Tumor of meninges

MedGen UID:: 44353
•Concept ID:: C0025284
•: Neoplastic Process

Synonym:	Meningeal Neoplasms
SNOMED CT:	Neoplasm of meninges (126965008); Meningeal-derived tumor (127579001); Meningeal neoplasm (127579001); Meningeal tumor (126965008); Tumor of meninges (126965008); Meningeal neoplasm (morphology) (127579001)

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0016743
Orphanet:	ORPHA252025

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the meninges. The majority of the neoplasms arise from meningothelial cells and are called meningiomas. Non-meningothelial cell neoplasms include mesenchymal, non-meningothelial tumors, hemangiopericytomas, and melanocytic lesions. [from NCI]

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Tumor of meninges

Pathological process
- Disease
  - Disorder by Site
    - Disorder of nervous system
      - Disorder of the central nervous system
        Neoplasm of the central nervous system
        Tumor of meninges
        Benign neoplasm of meninges
        Benign meningioma
        Benign Intracranial Meningioma
        Familial multiple meningioma
        Leptomeningeal Neoplasm
        Malignant leptomeningeal tumor
        Leptomeningeal melanoma
        Leptomeningeal sarcoma
        Neoplastic meningitis
        Malignant tumor of meninges
        Grade III meningioma
        Adult Grade 3 Meningioma
        Anaplastic meningioma
        Childhood Grade 3 Meningioma
        Papillary meningioma
        Rhabdoid meningioma
        Meningeal Carcinomatosis
        Meningeal Central Nervous System Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Grade 3
        Meningeal Gliomatosis
        Meningeal Lymphoma
        Dural Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
        Meningeal sarcoma
        Sarcomatosis of the meninges
        Meninges hemangiopericytoma
        Sellar Solitary Fibrous Tumor
        Meningioma
        Adult Meningioma
        Adult Grade 1 Meningioma
        Adult Grade 2 Meningioma
        Adult Intracranial Meningioma
        Deletion of Chromosome 22 Associated Meningioma
        Deletion of Chromosome 3p Associated Meningioma
        Deletion of the Short Arm of Chromosome 1 (1p) Associated Meningioma
        Grade 1 Meningioma
        Angiomatous meningioma
        Childhood Grade 1 Meningioma
        Fibrous meningioma
        Lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma
        Meningothelial meningioma
        Metaplastic Meningioma
        Microcystic meningioma
        Psammomatous meningioma
        Secretory meningioma
        Transitional meningioma
        Grade II meningioma
        Atypical Meningioma
        Childhood Grade 2 Meningioma
        Chordoid meningioma
        Clear cell meningioma
        Hereditary Meningioma
        Intracranial meningioma
        Anaplastic (Malignant) Intracranial Meningioma
        Childhood brain meningioma
        Choroid plexus meningioma
        Intraventricular meningioma
        Optic tract meningioma
        Papillary meningioma of the cerebellum
        Radiation-Induced Intracranial Meningioma
        Skull base meningioma
        Supratentorial meningioma
        Meningioma by Site
        Intraorbital meningioma
        Intraspinal meningioma
        Jugular foramen meningioma
        Metastatic Meningioma
        Multiple meningiomas
        Multiple skull base meningioma
        Multiple spinal canal and spinal cord meningioma
        Optic nerve sheath meningioma
        Pediatric meningioma
        Recurrent Meningioma
        Recurrent Anaplastic (Malignant) Meningioma
        Recurrent Atypical Meningioma
        Refractory Meningioma
        Spinal meningioma
        Unresectable Meningioma
        Primary melanocytic lesion of meninges
        Diffuse meningeal melanocytosis
        Meningeal melanocytoma

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

EANO guideline on the diagnosis and management of meningiomas.

Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou P, Jenkinson MD, Sahm F, Mawrin C, Weber DC, Preusser M, Minniti G, Lund-Johansen M, Lefranc F, Houdart E, Sallabanda K, Le Rhun E, Nieuwenhuizen D, Tabatabai G, Soffietti R, Weller M
Neuro Oncol 2021 Nov 2;23(11):1821-1834. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab150. PMID: 34181733 Free PMC Article

Meningioma: not always a benign tumor. A review of advances in the treatment of meningiomas.

Maggio I, Franceschi E, Tosoni A, Nunno VD, Gatto L, Lodi R, Brandes AA
CNS Oncol 2021 Jun 1;10(2):CNS72. Epub 2021 May 21 doi: 10.2217/cns-2021-0003. PMID: 34015955 Free PMC Article

Primary Brain Tumors in Adults: Diagnosis and Treatment.

Perkins A, Liu G
Am Fam Physician 2016 Feb 1;93(3):211-7. PMID: 26926614

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Diagnosis

Parasellar solitary fibrous tumor of meninges: magnetic resonance imaging features with pathologic correlation.

Lo CP, Chen CY, Lin CK, Chin SC, Juan CJ, Hsueh CJ
J Neuroimaging 2004 Jul;14(3):281-4. doi: 10.1177/1051228403262708. PMID: 15228772

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