Papillary ependymoma

CNS tumor

Ependymal tumors

Author: Eman Abdelzaher, M.D., Ph.D.

Topic Completed: 1 August 2012

Minor changes: 14 December 2019

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PubMed Search: Ependymoma [title] papillary

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Table of Contents

Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Positive stains | Electron microscopy description | Differential diagnosis

Cite this page: Abdelzaher, E. Papillary ependymoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/cnstumorependymomapapillary.html. Accessed August 8th, 2020.

Definition / general

Rare; resembles choroid plexus papilloma

Microscopic (histologic) description

Forms extensive redundant epithelial-like surfaces
Not on fibrovascular stroma

Positive stains

GFAP, reticulin (accentuates pattern), vimentin, EMA

Electron microscopy description

Frequent intercellular microrosettes, microvilli, cilia, zonulae adeherentes

Differential diagnosis