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Intracranial meningioma

MedGen UID:
83891
•Concept ID:
C0349604
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Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Brain meningioma
SNOMED CT: Intracranial meningioma (302820008); Meningioma of brain (302820008); Cranial meningioma (302820008)
 
HPO: HP:0100009
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0850302

Definition

A meningioma that arises within the cranial cavity. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical characteristics and management differences for grade II and III spinal meningiomas.
Krauss WE, Yolcu YU, Alvi MA, Moinuddin FM, Goyal A, Clarke MJ, Marsh WR, Bydon M
J Neurooncol 2021 Jun;153(2):313-320. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03771-1. PMID: 33973145
Management strategies and clinical follow-up of pregnant women with intracranial meningioma.
Dumitru AE, Panaitescu A, Iancu G, Paslaru FG, Paslaru AC, Gorgan RM, Peltecu G
J Med Life 2021 Jan-Mar;14(1):2-6. doi: 10.25122/jml-2021-0012. PMID: 33767778Free PMC Article
The role of chemotherapy and targeted therapy in the treatment of intracranial meningioma.
Chamberlain MC
Curr Opin Oncol 2012 Nov;24(6):666-71. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0b013e328356364d. PMID: 22759739

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surgical outcome of sinodural meningiomas.
Birua GJS, Sadashiva N, Konar S, Sai Phaneendra G, Jose Pulickal S, Shashidhar A, Prabhuraj AR, Beniwal M, Vazhayil V, Lingaraju TS, Arimappamagan A, Shukla D
J Clin Neurosci 2024 Oct;128:110804. Epub 2024 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2024.110804. PMID: 39168062
Use of progestogens and the risk of intracranial meningioma: national case-control study.
Roland N, Neumann A, Hoisnard L, Duranteau L, Froelich S, Zureik M, Weill A
BMJ 2024 Mar 27;384:e078078. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-078078. PMID: 38537944Free PMC Article
Radiological Differentiation Between Intracranial Meningioma and Solitary Fibrous Tumor/Hemangiopericytoma: A Systematic Literature Review.
El-Abtah ME, Murayi R, Lee J, Recinos PF, Kshettry VR
World Neurosurg 2023 Feb;170:68-83. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.11.062. PMID: 36403933
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Meningioma.
Flannery T, Poots J
Prog Neurol Surg 2019;34:91-99. Epub 2019 May 16 doi: 10.1159/000493054. PMID: 31096250
Pre-operative intracranial meningioma embolization.
Ellis JA, D'Amico R, Sisti MB, Bruce JN, McKhann GM, Lavine SD, Meyers PM, Strozyk D
Expert Rev Neurother 2011 Apr;11(4):545-56. doi: 10.1586/ern.11.29. PMID: 21469927

Diagnosis

Radiological Differentiation Between Intracranial Meningioma and Solitary Fibrous Tumor/Hemangiopericytoma: A Systematic Literature Review.
El-Abtah ME, Murayi R, Lee J, Recinos PF, Kshettry VR
World Neurosurg 2023 Feb;170:68-83. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.11.062. PMID: 36403933
Management strategies and clinical follow-up of pregnant women with intracranial meningioma.
Dumitru AE, Panaitescu A, Iancu G, Paslaru FG, Paslaru AC, Gorgan RM, Peltecu G
J Med Life 2021 Jan-Mar;14(1):2-6. doi: 10.25122/jml-2021-0012. PMID: 33767778Free PMC Article
Infected intracranial meningiomas.
Lo WB, Cahill J, Carey M, Mehta H, Shad A
World Neurosurg 2014 Mar-Apr;81(3-4):651.e9-13. Epub 2013 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.07.081. PMID: 23916497
Cystic meningiomas.
Fortuna A, Ferrante L, Acqui M, Guglielmi G, Mastronardi L
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1988;90(1-2):23-30. doi: 10.1007/BF01541262. PMID: 3344623
Meningioma cysts.
Worthington C, Caron JL, Melanson D, Leblanc R
Neurology 1985 Dec;35(12):1720-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.35.12.1720. PMID: 4069363

Therapy

Use of progestogens and the risk of intracranial meningioma: national case-control study.
Roland N, Neumann A, Hoisnard L, Duranteau L, Froelich S, Zureik M, Weill A
BMJ 2024 Mar 27;384:e078078. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-078078. PMID: 38537944Free PMC Article
High-Value Care Outcomes of Meningiomas.
Jimenez AE, Mukherjee D
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2023 Jul;34(3):493-504. Epub 2023 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2023.02.016. PMID: 37210137
Intracranial meningiomas and seizures: a review of the literature.
Xue H, Sveinsson O, Tomson T, Mathiesen T
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015 Sep;157(9):1541-8. Epub 2015 Jul 11 doi: 10.1007/s00701-015-2495-4. PMID: 26163256
The role of chemotherapy and targeted therapy in the treatment of intracranial meningioma.
Chamberlain MC
Curr Opin Oncol 2012 Nov;24(6):666-71. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0b013e328356364d. PMID: 22759739
Epidemiology of intracranial meningioma.
Longstreth WT Jr, Dennis LK, McGuire VM, Drangsholt MT, Koepsell TD
Cancer 1993 Aug 1;72(3):639-48. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19930801)72:3<639::aid-cncr2820720304>3.0.co;2-p. PMID: 8334619

