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Basic Neuropathology 05

Topic: Pathology

Created on Saturday, December 8 2007 by jdmiles

Last modified on Saturday, December 8 2007.

This is a photomicrograph of a brain biopsy stained with H&E. What is the abnormal finding in this slide?

 
        A) Rosenthal fibers
 
        B) Neurofibrillary tangles
 
        C) Granulomatous disease
 
        D) Pseudopallisading and necrosis
 
        E) This is normal cortex
 

 


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A) Rosenthal fibers

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The abnormalities we are looking at in this slide are pseudopallisading and necrosis. "Pallisading" is when cells line up next to each other, like slats in a picket fence. These cells appear to pallisade around the central pale area, which represents necrotic tissue. Pseudopallisading and necrosis are findings associated with glioblastoma multiforma (GBM), which is the tumor shown in this slide.  (See References)

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B) Neurofibrillary tangles

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The abnormalities we are looking at in this slide are pseudopallisading and necrosis. "Pallisading" is when cells line up next to each other, like slats in a picket fence. These cells appear to pallisade around the central pale area, which represents necrotic tissue. Pseudopallisading and necrosis are findings associated with glioblastoma multiforma (GBM), which is the tumor shown in this slide.  (See References)

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C) Granulomatous disease

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The abnormalities we are looking at in this slide are pseudopallisading and necrosis. "Pallisading" is when cells line up next to each other, like slats in a picket fence. These cells appear to pallisade around the central pale area, which represents necrotic tissue. Pseudopallisading and necrosis are findings associated with glioblastoma multiforma (GBM), which is the tumor shown in this slide.  (See References)

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D) Pseudopallisading and necrosis

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The abnormalities we are looking at in this slide are pseudopallisading and necrosis. "Pallisading" is when cells line up next to each other, like slats in a picket fence. These cells appear to pallisade around the central pale area, which represents necrotic tissue. Pseudopallisading and necrosis are findings associated with glioblastoma multiforma (GBM), which is the tumor shown in this slide.  (See References)

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E) This is normal cortex

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The abnormalities we are looking at in this slide are pseudopallisading and necrosis. "Pallisading" is when cells line up next to each other, like slats in a picket fence. These cells appear to pallisade around the central pale area, which represents necrotic tissue. Pseudopallisading and necrosis are findings associated with glioblastoma multiforma (GBM), which is the tumor shown in this slide.  (See References)

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References:

1. Prayson, R.A., and Goldblum, J.R. (Eds.) (2005). Neuropathology. Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia. (ISBN:0443066582)Advertising:
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Basic Neuropathology 05
Question ID: 120807148
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 12/08/2007
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