CASE REPORT
Squash smear cytology and histopathology findings of angiocentric glioma
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Department of Neurosurgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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Department of Immunopathology and Molecular Biology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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Department of Pathomorphology and Oncological Cytology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Submission date: 2020-08-31
Final revision date: 2020-09-20
Acceptance date: 2021-04-21
Publication date: 2021-02-22
Pol J Pathol 2020;71(4):363-367
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ABSTRACT
We herein report a case of a 12-year-old girl who presented with a superficial mass in the right temporal lobe and a 7-month history of seizures. Intraoperative consultation with squash smear cytology was done. It showed low-grade glioma with slender, bipolar cells with angiocentric features. The surgical resection specimen revealed features of angiocentric glioma with extensive schwannoma-like areas and typical EMA “dot-like” positivity.
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