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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2017; 38(02): 218-219
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_87_16
Case Report

Rhabdoid Meningioma of Brain - A Rare Aggressive Tumor

Sajeeb Mondal
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Rajashree Pradhan
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Subrata Pal
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Sharmistha Chatterjee
Department of Oncopathology, Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Arindam Bandyapadhyay
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Debosmita Bhattacharyya
Department of Pathology, R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Abstract

Rhabdoid meningioma is a rare aggressive variant of meningioma, regarded as WHO Grade III type. Histologically and cytologically, it is distinctive type having abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, cytoplasmic inclusion with eccentrically placed vesicular nuclei and prominent nucleoli. High recurrence rate and poor outcome are important features. Here, we are presenting a rare case of rhabdoid meningioma found in a recurrent meningioma of the posterior fossa in a middle-aged female. We emphasized the squash cytology and histology finding of the rare neoplasm.

Keywords

Aggressive - rhabdoid meningioma - squash cytology - WHO Grade III


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Article published online:
06 July 2021

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