Pineocytoma. Observation of an autopsy case by electron microscopy and cell markers.
An autopsy case of a 69-year-old female with pineocytoma was reported. The tumor showed neuronal differentiations, which were confirmed not only by light microscopy and electron microscopy, but also by a cell marker of neuron-specific enolase. In addition, existence of astrocytes in the tumor which distributed sparsely was ascertained by electron microscopy and cell markers such as S-100 protein and glial fibrillary acidic protein.
D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure
D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins