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Lower clivus meningioma

MedGen UID:
235264
•Concept ID:
C1334434
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Lower Clivus Meningioma; lower clivus meningioma; Meningioma of Lower Clivus; meningioma of Lower clivus; Meningioma of the Lower Clivus; meningioma of the lower clivus
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004511

Definition

A meningioma that affects the lower clivus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLower clivus meningioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The role of interventional neuroradiology in the management of skull base tumours and related surgical complications.
Mine B, Delpierre I, Hassid S, De Witte O, Lubicz B
B-ENT 2011;7 Suppl 17:61-6. PMID: 22338376

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Purely endoscopic subtemporal keyhole anterior transpetrosal approach to access the petrous apex region: surgical techniques and early results.
Morisako H, Sasaki T, Ikegami M, Tanoue Y, Ohata H, Goudihalli SR, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Ohata K, Goto T
J Neurosurg 2024 Sep 1;141(3):752-761. Epub 2024 Apr 5 doi: 10.3171/2024.1.JNS231774. PMID: 38579340
Differences in Hearing, Balance, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Petroclival Versus Nonpetroclival Posterior Fossa Meningiomas.
Gillard DM, Jiam NT, Morshed RA, Bhutada AS, Crawford ED, Braunstein SW, Sabes JH, Theodosopoulos PV, Cheung SW
Otol Neurotol 2023 Jun 1;44(5):e333-e337. Epub 2023 Apr 16 doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003864. PMID: 37072914
Role of the neurotologist in posterior fossa meningioma surgery.
Cheung SW, Russell MS, Pross SE
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;170:115-131. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822198-3.00034-3. PMID: 32586483
Cerebellopontine angle tumors in infants and children.
Tomita T, Grahovac G
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Oct;31(10):1739-50. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2747-x. PMID: 26351227Free PMC Article
"Lazy" far-lateral approach to the anterior foramen magnum and lower clivus.
Moscovici S, Umansky F, Spektor S
Neurosurg Focus 2015 Apr;38(4):E14. doi: 10.3171/2015.2.FOCUS14784. PMID: 25828490

Diagnosis

Giant Ossified Clival Chondrosarcoma Resection: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Ibn Essayed W, Al-Mefty O
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2021 Nov 15;21(6):E526-E527. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab336. PMID: 34510216
IgG4-Related Inflammatory Pseudotumor Involving the Clivus: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Liu X, Wang R, Li M, Chen G
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:666791. Epub 2021 Apr 30 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.666791. PMID: 33995286Free PMC Article
Lower third clivus and foramen magnum intradural tumor removal: The plea for a simple posterolateral approach.
Bernard F, Lemee JM, Delion M, Fournier HD
Neurochirurgie 2016 Apr;62(2):86-93. Epub 2016 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2015.10.010. PMID: 26763338
Cerebellopontine angle tumors in infants and children.
Tomita T, Grahovac G
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Oct;31(10):1739-50. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2747-x. PMID: 26351227Free PMC Article
The far-lateral approach for foramen magnum meningiomas.
Flores BC, Boudreaux BP, Klinger DR, Mickey BE, Barnett SL
Neurosurg Focus 2013 Dec;35(6):E12. doi: 10.3171/2013.10.FOCUS13332. PMID: 24289120

Therapy

Surgical results, technical notes and complications of jugular foramen lesions via retroauricular infratemporal fossa approach.
Wu Y, Wei C, Wu Y, Zheng M, Yuan S, Xue Y, Qu Y, Zhao T
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2024 Sep;244:108445. Epub 2024 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108445. PMID: 39025019
Effect of the degree of head elevation on the incidence and severity of venous air embolism in cranial neurosurgical procedures with patients in the semisitting position.
Türe H, Harput MV, Bekiroğlu N, Keskin Ö, Köner Ö, Türe U
J Neurosurg 2018 May;128(5):1560-1569. Epub 2017 Jul 14 doi: 10.3171/2017.1.JNS162489. PMID: 28707996
Exploitation of Simple Classification and Space Created by the Tumor for the Treatment of Foramen Magnum Meningiomas.
Yamahata H, Yamaguchi S, Takayasu M, Takasaki K, Osuka K, Aoyama M, Yasuda M, Tokimura H, Kurisu K, Arita K
World Neurosurg 2016 Mar;87:1-7. Epub 2015 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.09.022. PMID: 26409077
The role of interventional neuroradiology in the management of skull base tumours and related surgical complications.
Mine B, Delpierre I, Hassid S, De Witte O, Lubicz B
B-ENT 2011;7 Suppl 17:61-6. PMID: 22338376
Surgical approaches: postoperative care and complications "posterolateral-far lateral transcondylar approach to the ventral foramen magnum and upper cervical spinal canal".
Menezes AH
Childs Nerv Syst 2008 Oct;24(10):1203-7. Epub 2008 Mar 26 doi: 10.1007/s00381-008-0597-5. PMID: 18365213

