Neuropathology tumours: Difference between revisions
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**Ependymoma, glioblastoma. | **Ependymoma, glioblastoma. | ||
**Filum terminale - myxopapillary ependymoma, paraganglioma. | **Filum terminale - myxopapillary ependymoma, paraganglioma. | ||
===Primary vs. secondary=== | |||
Glial tumours: | |||
*Cytoplasmic processes - '''key feature'''. | |||
**Best seen at highest magnification - usu. ~1 micrometer. | |||
**Processes may branch. | |||
*Ill-defined border/blend with the surrounding brain/. | |||
==Astrocytomas== | ==Astrocytomas== | ||