ISSN:
1432-0533
Keywords:
Brain
;
Cyst
;
Respiratory epithelium
;
Metaplasia
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary An 8.5-year-old female presented with multiple episodes of aseptic meningitis and was found to have a cystic lesion in the prepontine region. Microscopic examination revealed a respiratory-type epithelium with squamous metaplasia. Like its normal analogue in the respiratory tract, the epithelium of these intracranial cysts can undergo squamous metaplasia when chronically irritated. The ultrastructural and immunohistochemical characteristics of the transition from ciliated epithelium to squamous metaplasia are described.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00310038
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