Electronic Resource
Springer
Virchows Archiv
381 (1978), S. 1-11
ISSN:
1432-2307
Keywords:
Central neuroblastoma
;
Electron microscopy
;
Growth cone
;
Primitive neural crest
;
Neuronal cytogenesis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A cerebral neuroblastoma removed surgically from a female child is presented. Electron microscopy showed numerous neuronal processes with growth cones which are a feature of the developing neurone. In addition there were some rosettes with distinct lumina. The luminal surfaces were covered with a smooth plasma membrane lacking any surface differentiation and the lateral surface of these cells had many cell junctions (terminal bars), reminiscent of a primitive neural tube. These features in a nerve cell tumor help to substantiate it as a neuroblastoma arising from immature rather than differentiated cells. The nature of this rare tumor is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00433481
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