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===Microscopic Pathology=== | ===Microscopic Pathology=== | ||
Gangliogliomas are composed of two cell populations: | |||
*Ganglion cells (large mature neuronal elements): ''ganglio-'' | |||
*Neoplastic glial elements (primarily astrocytic): ''-glioma'' | |||
It is the grade of the glial component that determines biological behaviour. Dedifferentiation into high grade tumours does occasionally occur, and it is usually the glial component (into a [[glioblastoma multiforme]]). Only rarely is it the neuronal component (into a [[neuroblastoma]]). | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Pathophysiology
Gross Pathology
There is predilection towards the temporal lobes.
Microscopic Pathology
Gangliogliomas are composed of two cell populations:
- Ganglion cells (large mature neuronal elements): ganglio-
- Neoplastic glial elements (primarily astrocytic): -glioma
It is the grade of the glial component that determines biological behaviour. Dedifferentiation into high grade tumours does occasionally occur, and it is usually the glial component (into a glioblastoma multiforme). Only rarely is it the neuronal component (into a neuroblastoma).