Abstract
A case of an intracranial germinoma from the suprasellar region of a 9-year-old girl was examined in the electron microscope. The tumor consists, for the most part, of both large polygonal and small lymphocyte-like elements. Annulate lamellae are common in the epithelial cells. The small blood vessels are fenestrated, and the endothelial cells contain tubular bodies, membrane-bounded vacuoles containing dense fluid and occasional tubules, arrays of tubules within the nuclear envelope and rough endoplasmic reticulum, and a markedly irregular luminal surface. Dense, lamellated structures are present in the widened, collagen-containing perivascular spaces.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 103-113 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Acta neuropathologica |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1975 |
Keywords
- Annulate Lamellae
- Fenestrae
- Germinoma
- Tubular Array
- Tubular Bodies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Clinical Neurology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience