Publications by authors named "Sumat Khursheed"
Papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR) is a rare grade II to III pineal lesion. These tumors mostly occur in adults, only rarely in children, with six cases in children under the age of 16 years (10.2%) up to now.
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- Meningiomas account for 15%-20% of primary intracranial tumors and are usually benign, with a high cure rate post-surgery, although some can be aggressive and recur.
- The study analyzed 254 patients over 11 years at a medical institute in Kashmir, focusing on tumor demographics, location, histological subtype, and recurrence based on WHO classification.
- Results showed a higher prevalence in females (especially in spinal meningiomas) and a low recurrence rate of 3.93%, linked to the Simpson grade of tumor excision and the histopathological grade.