Prognosis

Timing and Morbidity of Intracranial Meningioma Resection Complications.
Stonnington H, Shahbandi A, Bcharah G, Singh R, George DD, Furst T, Krishna C, Bydon M
World Neurosurg 2024 Mar;183:e293-e303. Epub 2023 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.084. PMID: 38141757
High-Value Care Outcomes of Meningiomas.
Jimenez AE, Mukherjee D
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2023 Jul;34(3):493-504. Epub 2023 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2023.02.016. PMID: 37210137
Management strategies and clinical follow-up of pregnant women with intracranial meningioma.
Dumitru AE, Panaitescu A, Iancu G, Paslaru FG, Paslaru AC, Gorgan RM, Peltecu G
J Med Life 2021 Jan-Mar;14(1):2-6. doi: 10.25122/jml-2021-0012. PMID: 33767778Free PMC Article
Intracranial Meningiomas: A 30-Year Experience and Literature Review.
Mehdorn HM
Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 2016;(43):139-84. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-21359-0_6. PMID: 26508409
Epidemiology of intracranial meningioma.
Claus EB, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M, Black PM
Neurosurgery 2005 Dec;57(6):1088-95; discussion 1088-95. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000188281.91351.b9. PMID: 16331155

Clinical prediction guides

Use of progestogens and the risk of intracranial meningioma: national case-control study.
Roland N, Neumann A, Hoisnard L, Duranteau L, Froelich S, Zureik M, Weill A
BMJ 2024 Mar 27;384:e078078. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-078078. PMID: 38537944Free PMC Article
Surgical strategies for intracranial meningioma in the molecular era.
Dincer A, Morales-Valero SF, Robert SM, Tabor JK, O'Brien J, Yalcin K, Fulbright RK, Erson-Omay Z, Dunn IF, Moliterno J
J Neurooncol 2023 Apr;162(2):253-265. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1007/s11060-023-04272-z. PMID: 37010677Free PMC Article
Management strategies and clinical follow-up of pregnant women with intracranial meningioma.
Dumitru AE, Panaitescu A, Iancu G, Paslaru FG, Paslaru AC, Gorgan RM, Peltecu G
J Med Life 2021 Jan-Mar;14(1):2-6. doi: 10.25122/jml-2021-0012. PMID: 33767778Free PMC Article
Intracranial meningioma and concomitant cavernous malformation: A series description and review of the literature.
Missori P, Peschillo S, Ambrosone A, Martini S, Rastelli E, Mancarella C, Vigliotta M, Paolini S
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020 Oct;197:106167. Epub 2020 Aug 22 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106167. PMID: 32861039
Meningioma cysts.
Worthington C, Caron JL, Melanson D, Leblanc R
Neurology 1985 Dec;35(12):1720-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.35.12.1720. PMID: 4069363

Recent systematic reviews

Stereotactic radiosurgery for intraventricular meningioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Khaboushan AS, Ohadi MAD, Amani H, Dashtkoohi M, Iranmehr A, Sheehan JP
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2024 Jul 9;166(1):286. doi: 10.1007/s00701-024-06185-w. PMID: 38980438Free PMC Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of tranexamic acid in surgical procedure for intracranial meningioma.
Wijaya JH, July J, Quintero-Consuegra M, Chadid DP
J Neurooncol 2023 Jan;161(2):383-393. Epub 2023 Jan 12 doi: 10.1007/s11060-023-04237-2. PMID: 36633801
Radiological Differentiation Between Intracranial Meningioma and Solitary Fibrous Tumor/Hemangiopericytoma: A Systematic Literature Review.
El-Abtah ME, Murayi R, Lee J, Recinos PF, Kshettry VR
World Neurosurg 2023 Feb;170:68-83. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.11.062. PMID: 36403933
Radiosurgery for intracranial meningiomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pinzi V, Biagioli E, Roberto A, Galli F, Rizzi M, Chiappa F, Brenna G, Fariselli L, Floriani I
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2017 May;113:122-134. Epub 2017 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2017.03.005. PMID: 28427502
Outcome of elderly patients undergoing intracranial meningioma resection--a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Poon MT, Fung LH, Pu JK, Leung GK
Br J Neurosurg 2014 Jun;28(3):303-9. Epub 2013 Sep 27 doi: 10.3109/02688697.2013.841857. PMID: 24073759

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