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A case of ganglioglioma or neuroastrocytoma of the spinal cord in a 78-year-old man is reported. Diagnosis was based on the histological identification of the neoplastic cells and on the study of the architecture of the tumour. The presence of cellular anaplasia, sometimes of marked degree, and of small nests of infiltration suggested an initial malignant behaviour regarding both cellular types. A survey of the five reported cases of spinal ganglioglioma is presented.
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Bevilacqua, G., Sarnelli, R. Ganglioglioma of the spinal cord. Acta Neuropathol 48, 239–242 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00690528
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