Extracranial metastasis of an astrocytoma detected by fine-needle aspiration: a case report.
Extracranial metastasis of gliomas is rare, and the documented cases of extracranial metastasis are based on histological material. A case of metastatic astrocytoma to the soft tissue of the neck and back detected by fine-needle aspiration is reported. Demonstration of glial fibrillary acidic protein by immunoperoxidase technique on aspirated material helped to confirm the diagnosis.
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Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*