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A fine structural study of a myxopapillary ependymoma of the filum terminale confirms and emphasizes the distinctive morphological features of this tumor. Electron basement membrane production were identified. It is suggested that they are related to the growth of ependymal tumor cells in juxtaposition to the collagen normally present in the conus medullaris and filum terminale.
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Supported by research grants from the Damon Rynyon Memorial Cancer Fund # DRG 1092), the National Cancer Institute # CA 11689) and by Graduate Neuropathology Training Grant # 5T01 NS 5500-07) of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, U. S. Public Health Service
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Rawlinson, D.G., Herman, M.M. & Rubinstein, L.J. The fine structure of a myxopapillary ependymoma of the filum terminale. Acta Neuropathol 25, 1–13 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00686853
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