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. 2006 Mar;27(3):488–492.

Summary of rosette patterns and associated tumors

Rosette Type Associated Tumors
Homer Wright rosette Neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, pineoblastoma
Flexner-Wintersteiner rosette Retinoblastoma, pineoblastoma, medulloepithelioma
True ependymal rosette Ependymoma
Perivascular pseudorosette Ependymoma, medulloblastoma, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, central neurocytoma, glioblastoma, monomorphous pilomyxoid astrocytomas
Pineocytomatous rosette Pineocytoma
Neurocytic rosette Central neurocytoma