Meningioma

New meningioma research from University of London, King's College described

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, June 26th, 2008

According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "We present a case of plasma cell predominant lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma with numerous crystalline inclusions. A 72-year-old woman presented with 1-year history of memory disturbance and an MRI revealing a right frontal extra-axial mass."

"Histology showed a benign meningioma with multifocal accumulation of numerous large cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, filled with lamellar inclusions and bipyramidal crystals. In addition, some classic plasma cells, mastocytes and lymphocytes were also detected. The crystal-containing cells were positive by CD79a and PGM1 and expressed polyclonal light chains, with...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-06-26)

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