A STUDY ON A CASE OF ASTROCYTOMA WITH MICROSCOPIC CALCIFICATIONS (PSAMMOMA BODIES)

Dr. RANJITA KUMARI; Dr. SHAOOR NAZISH; Dr. K.P SINHA; Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

A STUDY ON A CASE OF ASTROCYTOMA WITH MICROSCOPIC CALCIFICATIONS (PSAMMOMA BODIES)

Dr. Ranjita Kumari, Dr. Shaoor Nazish, Dr. K. P Sinha, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar

Abstract :

This paper presents the case of a 46 years old male patient with a history of generalized tonic –clonicseizure, progressive loss of memory and diminished vision induced by densely calcified intra-axial tumor located at the left temporo-perietal lobe. The tumor exhibited focal areas of calcification with minimal cytological atypia. The final diagnosis was that of an intracereal low grade astrocytoma.