Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
A rare glial tumor characterized by a grade III oligodendroglial tumour with focal or diffuse anaplastic features. It typically occurs in the supratentorial white matter. Histologically the cells are enlarged and epithelioid with pleomorphic and increased size nuclei a vesicular chromatin pattern and prominent nucleoli. Most patients present with seizures.
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