Pahigiriya

Pachygyria is a benign opaque intracerebral tumor of glial origin. It belongs to the group of neoplasms and is also known as pachyloma, palilloma and aplastic astrocytoma. The tumor is rare and occurs in 3-5% of all neoplastic processes of the human central nervous system (CNS). It is not known to many of us, since meningiomas are diagnosed even less frequently. Such a tumor was first described by Jean-Benedict Braudel in 1806. Since then, much has changed in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors. Pachyglima has its own characteristics compared to other types of gliomas. These are small, light-colored formations consisting of thin-walled cavities formed by the proliferation of glial cells. They are easily displaced under a microscope and never cross the boundaries of the dura mater. Pachyglia are almost always hypochromic, so they are often confused with angioma. In addition, they do not occupy such a large place in the brain parenchyma and are not detected at the first stage of the disease. Compared to meningiomas, they grow rapidly and more often metastasize to peripheral lymph nodes or larger vessels. The main symptom of the tumor is headache, which is mild at the beginning and can be constant. Soon the pain intensifies, nausea and vomiting appear, appetite decreases, and sleep is disturbed. In children, meningeal syndrome manifests itself as pain in the