HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF BRAIN LESIONS IN PATIENTS ATTENDING TO RIMS, RANCHI – A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Autor: Shikha Shalini Toppo, Renu Ravi, Jayashree Maity
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: PARIPEX INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH. :8-9
Popis: Background- The CNS space occupying lesions cause grave life-threatening outcomes irrespective of their nature as they grow in a confined space and are present close to vital structures Hence, it is of great importance to establish the accurate diagnosis for proper and timely neurosurgical intervention Tumours of central nervous system (CNS) are reported to be less than 2 % of all malignancies.In India,CNS tumours constitute about 1.9 % of all tumours.Method - A retrospective study carried out in RIMS hospital for all the brain tissue specimen that have come for the histopathological examination, for a duration of one year (February2021 - January2022) among 78 cases of CNS lesions collected from archives of Department of Pathology.Results- Astrocytoma was the most common entity followed by Meningioma while 2.56% cases were metastatic in this study sample. Conclusion- The present study helps to provide information regarding the disease burden in our area.This study attempts to categorise various CNS neoplasms as per recent WHO classification (2016) which has not only diagnostic implication but also has significant prognosis and predictive value.
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