CNS cytopathology

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CNS cytopathology is a subset of neuropathology and cytopathology.

An introduction to cytopathology is in the cytopathology article. Cerebrospinal (CSF) specimens are dealt with in a separate article called CSF cytopathology.

Basic approach

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CNS cytology
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tumour
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-tumour
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Glial
 
 
 
Non-glial
 
Infectious
 
 
 
Non-infectious
 

Things that don't smear well:

  • Meningioma.[1]
  • Neurofibroma.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ironside JW (August 1994). "Update on central nervous system cytopathology. II. Brain smear technique". J. Clin. Pathol. 47 (8): 683–8. PMC 502135. PMID 7962615. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC502135/.
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