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Skull base meningioma

MedGen UID:
233449
•Concept ID:
C1335976
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: basicranium meningioma (disease); meningioma (disease) of basicranium; Meningioma of Skull Base; meningioma of skull base; Meningioma of the Skull Base; meningioma of the skull base; Skull Base Meningioma; skull base meningioma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002998

Definition

A meningioma that arises from the skull base. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Early Detection and Management of Venous Thrombosis in Skull Base Surgery: Role of Routine Doppler Ultrasound Monitoring.
Abunimer AM, Lak AM, Calvachi P, Smith TR, Aglio LS, Almefty KK, Dunn IF, Bi WL, Goldhaber SZ, Al-Mefty O
Neurosurgery 2022 Jul 1;91(1):115-122. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000001936. PMID: 35383697
Assessment of improved organ at risk sparing for meningioma: light ion beam therapy as boost versus sole treatment option.
Mock U, Georg D, Sölkner L, Suppan C, Vatnitsky SM, Flechl B, Mayer R, Dieckmann K, Knäusl B
Radiother Oncol 2014 Jun;111(3):451-6. Epub 2014 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.05.018. PMID: 25012644
Radiotherapy in the treatment of benign meningioma of the skull base.
Nutting C, Brada M, Brazil L, Sibtain A, Saran F, Westbury C, Moore A, Thomas DG, Traish D, Ashley S
J Neurosurg 1999 May;90(5):823-7. doi: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.5.0823. PMID: 10223446

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Early Detection and Management of Venous Thrombosis in Skull Base Surgery: Role of Routine Doppler Ultrasound Monitoring.
Abunimer AM, Lak AM, Calvachi P, Smith TR, Aglio LS, Almefty KK, Dunn IF, Bi WL, Goldhaber SZ, Al-Mefty O
Neurosurgery 2022 Jul 1;91(1):115-122. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000001936. PMID: 35383697
How I do it: the combined petrosectomy.
Troude L Jr, Carissimi M Jr, Lavieille JP, Roche PH
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2016 Apr;158(4):711-715. Epub 2016 Feb 15 doi: 10.1007/s00701-016-2740-5. PMID: 26876566
Sodium fluorescein in skull base meningiomas: a technical note.
da Silva CE, da Silva VD, da Silva JL
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2014 May;120:32-5. Epub 2014 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.02.015. PMID: 24731572
Predicting postoperative hydrocephalus in 227 patients with skull base meningioma.
Burkhardt JK, Zinn PO, Graenicher M, Santillan A, Bozinov O, Kasper EM, Krayenbühl N
Neurosurg Focus 2011 May;30(5):E9. doi: 10.3171/2011.3.FOCUS117. PMID: 21529180
Stereotactic radiosurgery for skull base meningioma.
Igaki H, Maruyama K, Koga T, Murakami N, Tago M, Terahara A, Shin M, Nakagawa K, Ohtomo K
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2009 Oct;49(10):456-61. doi: 10.2176/nmc.49.456. PMID: 19855141

Prognosis

GAB1 as a Marker of Recurrence in Anterior Skull Base Meningioma.
Boetto J, Bielle F, Tran S, Marijon P, Peyre M, Rigau V, Kalamarides M
Neurosurgery 2023 Feb 1;92(2):391-397. Epub 2022 Nov 11 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002209. PMID: 36637273
EQ-5D Quality-of-Life Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness After Skull Base Meningioma Resection.
Karsy M, Jensen MR, Guan J, Ravindra VM, Bisson EF, Couldwell WT
Neurosurgery 2019 Sep 1;85(3):E543-E552. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz040. PMID: 30869135
Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Central Skull Base Meningiomas-Volumetric Evaluation and Long-Term Outcomes.
Patibandla MR, Lee CC, Sheehan J
World Neurosurg 2017 Dec;108:176-184. Epub 2017 Sep 4 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.166. PMID: 28882711
PET imaging for brain tumor diagnostics.
Suchorska B, Tonn JC, Jansen NL
Curr Opin Neurol 2014 Dec;27(6):683-8. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000143. PMID: 25333605
Meningioma of the skull base: long-term outcome after image-guided stereotactic radiotherapy.
Kaul D, Budach V, Misch M, Wiener E, Exner S, Badakhshi H
Cancer Radiother 2014 Dec;18(8):730-5. Epub 2014 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2014.07.159. PMID: 25307475

Clinical prediction guides

Nasofrontal meningiomas: retrospective series and review of literature.
Peto I, Monsour M, Piper K, Flores-Milan G, Pressman E, Tabor M, van Loveren H
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Jun 29;46(1):158. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02053-w. PMID: 37386320
GAB1 as a Marker of Recurrence in Anterior Skull Base Meningioma.
Boetto J, Bielle F, Tran S, Marijon P, Peyre M, Rigau V, Kalamarides M
Neurosurgery 2023 Feb 1;92(2):391-397. Epub 2022 Nov 11 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002209. PMID: 36637273
Long-term health-related quality of life and neurocognitive functioning after treatment in skull base meningioma patients.
Fisher FL, Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, van der Meer PB, Boele FW, Peerdeman SM, Peul WC, Taphoorn MJB, Dirven L, van Furth WR
J Neurosurg 2022 Apr 1;136(4):1077-1089. Epub 2021 Oct 1 doi: 10.3171/2021.4.JNS203891. PMID: 34598137
EQ-5D Quality-of-Life Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness After Skull Base Meningioma Resection.
Karsy M, Jensen MR, Guan J, Ravindra VM, Bisson EF, Couldwell WT
Neurosurgery 2019 Sep 1;85(3):E543-E552. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz040. PMID: 30869135
Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Central Skull Base Meningiomas-Volumetric Evaluation and Long-Term Outcomes.
Patibandla MR, Lee CC, Sheehan J
World Neurosurg 2017 Dec;108:176-184. Epub 2017 Sep 4 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.166. PMID: 28882711

Recent systematic reviews

Single fraction and hypofractionated radiosurgery for perioptic meningiomas-tumor control and visual outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Peters DR, Asher A, Conti A, Schiappacasse L, Daniel RT, Levivier M, Tuleasca C
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Oct 28;46(1):287. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02197-9. PMID: 37897519
Olfactory groove and tuberculum sellae meningioma resection by endoscopic endonasal approach versus transcranial approach: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.
Lu VM, Goyal A, Rovin RA
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018 Nov;174:13-20. Epub 2018 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.08.029. PMID: 30193170

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