Ependymal astrocytoma: subependyoma or subependymal glomerate astrocytoma

The histological study of four cases and one by electron microscopy of subependyomomas allowed us to obtain morphostructural characteristics of ependymocytes and astrocytes. Comparing these findings to those of the present day literature, we propose to name these tumours ependymal astrocytomas.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francisco Duarte, Domingos da Paola, Paulo Roberto Sampaio Lacerda, Dalila Poli de Carvalho, Flavia de Paola Chequer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1982-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1982000200003&lng=en&tlng=en