pseudopalisade

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English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ palisade.

Noun

pseudopalisade (plural pseudopalisades)

  1. (cytology) A hypercellular zone that typically surrounds necrotic tissue
    • 2016 March 3, “Mathematical Modelling of a Brain Tumour Initiation and Early Development: A Coupled Model of Glioblastoma Growth, Pre-Existing Vessel Co-Option, Angiogenesis and Blood Perfusion”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      They proposed two potential mechanisms of pseudopalisade formation: (a) tumour cells at greatest distance from arterial supplies become hypoxic due to increased metabolic demands, leaving a central necrotic core; (b) microvascular occlusion or collapse within the neoplasm could lead to perivascular hypoxia.