Cytogenetic changes in two cases of subependymal giant-cell astrocytoma

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Debiec-Rychter, M
Jesionek-Kupnicka, D
Zakrzewski, K
Liberski, PP
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[1] Med Sch Lodz, Chair Oncol, Lab Tumor Biol, PL-93509 Lodz, Poland
[2] Med Sch Lodz, Chair Oncol, Dept Tumor Pathol, Lodz, Poland
[3] Polish Mother Mem Hosp, Dept Pediat Neurosurg, Lodz, Poland
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10.1016/S0165-4608(98)00140-X
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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Cytogenetic analysis of subependymal giant-cell astrocytomas (SEGAs) from two patients presenting the clinical symptoms of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) revealed clonal chromosomal changes, resulting in the partial loss of chromosome 22q in both tumors. Immunohistochemically, tumors exhibited features of glial differentiation, while ultrastructural studies identified the characteristic paracrystalline inclusions within the tumor cells. To our knowledge, it is the first cytogenetic description of SEGAs associated with TSC. (C) Elsevier Science Inc., 1999. All rights reserved.
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