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Category: Volume 07 Issue 11 November 2019
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Title: Meningioma - A common tumor with diagnostic challenge

Authors: Pranita Mohanty, Anima Hota, Sunil Patra, Shirin Dasgupta

 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i11.33

Abstract

Background: Meningioma are generally solid tumor. Rarely they are associated with cysts and mistaken as glial or metastatic tumor with cystic or necrotic changes. It is easily recognized with modern imaging techniques.

Method: A prospective study of 21 meningioma cases was conducted out of total 98 intracranial CNS tumors within a period of 2& ½ yr i.e., from Sept 2015 to Feb 2018. Cases were studied with clinical findings, radiological appearance and reviewed with histopathological examination using routine haemotoxylene and eosin stain, also immunohistochemical whenever necessary.

Results: Of the 21 cases of meningioma; were presented mostly in 5-6 decade with female predominance. Histopathological diagnoses were found to be meningothelial meningioma, transitional meningioma with extremely rare forms like intraparenchymal cystic meningioma, chordoid meningioma, microcystic meningioma & NF2 associated Schwannoma and meningioma.   

Keywords: Intraparenchymal, cystic Meningioma, Intratumoural Cyst, MRI.

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Corresponding Author

Dr Anima Hota

Asst. Prof. Pathology, Dept. of Pathology, IMS & SUM Hospital, K8, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha