Dictionary

pseudopalisade en · NOUN

Etymology

From pseudo- + palisade.

Meanings

1. A hypercellular zone that typically surrounds necrotic tissue
   • 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. 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:

Forms