Open AccessPapillary tumor in pineal region: Immunohistochemistry meeting the diagnostic challenge
Author(s) -
Shruti Dogra,
Puneet Gupta,
Purnima Malhotra,
Minakshi Bhardwaj
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_102_19
Subject(s) - immunohistochemistry , papillary tumor , pathology , medicine
Papillary tumor of pineal region (PTPR) is extremely rare and poses diagnostic challenge with other central nervous system tumors having papillary architecture. Immunohistochemistry is crucial for a definitive diagnosis of PTPR.