Meningothelial hyperplasia and superficial cortical vein attenuation

Case contributed by Angel Donato , 2 Feb 2017
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Angel Donato, 25 Jan 2018

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Meningothelial Hyperplasia is a reactive process characterized by a proliferation of what kind of cells?
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Meningothelial Hyperplasia is a reactive process characterized by a proliferation of meningothelial cells that is often non-invasive, multicentric that reaches a thickness of 10 or more cell layers.

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The feature that histologically helps distinguish meningothelial hyperplasia from normal arachnoidal cells is?
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The feature that histologically helps distinguish this entity from normal arachnoidal cells is the high frequency of PR positivity, which is not seen in normal cells

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