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Gasserian ganglion meningioma

MedGen UID:
232542
•Concept ID:
C1333760
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Gasserian Ganglion Meningioma; gasserian ganglion meningioma; gasserian ganglion meningioma (disease); Gasserian Meningioma; Gasserian meningioma; meningioma (disease) of gasserian ganglion; Meningioma of Gasserian Ganglion; meningioma of Gasserian ganglion; Meningioma of the Gasserian Ganglion; meningioma of the Gasserian ganglion
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004313

Definition

A meningioma that affects the trigeminal ganglion. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGasserian ganglion meningioma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Meckel's cave tumors: relation to the meninges and minimally invasive approaches for surgery: anatomic and clinical studies.
Muto J, Kawase T, Yoshida K
Neurosurgery 2010 Sep;67(3 Suppl Operative):ons291-8; discussion ons298-9. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000382967.84940.52. PMID: 20679921
Gamma Knife surgery for trigeminal pain caused by benign brain tumors.
Huang CF, Tu HT, Liu WS, Lin LY
J Neurosurg 2008 Dec;109 Suppl:154-9. doi: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/12/S24. PMID: 19123903
Stereotactic radiosurgery for tumor-related trigeminal pain.
Pollock BE, Iuliano BA, Foote RL, Gorman DA
Neurosurgery 2000 Mar;46(3):576-82; discussion 582-3. doi: 10.1097/00006123-200003000-00010. PMID: 10719853
Meningiomas of Meckel's cave.
Delfini R, Innocenzi G, Ciappetta P, Domenicucci M, Cantore G
Neurosurgery 1992 Dec;31(6):1000-6; discussion 1006-7. PMID: 1470311
Meningiomas of Meckel's cave.
Nijensohn DE, Araujo JC, MacCarty CS
J Neurosurg 1975 Aug;43(2):197-202. doi: 10.3171/jns.1975.43.2.0197. PMID: 1081126

Diagnosis

Meckel's cave tumors: relation to the meninges and minimally invasive approaches for surgery: anatomic and clinical studies.
Muto J, Kawase T, Yoshida K
Neurosurgery 2010 Sep;67(3 Suppl Operative):ons291-8; discussion ons298-9. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000382967.84940.52. PMID: 20679921
Stereotactic radiosurgery for tumor-related trigeminal pain.
Pollock BE, Iuliano BA, Foote RL, Gorman DA
Neurosurgery 2000 Mar;46(3):576-82; discussion 582-3. doi: 10.1097/00006123-200003000-00010. PMID: 10719853
Meningiomas of Meckel's cave.
Delfini R, Innocenzi G, Ciappetta P, Domenicucci M, Cantore G
Neurosurgery 1992 Dec;31(6):1000-6; discussion 1006-7. PMID: 1470311
Sellar and juxtasellar lesion detection with MR.
Lee BC, Deck MD
Radiology 1985 Oct;157(1):143-7. doi: 10.1148/radiology.157.1.4034960. PMID: 4034960
Meningiomas of Meckel's cave.
Nijensohn DE, Araujo JC, MacCarty CS
J Neurosurg 1975 Aug;43(2):197-202. doi: 10.3171/jns.1975.43.2.0197. PMID: 1081126

Therapy

Endoscopic endonasal approach to primitive Meckel's cave tumors: a clinical series.
Zoli M, Ratti S, Guaraldi F, Milanese L, Pasquini E, Frank G, Billi AM, Manzoli L, Cocco L, Mazzatenta D
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2018 Dec;160(12):2349-2361. Epub 2018 Oct 31 doi: 10.1007/s00701-018-3708-4. PMID: 30382359

Prognosis

Outcomes of Trigeminal Ganglion Sparing Surgical Resection of Nonacoustic Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors Causing Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Tugend M, Washington E, Sekula RF Jr
World Neurosurg 2024 Jul;187:e54-e62. Epub 2024 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.03.162. PMID: 38583565
Intradural chordoma of the Meckel's cave: a challenging differential diagnosis.
Barresi V, Caffo M, Alafaci C, Granata F, Tuccari G
Neuropathology 2012 Oct;32(5):577-82. Epub 2012 Jan 20 doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2011.01295.x. PMID: 22260529
Gamma Knife surgery for trigeminal pain caused by benign brain tumors.
Huang CF, Tu HT, Liu WS, Lin LY
J Neurosurg 2008 Dec;109 Suppl:154-9. doi: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/12/S24. PMID: 19123903
Meningiomas of Meckel's cave.
Delfini R, Innocenzi G, Ciappetta P, Domenicucci M, Cantore G
Neurosurgery 1992 Dec;31(6):1000-6; discussion 1006-7. PMID: 1470311
Meningiomas of Meckel's cave.
Nijensohn DE, Araujo JC, MacCarty CS
J Neurosurg 1975 Aug;43(2):197-202. doi: 10.3171/jns.1975.43.2.0197. PMID: 1081126

Clinical prediction guides

Outcomes of Trigeminal Ganglion Sparing Surgical Resection of Nonacoustic Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors Causing Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Tugend M, Washington E, Sekula RF Jr
World Neurosurg 2024 Jul;187:e54-e62. Epub 2024 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.03.162. PMID: 38583565
Regulation of the neurofibromatosis 2 gene promoter expression during embryonic development.
Akhmametyeva EM, Mihaylova MM, Luo H, Kharzai S, Welling DB, Chang LS
Dev Dyn 2006 Oct;235(10):2771-85. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20883. PMID: 16894610
The falcine trigeminocardiac reflex: case report and review of the literature.
Bauer DF, Youkilis A, Schenck C, Turner CR, Thompson BG
Surg Neurol 2005 Feb;63(2):143-8. doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.03.022. PMID: 15680656
Expression of p67 (Munc-18) in adult human brain and neuroectodermal tumors of human central nervous system.
Kalidas S, Santosh V, Shareef MM, Shankar SK, Christopher R, Shetty KT
Acta Neuropathol 2000 Feb;99(2):191-8. doi: 10.1007/pl00007424. PMID: 10672327
Meningiomas of Meckel's cave.
Delfini R, Innocenzi G, Ciappetta P, Domenicucci M, Cantore G
Neurosurgery 1992 Dec;31(6):1000-6; discussion 1006-7. PMID: 1470311

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