Anaplastic astrocytoma mimicking metastatic carcinoma.
A case of anaplastic astrocytoma mimicking a metastatic carcinoma is presented. This rare type of astrocytoma with epithelial features is compared to cases reported in the literature, and the importance of staining brain tumor biopsies for glial fibrillary acidic protein is emphasized.
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*
D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein