Anterior cranial fossa meningioma

MedGen UID:: 272315
•Concept ID:: C1332301
•: Neoplastic Process

Synonyms:	Anterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma; anterior cranial fossa meningioma; anterior cranial fossa meningioma (disease); Anterior Fossa Meningioma; anterior fossa meningioma; meningioma (disease) of anterior cranial fossa; Meningioma of Anterior Cranial Fossa; meningioma of anterior cranial fossa; Meningioma of Anterior Fossa; meningioma of anterior fossa; Meningioma of the Anterior Cranial Fossa; meningioma of the anterior cranial fossa; Meningioma of the Anterior Fossa; meningioma of the anterior fossa

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0002997

Definition

A meningioma that affects the anterior cranial fossa. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAnterior cranial fossa meningioma

Disorder of nervous system
- Disorder of the central nervous system
  - Neoplasm of the central nervous system
    - Intracranial Neoplasm
      - Intracranial meningioma
        Supratentorial meningioma
        Anterior cranial fossa meningioma
        Cavernous sinus meningioma
        Cerebral falx meningioma
        Olfactory groove meningioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hypofractionated high-energy proton-beam irradiation is an alternative treatment for WHO grade I meningiomas.

Vlachogiannis P, Gudjonsson O, Montelius A, Grusell E, Isacsson U, Nilsson K, Blomquist E
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2017 Dec;159(12):2391-2400. Epub 2017 Oct 24 doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3352-4. PMID: 29064038 Free PMC Article

Minimally Invasive Supraorbital Key-hole Approach for the Treatment of Anterior Cranial Fossa Meningiomas.

Iacoangeli M, Nocchi N, Nasi D, DI Rienzo A, Dobran M, Gladi M, Colasanti R, Alvaro L, Polonara G, Scerrati M
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2016;56(4):180-5. Epub 2016 Jan 25 doi: 10.2176/nmc.oa.2015-0242. PMID: 26804334 Free PMC Article

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