RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Neuropathology for the Neuroradiologist: Rosenthal Fibers
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 958
OP 961
VO 27
IS 5
A1 Wippold, F.J.
A1 Perry, A.
A1 Lennerz, J.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/5/958.abstract
AB SUMMARY: Distinctive intracellular structures known as inclusions may be occasionally observed on stained tissue preparations and may further suggest a specific diagnosis. Pathologists rely on these findings much as radiologists rely on findings revealed in the gray-scale patterns of densities and intensities on images. Appreciation of these inclusions can enhance the interactions of the neuroradiologist with the neuropathologist and deepen understanding of certain conditions. This report reviews the neuropathologically observed intracellular inclusions known as Rosenthal fibers in the context of Alexander disease and slow-growing tumors such as pilocytic astrocytoma.