MCQ – 88940

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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