Case Report Pilocytic astrocytoma with angiocentric arrangement: pathological features and differential diagnostic
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Pilocytic astrocytoma is a low-grade glioma that occurs mainly in cerebellum of children, and young adults. The article is a rare case report of pilocytic astrocytoma with angiocentric arrangement in the supratentorial region of a 39-year-old female. Immunohistochemical markers, including GFAP, Vimentin, S-100, CD56, NeuN and Olig2, showed positive expression in tumor cells. The proliferation index of Ki-67 was about 1%. And we will analysis the clinicopathological features, diagnosis and differential diagnostic of pilocytic astrocytoma with angiocentric arrangement.
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