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Petrous apex meningioma

MedGen UID:
277512
•Concept ID:
C1335396
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Meningioma of Petrous Apex; meningioma of petrous apex; Meningioma of Petrous Ridge; meningioma of petrous ridge; Meningioma of the Petrous Apex; meningioma of the petrous apex; Meningioma of the Petrous Ridge; meningioma of the petrous ridge; Petrous Apex Meningioma; petrous apex meningioma; Petrous Ridge Meningioma; petrous ridge meningioma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004238

Definition

A meningioma that affects the petrous apex. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPetrous apex meningioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical Management of Extracranial Meningiomas Arising in the Head and Neck.
Mourad M, Chan D, Ducic Y
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016 Sep;74(9):1872-8. Epub 2016 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.03.016. PMID: 27087283
Lesions of the skull base: imaging for diagnosis and treatment.
Choudhri AF, Parmar HA, Morales RE, Gandhi D
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2012 Dec;45(6):1385-404. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.08.008. PMID: 23153754
Radiographic differential diagnosis of petrous apex lesions.
Jackler RK, Parker DA
Am J Otol 1992 Nov;13(6):561-74. PMID: 1449185

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Microsurgery versus stereotactic radiosurgery for small petroclival meningiomas presenting with intractable trigeminal neuropathy: A historical cohort study.
Hegazy A, Al-Shami HA, Arundhati B, Negida A, A Hafez RF, Fahmy OM, Ragab OA, Elkatatny AM, Amin SM, A Ali MF
Neurol India 2022 May-Jun;70(3):890-896. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.349681. PMID: 35864615
Role of surgery for small petrous apex meningiomas causing refractory trigeminal neuropathy in the minimally invasive era.
Hegazy A, Alfiki A, Adel MF, Alsawy MF, Al-Dash MF, Zein M, Amin SM, Al-Shami H, Biswas A
Neurol India 2016 Sep-Oct;64(5):973-9. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.190230. PMID: 27625241
Extended Suboccipital Retrosigmoid Surgical Approach Is Effective for Resection of Petrous Apex Meningioma.
Cui H, Zhou CF, Bao YH, Wang MS, Wang Y
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jul;27(5):e429-33. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002705. PMID: 27300453
Anatomy of the superior petrosal veins and their exposure and management during petrous apex meningioma surgery using the lateral suboccipital retrosigmoid approach.
Matsushima T, Kawashima M, Inoue K, Matsushima K
Neurosurg Rev 2014 Oct;37(4):535-456. Epub 2014 Apr 30 doi: 10.1007/s10143-014-0548-4. PMID: 24781190
The suprameatal dural flap for superior petrosal vein protection during the retrosigmoid intradural suprameatal approach.
Mortini P, Gagliardi F, Boari N, Spina A, Bailo M, Franzin A
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2014 Jan;75(1):53-7. Epub 2013 May 14 doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1342935. PMID: 23673670

Diagnosis

Extended Suboccipital Retrosigmoid Surgical Approach Is Effective for Resection of Petrous Apex Meningioma.
Cui H, Zhou CF, Bao YH, Wang MS, Wang Y
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jul;27(5):e429-33. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002705. PMID: 27300453
Retrosigmoid approach for resection of petrous apex meningioma.
de Souza DG, Ditzel Filho LF, Makonnen G, Zoli M, Naudy C, Muto J, Prevedello DM
Neurosurg Focus 2014 Jan;36(1 Suppl):1. doi: 10.3171/2014.V1.FOCUS13456. PMID: 24380515
Microsurgical removal of a petrous apex meningioma after stereotactic radiation: technical case report.
Samii M, Rosahl SK, Tatagiba MS
Neurosurgery 2001 Jul;49(1):216-9; discussion 219-20. doi: 10.1097/00006123-200107000-00036. PMID: 11440447
Removal of petrous apex meningioma and microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia through the anterior petrosal approach. Case report.
Kuroki A, Kayama T, Song J, Saito S
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 1999 Jun;39(6):447-51. doi: 10.2176/nmc.39.447. PMID: 10396120

Therapy

Safety profile of superior petrosal vein (the vein of Dandy) sacrifice in neurosurgical procedures: a systematic review.
Narayan V, Savardekar AR, Patra DP, Mohammed N, Thakur JD, Riaz M, Nanda A
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jul;45(1):E3. doi: 10.3171/2018.4.FOCUS18133. PMID: 29961377

Prognosis

Anterior Transpetrosal-Transtentorial Approach for Removal of a Large Petrous Apex Meningioma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Lasica N, Jelaca B, Papic V
World Neurosurg 2022 Dec;168:206. Epub 2022 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.10.005. PMID: 36228932
Microsurgery versus stereotactic radiosurgery for small petroclival meningiomas presenting with intractable trigeminal neuropathy: A historical cohort study.
Hegazy A, Al-Shami HA, Arundhati B, Negida A, A Hafez RF, Fahmy OM, Ragab OA, Elkatatny AM, Amin SM, A Ali MF
Neurol India 2022 May-Jun;70(3):890-896. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.349681. PMID: 35864615
Safety profile of superior petrosal vein (the vein of Dandy) sacrifice in neurosurgical procedures: a systematic review.
Narayan V, Savardekar AR, Patra DP, Mohammed N, Thakur JD, Riaz M, Nanda A
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jul;45(1):E3. doi: 10.3171/2018.4.FOCUS18133. PMID: 29961377
Anatomy of the superior petrosal veins and their exposure and management during petrous apex meningioma surgery using the lateral suboccipital retrosigmoid approach.
Matsushima T, Kawashima M, Inoue K, Matsushima K
Neurosurg Rev 2014 Oct;37(4):535-456. Epub 2014 Apr 30 doi: 10.1007/s10143-014-0548-4. PMID: 24781190
Microsurgical removal of a petrous apex meningioma after stereotactic radiation: technical case report.
Samii M, Rosahl SK, Tatagiba MS
Neurosurgery 2001 Jul;49(1):216-9; discussion 219-20. doi: 10.1097/00006123-200107000-00036. PMID: 11440447

Clinical prediction guides

Microsurgery versus stereotactic radiosurgery for small petroclival meningiomas presenting with intractable trigeminal neuropathy: A historical cohort study.
Hegazy A, Al-Shami HA, Arundhati B, Negida A, A Hafez RF, Fahmy OM, Ragab OA, Elkatatny AM, Amin SM, A Ali MF
Neurol India 2022 May-Jun;70(3):890-896. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.349681. PMID: 35864615
Extended Suboccipital Retrosigmoid Surgical Approach Is Effective for Resection of Petrous Apex Meningioma.
Cui H, Zhou CF, Bao YH, Wang MS, Wang Y
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jul;27(5):e429-33. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002705. PMID: 27300453

Recent systematic reviews

Safety profile of superior petrosal vein (the vein of Dandy) sacrifice in neurosurgical procedures: a systematic review.
Narayan V, Savardekar AR, Patra DP, Mohammed N, Thakur JD, Riaz M, Nanda A
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jul;45(1):E3. doi: 10.3171/2018.4.FOCUS18133. PMID: 29961377

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