CNS cytopathology

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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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CNS cytology
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tumour
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-tumour
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Glial
 
 
 
Non-glial
 
Infectious
 
 
 
Non-infectious
 

Glial vs non-glial:

Notes:

  • Crush artifact (in smear preparation) can mimic glial processes.
    • Crush artifact vs. real glial processes:
      • No glial processes run perpendicular to the direction of smear.
      • Crushed/elongated nuclei are present in artifactual processes.

Metastatic carcinoma

Things that don't smear well

Cohesive tumours:

Things that smear well

Dyscohesive tumours:[4]

  • Lymphoma.
  • Pituitary adenoma.
  • Oligodendroglioma.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 URL: http://www.msdlatinamerica.com/ebooks/DiagnosticNeuropathologySmears/sid117213.html. Accessed on: 2 November 2010.
  2. URL: http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/JTY1/NeuroTest/Q92-Ans.htm. Accessed on: 3 November 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 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/.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Weedman Molavi, Diana (2008). The Practice of Surgical Pathology: A Beginner's Guide to the Diagnostic Process (1st ed.). Springer. pp. 252. ISBN 978-0387744858.

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