title: Intracranial cystic meningioma.
abstract: Two cases of intracranial cystic meningiomas are reported. Neuroradiological and intraoperative diagnoses in both cases were cystic astrocytoma. However routine biopsy during the intra-operative period and an accurate interpretation during frozen-section will establish the diagnosis of cystic meningioma. Complete excision of cyst wall of the meningioma during the surgery will minimise the incidence of recurrence of these benign tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Neuro Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirrunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saraswathy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rout
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged