6A1 Central Neurocytoma (Case 6) H&E 20X 2
Case 6 History ---- The patient was a 15 year old girl with brain tumor. Operative procedure: Craniotomy and removal of brain tumor involving the septum pellucidum ---- 6A1-3 Sections show a neoplasm consisting of cells with uniform round small nuclei with a salt-and-pepper chromatin pattern and indistinct cytoplasmic borders set against a neuropil-like background. The tumor has alternating areas of hypocellular and hypercellular areas. Occasional mitotic figures are identified. There are focal microscopic areas of necrosis. The tumor has a distinct sharp border with surrounding brain tissue.
