Fine needle aspiration cytology of a cerebral ganglioglioma. Report of a case |
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| Authors: | L S Loesel |
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| Institution: | Department of Pathology, Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, MI 49684. |
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| Abstract: | The fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology of a rare central nervous system tumor, ganglioglioma, is described. The FNA cytologic diagnosis confirmed a radiologic suspicion of ganglioglioma detected by computerized tomography and intraoperative sonography, thus sparing the patient from a superior temporal gyrus resection, with attendant speech impairment. The cytologic distinction of this lesion from high-grade astrocytoma is important because of the more favorable prognosis in ganglioglioma. |
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