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. 2017 Apr-Jun;12(2):336-337.
doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.150230.

Gliomatosis cerebri in a 10-year-old male patient

Atahualpa Strapasson  1 , Ápio Cláudio Martins Antunes  1 , Francine Oliveira  2 , Paulo P Oppitz  1
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Gliomatosis cerebri in a 10-year-old male patient

Atahualpa Strapasson et al. Asian J Neurosurg. 2017 Apr-Jun.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
T2-wheighted image (a) and T1-wheighted image (b) revealing a diffuse hyperintense lesion involving the white matter and the diencephalon. Below, a spectroscopy study showing a choline peak (c)
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Astrocityc cells with moderate pleomorphism and hipercellularity (H and E, ×100); (b) Arrow indicate mitotic figure (H and E, ×400); (c) Cells demonstrate positivity for GFAP (GFAP, ×100); 2d: High proliferative index (H and E, ×100)
Figure 3
Figure 3
T2-wheighted image (a) An increase in the hyperintensities and T1-wheighted image (b) Reveals contrast enhancement
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