The Kitakanto Medical Journal
Online ISSN : 1881-1191
Print ISSN : 1343-2826
ISSN-L : 1343-2826
ATYPICAL MENINGIOMA WITH LOW GROWTH POTENTIAL
Masamitsu YaguchiJyunko HiradoMasaru MatsumuraYouichi Nakazato
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1999 Volume 49 Issue 6 Pages 451-454

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Abstract
We reported a 63 year-old woman with atypical meningioma. Histopathological findings of this tumor showed increased cellularity, irregularity of nuclear size, mitotic figures, and brain invasion. Neoplastic cells were positively stained for vimentin and S-100 protein immunohistochemically. A small proportion of cells expressed epithelial membrane antigen. The MIB-1 labeling index value of this tumor was 0.93%, and this value is significantly lower than other cases of atypical meningioma. These results indicate that the tumor might be invasive but of low growth potential. Atypical meningioma such as this case could have a better prognosis.
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