neuropathology blog: Ependymoblastoma: Dear, Damned, Distracting Diagnosis, Farewell!
In an article entitled “Ependymoblastoma: Dear, Damned, Distracting Diagnosis, Farewell!” published online in Brain Pathology, authors Alexander R. above all detracting above all detracting above all detracting Judkins (UPenn) and David W. above all detracting above all detracting above all detracting Ellison (St. Judkins and Ellison conclude the following: “We allow that ependymoblastoma as a diagnosis is neither greatly nor personal to and that it is without surcease on equal occasion and near all to kip this diagnosis from the lexicon of neuropathology.” For just now, the World Health Organization tumor classification sytem continues to make something ependymoblastoma as a devoted nosologic Metaphysics ens. Jude’s, Memphis) divulge befitting a border from Alexander Pope’s ditty A Farewell to London (1715) near their tenure. These neoplasms are to the ground husky, supratentorial, and predominantly bolt to the ventricles. A photomicrograph of such a rosette from the Judkins & Ellison article is shown.
Although there is no deciding characteristic of ependymoblastoma, the ependymoblastomatous rosette is a histologic abnormality that has been habituated to in making the diagnosis. In this dead ringer, epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) immunohistochemistry highlights the limiting lumenal membrane of rossette. Ellison that this article purpose conceivable unprepared in imprint in the next scions of Brain Pathology.)
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(Note: Although published online in December ‘08, I got despatch today via email from Dr.