Prognosis

Endoscopic Endonasal Far-Medial Approach: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Ali MS, Algattas H, Zenonos GA, Wang EW, Snyderman CH, Gardner PA
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2024 Mar 1;26(3):346. Epub 2023 Nov 2 doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000970. PMID: 37917886
Differences in Hearing, Balance, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Petroclival Versus Nonpetroclival Posterior Fossa Meningiomas.
Gillard DM, Jiam NT, Morshed RA, Bhutada AS, Crawford ED, Braunstein SW, Sabes JH, Theodosopoulos PV, Cheung SW
Otol Neurotol 2023 Jun 1;44(5):e333-e337. Epub 2023 Apr 16 doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003864. PMID: 37072914
Foramen magnum meningiomas.
Bir SC, Maiti TK, Nanda A
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;170:167-174. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822198-3.00038-0. PMID: 32586488
Role of the neurotologist in posterior fossa meningioma surgery.
Cheung SW, Russell MS, Pross SE
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;170:115-131. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822198-3.00034-3. PMID: 32586483
The far-lateral approach for foramen magnum meningiomas.
Flores BC, Boudreaux BP, Klinger DR, Mickey BE, Barnett SL
Neurosurg Focus 2013 Dec;35(6):E12. doi: 10.3171/2013.10.FOCUS13332. PMID: 24289120

Clinical prediction guides

Purely endoscopic subtemporal keyhole anterior transpetrosal approach to access the petrous apex region: surgical techniques and early results.
Morisako H, Sasaki T, Ikegami M, Tanoue Y, Ohata H, Goudihalli SR, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Ohata K, Goto T
J Neurosurg 2024 Sep 1;141(3):752-761. Epub 2024 Apr 5 doi: 10.3171/2024.1.JNS231774. PMID: 38579340
Differences in Hearing, Balance, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Petroclival Versus Nonpetroclival Posterior Fossa Meningiomas.
Gillard DM, Jiam NT, Morshed RA, Bhutada AS, Crawford ED, Braunstein SW, Sabes JH, Theodosopoulos PV, Cheung SW
Otol Neurotol 2023 Jun 1;44(5):e333-e337. Epub 2023 Apr 16 doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003864. PMID: 37072914
Outcomes of Endonasal and Lateral Approaches to Petroclival Meningiomas.
Koutourousiou M, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Vaz-Guimaraes Filho F, de Almeida JR, Wang EW, Snyderman CH, Gardner PA
World Neurosurg 2017 Mar;99:500-517. Epub 2016 Dec 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.12.001. PMID: 27965073
True petroclival meningiomas: results of surgical management.
Almefty R, Dunn IF, Pravdenkova S, Abolfotoh M, Al-Mefty O
J Neurosurg 2014 Jan;120(1):40-51. Epub 2013 Oct 25 doi: 10.3171/2013.8.JNS13535. PMID: 24160473
Meningiomas involving the clivus: a six-year experience with 41 patients.
Sekhar LN, Jannetta PJ, Burkhart LE, Janosky JE
Neurosurgery 1990 Nov;27(5):764-81; discussion 781. PMID: 2259407

Recent systematic reviews

Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches for Treatment of Craniovertebral Junction Tumours.
Locatelli D, Karligkiotis A, Turri-Zanoni M, Canevari FR, Pozzi F, Castelnuovo P
Acta Neurochir Suppl 2019;125:209-224. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_30. PMID: 30610324

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