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The results of a histochemical study of biopsies of 30 meningiomas are reported. The study includes the demonstration of oxidative and hydrolytic enzymes, lipids and glycogen and examines the relationship between the histological and histochemical characteristics of the structural elements of the various types of meningiomas and of their malignant varieties. The data obtained are compared with those of other workers which often present conflicting findings. The possibilities offered by the histochemical methods of investigation are discussed with regard to the problems of histogenesis, the signs of malignancy, the processes of hyalinosis and destruction, the vascular involvement and the role of the mast cells.
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Lolova, I., Ivanova, A. & Bojinov, S. A histochemical study of meningiomas. Acta Neuropathol 20, 110–121 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00691128
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