Astroblastoma: ultrastructural observations on a case of high-grade type

Ultrastruct Pathol. 1999 Sep-Oct;23(5):325-32. doi: 10.1080/019131299281473.

Abstract

An astroblastoma of high-grade type arising in the brain of a 3-year-old child is reported. The first description of the ultrastructural, immunohistochemical, and cytogenetic findings in this rare tumor variant are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneuploidy
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Brain Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Brain Neoplasms / genetics
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Brain Neoplasms / ultrastructure*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Karyotyping
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / chemistry
  • Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / genetics
  • Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / surgery
  • Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / ultrastructure*
  • Parietal Lobe*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor