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ArticleActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2021

Cerebrospinal fluid and intraoperative squash cytology of childhood ependymoma.

Alexandra Kalogeraki, Dimitrios Tamiolakis, Eleni Moustou, Ioannis Panayiotides, Andreas Yannopoulos, Antonios Vakis, Nikolaos Katzilakis, Eftichia Stiakaki

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Article in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alexandra KalogerakiUNIVERSITY OF CRETE, GREECE, MEDICAL FACULTY.. kalogerakimed@yahoo.gr.
Dimitrios TamiolakisCytopathologist. dtamiolakis@yahoo.com.
Eleni MoustouPathologist. el_moust@hotmail.com.
Ioannis PanayiotidesPathologist. ioagpan@med.uoa.gr.
Andreas Yannopoulosneurosurgeon. andryann@med.uoc.gr.
Antonios Vakisneurosurgeon. vakisant@med.uoc.gr.
Nikolaos KatzilakisPEDIATRICIAN ONCOLOGIST. katzilaher@yahoo.gr.
Eftichia StiakakiPEDIATRICIAN ONCOLOGIST. efstel@uoc.gr.

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Abstract

Ependymomas are glial neoplasms of central nervous system originated from the ependymal lining of the brain ventricles and spinal cord central canal, and rarely exfoliated into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In this case we report the cytomorphological and immunocytomorphological features of ependymoma in CSF and intraoperative squash preparations, confirmed by histology. Case report. The patient  was a nineteen months old female presented at the University hospital of Heraklion, Crete, in a hemicoma, and was intubated. Computed tomography, scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), were performed and a mass in the posterior fossa was found. A sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was sent for cytologic evaluation. A diagnosis of ependymoma was rendered, followed by tumor resection, during which intraoperative squash smears for cytologic interpretation were obtained. Cytological consultation disclosed a grade II ependymoma (WHO grade II), with focally anaplastic features (WHO grade III).

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EpendymomaFemaleHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingTomography, X-Ray Computed

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