There is tumor necrosis in this meningioma, but I do not see other atypical features or brain invasion. The mitotic count is very important in this case. Most neuropathologists agree that one should count the "hot" zones and not use "average" mitotic count. WHO 2000 define atypical meningioma (grade II) as one with at least 4 mitoses per 10 high power field (400x), or the presence of three or more of five features - (1) necrosis, (2) prominent nucleoli, (3) small cells with high nucleocytoplasmic ratios, (4) hypercellularity, and (5) patternless, sheet-like growth. To qualify as a "malignant" or "anaplastic" meningioma (grade III), one need to find at least 20 mitoses per 10 high power field. I cannot have an accurate count of mitoses based on these photots alone.
There is tumor necrosis in this meningioma, but I do not see other atypical features or brain invasion. The mitotic count is very important in this case. Most neuropathologists agree that one should count the "hot" zones and not use "average" mitotic count. WHO 2000 define atypical meningioma (grade II) as one with at least 4 mitoses per 10 high power field (400x), or the presence of three or more of five features - (1) necrosis, (2) prominent nucleoli, (3) small cells with high nucleocytoplasmic ratios, (4) hypercellularity, and (5) patternless, sheet-like growth. To qualify as a "malignant" or "anaplastic" meningioma (grade III), one need to find at least 20 mitoses per 10 high power field. I cannot have an accurate count of mitoses based on these photots alone.