Pseudopapillary pattern in intra-operative squash smear preparations of central nervous system germinomas

ATEŞ, DERYA; KÖSEMEHMETOĞLU, KEMAL; ÖNDER, SİNAN; Soylemezoglu, F.

doi:10.1111/cyt.12056

Pseudopapillary pattern in intra-operative squash smear preparations of central nervous system germinomas

ATEŞ D. , KÖSEMEHMETOĞLU K. , ÖNDER S. , Soylemezoglu F.

CYTOPATHOLOGY, vol.25, no.1, pp.45-50, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 25 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1111/cyt.12056
Title of Journal : CYTOPATHOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.45-50

Abstract

BackgroundAlthough the morphology of central nervous system (CNS) germ cell tumours is very similar to that of gonadal germ cell tumours, some architectural changes may dominate the microscopic appearance of CNS germinomas leading to misdiagnosis at low-power magnification.