PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Friedmann, I.
AU  - Harrison, D. F. N.
AU  - Bird, E. S.
TI  - The fine structure of chordoma with particular reference to the physaliphorous cell
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.15.2.116
DP  - 1962 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 116--125
VI  - 15
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/15/2/116.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/15/2/116.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1962 Mar 01; 15
AB  - A chordoma was examined by electron microscopy. It was composed of stellate and physaliphorous cells. The fine structure of these cells is described. Transitional type cells are also described and it is suggested that the physaliphorous cells develop from the stellate cells through a process of vacuolation. Two types of vacuoles are described, `smooth-walled' and `villous' endowed with numerous structureless microvilli. Some observations on stained sections are discussed.