microcystic meningioma

microcystic meningioma

A World Health Organization grade-1 meningioma, the primary cell of which has round to ovoid, occasionally large and pleomorphic nuclei, pale eosinophilic cytoplasm, and numerous vacuoles to small cysts. There is no necrosis or brain invasion mitoses or hypercellularity. A second component of microcystic meningioma consists of numerous vessels that are small to medium sized, with some showing hyalinisation and thicker walls.