Question
A 65-year-old woman presents with a 3-week history of intractable headaches. Her vital signs and CBC are normal. Two weeks later, the patient develops left-sided hemiparesis. MRI reveals a large, necrotic tumor in the right hemisphere of the cerebrum, extending across the corpus callosum into the left hemisphere. A coronal section of the patient’s brainan autopsy is shown in the image. This tumor is most likely derived from which of the following cell types?
| A. |
Astrocytes |
| B. |
Ependymal lining cells |
| C. | Microglia |
| D. |
Neurons |
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