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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
The role of radical microsurgical resection in multimodal treatment for skull base meningioma.
Ichinose T, Goto T, Ishibashi K, Takami T, Ohata K
J Neurosurg 2010 Nov;113(5):1072-8. Epub 2010 Mar 12 doi: 10.3171/2010.2.JNS091118. PMID: 20225926
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

Etiology

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
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
Risk group-adapted adjuvant radiotherapy for WHO grade I and II skull base meningioma.
Park S, Cha YJ, Suh SH, Lee IJ, Lee KS, Hong CK, Kim JW
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2019 May;145(5):1351-1360. Epub 2019 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00432-019-02891-6. PMID: 30953136
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
Skull base versus non-skull base meningioma surgery in the elderly.
Meling TR, Da Broi M, Scheie D, Helseth E
Neurosurg Rev 2019 Dec;42(4):961-972. Epub 2018 Jul 5 doi: 10.1007/s10143-018-1005-6. PMID: 29978438

Diagnosis

Regrowth factors of WHO grade I skull base meningiomas following incomplete resection.
Park HH, Yoo J, Oh HC, Cha YJ, Kim SH, Hong CK, Lee KS
J Neurosurg 2022 Dec 1;137(6):1656-1665. Epub 2022 Apr 22 doi: 10.3171/2022.3.JNS2299. PMID: 35453107
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
Occurrence of pituitary hormone deficits in relation to both pituitary and hypothalamic doses after radiotherapy for skull base meningioma.
Partoune E, Virzi M, Vander Veken L, Renard L, Maiter D
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2021 Sep;95(3):460-468. Epub 2021 Jul 16 doi: 10.1111/cen.14499. PMID: 34028837
Fractionated Gamma Knife radiosurgery for skull base meningiomas: a single-institution experience.
Joshi KC, Raghavan A, Muhsen B, Hsieh J, Borghei-Razavi H, Chao ST, Barnett GH, Suh JH, Neyman G, Kshettry VR, Recinos PF, Mohammadi AM, Angelov L
Neurosurg Focus 2019 Jun 1;46(6):E8. doi: 10.3171/2019.3.FOCUS1963. PMID: 31153152
Endocranial lesions.
Vattoth S, DeLappe RS Jr, Chapman PR
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2013 Oct;34(5):393-411. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2013.08.002. PMID: 24216450

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
Influence of (68)Ga-DOTATOC on sparing of normal tissue for radiation therapy of skull base meningioma: differential impact of photon and proton radiotherapy.
Stade F, Dittmar JO, Jäkel O, Kratochwil C, Haberkorn U, Debus J, Combs SE
Radiat Oncol 2018 Apr 2;13(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s13014-018-1008-z. PMID: 29606149Free PMC Article
Multivariate risk factor analysis and literature review of postoperative deterioration in Karnofsky Performance Scale score in elderly patients with skull base meningioma.
Kolakshyapati M, Ikawa F, Abiko M, Mitsuhara T, Kinoshita Y, Takeda M, Kurisu K; Alumni Association Group of the Department of Neurosurgery at Hiroshima University
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Apr;44(4):E14. doi: 10.3171/2018.1.FOCUS17730. PMID: 29606047
Clinical outcome after particle therapy for meningiomas of the skull base: toxicity and local control in patients treated with active rasterscanning.
El Shafie RA, Czech M, Kessel KA, Habermehl D, Weber D, Rieken S, Bougatf N, Jäkel O, Debus J, Combs SE
Radiat Oncol 2018 Mar 27;13(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s13014-018-1002-5. PMID: 29587795Free PMC Article
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

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
Risk group-adapted adjuvant radiotherapy for WHO grade I and II skull base meningioma.
Park S, Cha YJ, Suh SH, Lee IJ, Lee KS, Hong CK, Kim JW
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2019 May;145(5):1351-1360. Epub 2019 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00432-019-02891-6. PMID: 30953136
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

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
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
Risk group-adapted adjuvant radiotherapy for WHO grade I and II skull base meningioma.
Park S, Cha YJ, Suh SH, Lee IJ, Lee KS, Hong CK, Kim JW
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2019 May;145(5):1351-1360. Epub 2019 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00432-019-02891-6. PMID: 30953136
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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