Spinal Cord Glioneuronal Tumor with Rosetted Neuropil-Like Islands in Pediatric Age Group

Glioneuronal neoplasms are rare tumors. Recently, an unusual glioneuronal tumor histologically showing neuropil-like islands has been described. Here, we present such a tumor originating from spinal cord of a 14-year-old girl, who has scoliosis and urinary incontinence. Microscopically, the glial co...

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Main Authors: Nil Comunoglu, Ozgur Kilickesmez, Buge Oz
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/471645
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description Glioneuronal neoplasms are rare tumors. Recently, an unusual glioneuronal tumor histologically showing neuropil-like islands has been described. Here, we present such a tumor originating from spinal cord of a 14-year-old girl, who has scoliosis and urinary incontinence. Microscopically, the glial component was chiefly fibrillary astrocytic, punctuated by neuropil-like islands. Immunohistochemically, glial tissue was GFAP positive, and neuropil-like areas and big neurons were synaptophysin reactive. For astrocytic component Ki-67 proliferation index was 1% and p53 was immunonegative. This case is unique in that in the literature it is the second reported case in pediatric age group that is located at spinal cord.
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spelling doaj-art-0b3bd0cbae9c4ee68e97e6a182e961f22025-08-20T02:03:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/471645471645Spinal Cord Glioneuronal Tumor with Rosetted Neuropil-Like Islands in Pediatric Age GroupNil Comunoglu0Ozgur Kilickesmez1Buge Oz2Department of Pathology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34000 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34000 Istanbul, TurkeyGlioneuronal neoplasms are rare tumors. Recently, an unusual glioneuronal tumor histologically showing neuropil-like islands has been described. Here, we present such a tumor originating from spinal cord of a 14-year-old girl, who has scoliosis and urinary incontinence. Microscopically, the glial component was chiefly fibrillary astrocytic, punctuated by neuropil-like islands. Immunohistochemically, glial tissue was GFAP positive, and neuropil-like areas and big neurons were synaptophysin reactive. For astrocytic component Ki-67 proliferation index was 1% and p53 was immunonegative. This case is unique in that in the literature it is the second reported case in pediatric age group that is located at spinal cord.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/471645
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Spinal Cord Glioneuronal Tumor with Rosetted Neuropil-Like Islands in Pediatric Age Group
Case Reports in Pathology
title Spinal Cord Glioneuronal Tumor with Rosetted Neuropil-Like Islands in Pediatric Age Group
title_full Spinal Cord Glioneuronal Tumor with Rosetted Neuropil-Like Islands in Pediatric Age Group
title_fullStr Spinal Cord Glioneuronal Tumor with Rosetted Neuropil-Like Islands in Pediatric Age Group
title_full_unstemmed Spinal Cord Glioneuronal Tumor with Rosetted Neuropil-Like Islands in Pediatric Age Group
title_short Spinal Cord Glioneuronal Tumor with Rosetted Neuropil-Like Islands in Pediatric Age Group
title_sort spinal cord glioneuronal tumor with rosetted neuropil like islands in pediatric age group
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/471645
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