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Never visited 14 YEAR OLD WITH HYPOTHALAMIC TUMOR
Contributed by: Dr Phillip Silberberg, Kosair Children's Hospital Hospital, Radiologist, Kosair Children's Hospital, Kentucky, USA.
Patient: 14 year old
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Fig. 1: low power view, solid and loose; similar to JPA

Fig. 2: Eosinophilic granular bodies and astrocytes

Fig. 3: synaptophysin identifies ganglion component by highlighting abnormal neurons

Fig. 4: cluster of neurons

Fig. 5: endothelial proliferation?higher grade neoplasm in light of clinical history
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Case Number: 7451010Last Updated: 12-16-2006
Anatomy: Cranium and Contents   Pathology: Neoplasm
Modality: PathologyAccess Level: Readable by all users

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