Ejaz Waris, Nasir M Chughtai, Bilquis A Suleman, Naila Atif, Shahila Jalil.
Audit of 100 cases of space occupying lesions of brain.
Proceeding Shaikh Zayed Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;19(2):105-9.

Brain tumors comprise 10% of all tumors and account for the most common tumors of childhood. Peak incidence is seen at 5th decade. Supratentorial tumors are present in adults and Infratentorial tumors are frequent in childhood. In this study, 100 cases of SOL (space occupying lesion) brain were received as biopsies or as whole specimens fixed in 10% formal in. Out of the total 100 cases, male to female ratio was 61: 39.Highest number of cases was seen in ages 51 years and above. Out of the total of 100 tumors, 47 were benign & 53 were malignant tumors. Among the benign tumors, following cases were reported: Meningioma, 24; Pituitary adenoma, 12; Schwannoma, 09; Choroid plexus papilloma, 01 and Neurofibroma, 01. Among the malignant tumors ,following types were seen: Glioblastoma multiforme, 12; Metastatic carcinoma, 08; Fibrillary astrocytoma, 08; Anaplastic astrocytoma, 08; Medulloblastoma, 06; Oligodendroglioma, 03; Gemistocytic astrocytoma, 03; Ependymoma, 03; Pilocytic astrocytoma, 01 and subependymal gia nt cell astrocytoma (SEGA), 01. Thus, the commonest benign tumor reported was classical meningioma & commonest malignant tumor was glioblastoma multiforme.

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