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Things that don't smear well | Glial vs non-glial: | ||
*Glial has glial strands (stringy processes) ~ 1-2 micrometers thick. | |||
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*** [http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/files/cf76aad0d9dab70c99b93186ca8b3ad4.gif Stringy processes - glial tumour (msdlatinamerica.com)].<ref name=latinam>URL: [http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/sid117213.html http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/sid117213.html]. Accessed on: 2 November 2010.</ref> | |||
*** [http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/files/59f74df1106573dcdea73be7febff2aa.gif Glial tumour mimicing a carcinoma (msdlatinamerica.com)].<ref name=latinam>URL: [http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/sid117213.html http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/sid117213.html]. Accessed on: 2 November 2010.</ref> | |||
==Things that don't smear well== | |||
*Meningioma.<ref name=pmid7962615>{{cite journal |author=Ironside JW |title=Update on central nervous system cytopathology. II. Brain smear technique |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=47 |issue=8 |pages=683–8 |year=1994 |month=August |pmid=7962615 |pmc=502135 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *Meningioma.<ref name=pmid7962615>{{cite journal |author=Ironside JW |title=Update on central nervous system cytopathology. II. Brain smear technique |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=47 |issue=8 |pages=683–8 |year=1994 |month=August |pmid=7962615 |pmc=502135 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Neurofibroma.<ref name=pmid7962615/> | *Neurofibroma.<ref name=pmid7962615/> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | |||
*[http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/sid117213.html Diagnostic neuropathology smears (msdlatinamerica.com)]. | |||
[[Category:Cytopathology]] | [[Category:Cytopathology]] | ||
[[Category:Neuropathology]] | [[Category:Neuropathology]] | ||
Revision as of 05:25, 2 November 2010
CNS cytopathology is a subset of neuropathology and cytopathology.
An introduction to cytopathology is in the cytopathology article. Cerebrospinal (CSF) specimens are dealt with in a separate article called CSF cytopathology.
Basic approach
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| Glial | Non-glial | Infectious | Non-infectious | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glial vs non-glial:
- Glial has glial strands (stringy processes) ~ 1-2 micrometers thick.
Things that don't smear well
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 URL: http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/sid117213.html. Accessed on: 2 November 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ironside JW (August 1994). "Update on central nervous system cytopathology. II. Brain smear technique". J. Clin. Pathol. 47 (8): 683–8. PMC 502135. PMID 7962615. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC502135/.