Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF BRAIN TUMORS : A TWO YEAR STUDY IN OUR INSTITUTE

Dr Jaya Prabha, Dr Pragya Saxena

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Introduction/Background:  Central nervous system neoplasms  are rarest tumor accounting for 1–2% of all neoplasm.The most common types of primary tumors in adults are meningiomas ,and astrocytomas such as glioblastomas. CNS tumours are quite heterogenous ,vary widely by site of origin, morphologic features, growth potential and extent of invasion.

Aim Of the Study: To evaluate the age, site, gender and frequency of various CNS tumors and to analyse the data of these tumors

Materials and Methods:  Present study on CNS neoplasms was carried out in Department Of Pathology,J.K Hospital, Bhopal, with  biopsies received from Neurosurgery Department.  60 patients were studied prospectively over a 2 yr period . The excised specimen were fixed and  processed.

Results: It was observed that Astrocytoma was most common tumor ,followed by Meningiomas and Metastatic Tumors. Age group of these tumors ranged from 3–75 years with male preponderance.

Conclusion:In the present study Astrocytoma is the most common glial tumor reported, followed by the meningiomas and metastatic tumor.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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DR JAYA PRABHA, DR PRAGYA SAXENA, HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF BRAIN TUMORS : A TWO YEAR STUDY IN OUR INSTITUTE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2018

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