Neuropathology of Brain Tumors with Radiologic Correlates

Dr Meghana Chougule holds an MD in Pathology with a gold medal from Shivaji University. She is the chief consultant at Shanti Pathology Laboratory, Maharashtra. She was also an Associate Professor of Pathology at D.Y. Patil Medical College, Maharashtra. She also gained neuropathology experience at NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences), Bangalore; TATA Memorial Hospital, Mumbai; Bombay Hospital; and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York.  Her areas of interest include neuropathology and immunohistochemistry. She has been a speaker at various conferences and has published papers in peer-reviewed international journals. She is a member of the Neuropathology Society of India and Indian Association of Pathology and Microbiology.

Squash staining - new procedure.- Diffuse astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumors.- Other astrocytic tumors.- Ependymal tumors.- Neuronal and glio-neuronal  tumors.- Embryonal tumors.- Meningeal tumors.- Mesenchymal, non-menigothelial tumors.- Tumors of sellar region.- Germ cell tumors.- Choroid plexus tumors.- Cranial and paraspinal tumors.- Lymphoma.- Plasmacytoma.- Metastatic tumors.- Benign cysts of CNS.- Fungus on Squash.- Pituitary adenoma.- List of spinal tumors, Intra-axial/extra-axial, intra-dural and extra-dural tumors.