Fine needle aspiration cytology of a cerebral ganglioglioma. Report of a case.
The fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology of a rare central nervous system tumor, ganglioglioma, is described. The FNA cytologic diagnosis confirmed a radiologic suspicion of ganglioglioma detected by computerized tomography and intraoperative sonography, thus sparing the patient from a superior temporal gyrus resection, with attendant speech impairment. The cytologic distinction of this lesion from high-grade astrocytoma is important because of the more favorable prognosis in ganglioglioma.
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Department of Pathology, Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, MI 49684.
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography