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*Invades the brain (irregular, tongue-like). | *Invades the brain (irregular, tongue-like). | ||
*Absence of leptomeningeal layer. | *Absence of leptomeningeal layer. | ||
*Brain invasion can be present in grade I tumors, these are then classified as "atypical". | *Brain invasion can be present in grade I tumors, these are then classified as "atypical", ie. as grade II tumors. | ||
* | *The prognostic significance of brain invasion is still unclear, some studies do not show a course similiar to grade II meningiomas.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Baumgarten | first1 = P. | last2 = Gessler | first2 = F. | last3 = Schittenhelm | first3 = J. | last4 = Skardelly | first4 = M. | last5 = Tews | first5 = DS. | last6 = Senft | first6 = C. | last7 = Dunst | first7 = M. | last8 = Imoehl | first8 = L. | last9 = Plate | first9 = KH. | title = Brain invasion in otherwise benign meningiomas does not predict tumor recurrence. | journal = Acta Neuropathol | volume = 132 | issue = 3 | pages = 479-81 | month = Sep | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1007/s00401-016-1598-1 | PMID = 27464983 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Brokinkel | first1 = B. | last2 = Hess | first2 = K. | last3 = Mawrin | first3 = C. | title = Brain invasion in Meningiomas - Clinical considerations and impact of neuropathological evaluation: A systematic Review. | journal = Neuro Oncol | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Apr | year = 2017 | doi = 10.1093/neuonc/nox071 | PMID = 28419308 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Pizem | first1 = J. | last2 = Velnar | first2 = T. | last3 = Prestor | first3 = B. | last4 = Mlakar | first4 = J. | last5 = Popovic | first5 = M. | title = Brain invasion assessability in meningiomas is related to meningioma size and grade, and can be improved by extensive sampling of the surgically removed meningioma specimen. | journal = Clin Neuropathol | volume = 33 | issue = 5 | pages = 354-63 | month = | year = | doi = 10.5414/NP300750 | PMID = 25034703 }}</ref> | ||
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