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Posterior foramen magnum meningioma

MedGen UID:
235488
•Concept ID:
C1335449
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Meningioma of Posterior Foramen Magnum; meningioma of posterior Foramen magnum; Meningioma of the Posterior Foramen Magnum; meningioma of the posterior Foramen magnum; Posterior Foramen Magnum Meningioma; posterior foramen magnum meningioma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003921

Definition

A meningioma that affects the posterior foramen magnum. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPosterior foramen magnum meningioma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Foramen Magnum Meningioma-The Attainment of the Intra-Arachnoidal Dissection: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Essayed W, Aboud E, Al-Mefty O
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2021 Nov 15;21(6):E518-E519. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab317. PMID: 34498699
Microsurgical resection of foramen magnum meningioma: multi-institutional retrospective case series and proposed surgical risk scoring system.
Fatima N, Shin JH, Curry WT, Chang SD, Meola A
J Neurooncol 2021 Jun;153(2):331-342. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03773-z. PMID: 33973146
Foramen magnum meningiomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Paun L, Gondar R, Borrelli P, Meling TR
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Oct;44(5):2583-2596. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1007/s10143-021-01478-5. PMID: 33507444Free PMC Article
Foramen magnum meningioma's management: the experience of the department of neurosurgery in Marrakesh.
Hajhouji F, Lmejjati M, Aniba K, Laghmari M, Ghannane H, Benali SA
Pan Afr Med J 2017;26:42. Epub 2017 Jan 30 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.42.10838. PMID: 28451020Free PMC Article
Foramen magnum meningioma: The midline suboccipital subtonsillar approach.
Dobrowolski S, Ebner F, Lepski G, Tatagiba M
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2016 Jun;145:28-34. Epub 2016 Apr 2 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.02.027. PMID: 27064859

Diagnosis

Skull Base Meningiomas.
Westphal M, Saladino A, Tatagiba M
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1416:47-68. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-29750-2_5. PMID: 37432619
Management of Foramen Magnum Meningioma During Pregnancy: Literature Review and Case Report.
Casabella AM, Urakov TM, Basil G, Morcos JJ
World Neurosurg 2017 Jan;97:752.e15-752.e18. Epub 2016 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.10.058. PMID: 27773856
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
Foramen magnum meningiomas: detailed surgical approaches and technical aspects at Lariboisière Hospital and review of the literature.
Bruneau M, George B
Neurosurg Rev 2008 Jan;31(1):19-32; discussion 32-3. Epub 2007 Sep 20 doi: 10.1007/s10143-007-0097-1. PMID: 17882459Free PMC Article
Petroclival and foramen magnum meningiomas: surgical approaches and pitfalls.
Sekhar LN, Wright DC, Richardson R, Monacci W
J Neurooncol 1996 Sep;29(3):249-59. doi: 10.1007/BF00165655. PMID: 8858531

Therapy

Acute Foramen Magnum Syndrome Following Single Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture: Consequence of a Small Posterior Fossa?
Kumar A, Agrawal M, Prakash S, Somorendra S, Singh PK, Garg A, Singh M, Sharma BS
World Neurosurg 2016 Jul;91:677.e1-7. Epub 2016 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.04.111. PMID: 27157279
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
C1 arch regeneration, tight cisterna magna, and cervical syringomyelia following foramen magnum surgery.
Rahme R, Koussa S, Samaha E
Surg Neurol 2009 Jul;72(1):83-5; discussion 85-6. Epub 2008 Apr 28 doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.01.041. PMID: 18440624
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
Experience of a single institution treating foramen magnum meningiomas.
Pamir MN, Kiliç T, Ozduman K, Türe U
J Clin Neurosci 2004 Nov;11(8):863-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.02.007. PMID: 15519864

Prognosis

Microsurgical resection of foramen magnum meningioma: multi-institutional retrospective case series and proposed surgical risk scoring system.
Fatima N, Shin JH, Curry WT, Chang SD, Meola A
J Neurooncol 2021 Jun;153(2):331-342. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03773-z. PMID: 33973146
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
Management of Foramen Magnum Meningioma During Pregnancy: Literature Review and Case Report.
Casabella AM, Urakov TM, Basil G, Morcos JJ
World Neurosurg 2017 Jan;97:752.e15-752.e18. Epub 2016 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.10.058. PMID: 27773856
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
Petroclival and foramen magnum meningiomas: surgical approaches and pitfalls.
Sekhar LN, Wright DC, Richardson R, Monacci W
J Neurooncol 1996 Sep;29(3):249-59. doi: 10.1007/BF00165655. PMID: 8858531

Clinical prediction guides

Microsurgical resection of foramen magnum meningioma: multi-institutional retrospective case series and proposed surgical risk scoring system.
Fatima N, Shin JH, Curry WT, Chang SD, Meola A
J Neurooncol 2021 Jun;153(2):331-342. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03773-z. PMID: 33973146
Foramen magnum meningiomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Paun L, Gondar R, Borrelli P, Meling TR
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Oct;44(5):2583-2596. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1007/s10143-021-01478-5. PMID: 33507444Free PMC Article
Our surgical experience in foramen magnum meningiomas: clinical series of 11 cases.
Bilgin E, Çavus G, Açik V, Arslan A, Olguner SK, Istemen I, Gezercan Y, Ökten AI
Pan Afr Med J 2019;34:5. Epub 2019 Sep 3 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.5.17536. PMID: 31762874Free PMC Article
Meningiomas of the basal posterior fossa. Surgical experience in 80 cases.
Lobato RD, Gonzaáez P, Alday R, Ramos A, Lagares A, Alen JF, Palomino JC, Miranda P, Perez-Nuñez A, Arrese I
Neurocirugia (Astur) 2004 Dec;15(6):525-42. doi: 10.1016/s1130-1473(04)70439-x. PMID: 15632989
Petroclival and foramen magnum meningiomas: surgical approaches and pitfalls.
Sekhar LN, Wright DC, Richardson R, Monacci W
J Neurooncol 1996 Sep;29(3):249-59. doi: 10.1007/BF00165655. PMID: 8858531

Recent systematic reviews

Foramen magnum meningiomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Paun L, Gondar R, Borrelli P, Meling TR
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Oct;44(5):2583-2596. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1007/s10143-021-01478-5. PMID: 33507444Free PMC Article

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