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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

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
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
"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
Lower clivus and foramen magnum anterolateral meningiomas: surgical strategy.
Pirotte B, David P, Noterman J, Brotchi J
Neurol Res 1998 Oct;20(7):577-84. doi: 10.1080/01616412.1998.11740567. PMID: 9785584

Diagnosis

Inflammatory Pseudotumor Simulating a Jugular Foramen Meningioma: Case Report, Technical Video, and Literature Review.
Corrivetti F, Fraschetti F, Cacciotti G, Bernardi C, Sufianov A, Mastronardi L
World Neurosurg 2022 May;161:106-109. Epub 2022 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.01.069. PMID: 35092811
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
Primary intraosseous osteolytic meningioma: a case report and review of the literature.
Kwon SM, Ko Y, Bang SS
BMC Neurol 2019 Jul 23;19(1):176. doi: 10.1186/s12883-019-1392-5. PMID: 31337352Free 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
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

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
Meningiomas of the ventral foramen magnum and lower clivus: factors influencing surgical morbidity, the extent of tumour resection, and tumour recurrence.
Kano T, Kawase T, Horiguchi T, Yoshida K
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2010 Jan;152(1):79-86; discussion 86. doi: 10.1007/s00701-009-0511-2. PMID: 19779669
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

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
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
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

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
Stereotactically delivered cranial radiation therapy: a ten-year experience of linac-based radiosurgery in the UK.
Sims E, Doughty D, Macaulay E, Royle N, Wraith C, Darlison R, Plowman PN
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 1999;11(5):303-20. doi: 10.1053/clon.1999.9073. PMID: 10591819
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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