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Intracranial meningioma

MedGen UID:
83891
•Concept ID:
C0349604
•
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

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
Letter to the Editor Regarding: "Prognostic Factors Affecting Postsurgical Outcomes of Adult Patients with Intracranial Meningioma: A Retrospective Study".
Liu L
World Neurosurg 2024 Feb;182:232. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.11.136. PMID: 38390888
Estrogen hormone replacement therapy in incidental intracranial meningioma: a growth-rate analysis.
Dresser L, Yuen CA, Wilmington A, Walker M, Vogel TJ, Merrell RT, Kamson DO
Sci Rep 2020 Oct 21;10(1):17960. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74344-x. PMID: 33087798Free PMC Article
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

Consensus guidelines for the management of intracranial meningioma for low- and middle-income countries.
Enam SA, Masroor M, Bakhshi SK, Shaukat F, Aziz HF, Siddiqui K, Bajwa MH, Shakir M, Tariq R, Laghari AA; Pakistan Brain Tumour Consortium
J Pak Med Assoc 2024 Mar;74(3 (Supple-3)):S152-S158. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.S3.GNO-18. PMID: 39262076
Appearance of intracranial meningioma in FDG and 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT.
Yılmaz S, Ocak M, Asa S, Gülsen F, Halac M, Kabasakal L
Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2013 Jan;32(1):60-1. Epub 2012 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2012.02.001. PMID: 23141374
Intraosseous intracranial meningioma.
Agrawal V, Ludwig N, Agrawal A, Bulsara KR
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007 Feb;28(2):314-5. PMID: 17297003Free PMC Article
Intracranial meningioma and astrocytoma in the same patient. Case report and review of the literature.
Dario A, Marra A, Cerati M, Scamoni C, Dorizzi A
J Neurosurg Sci 1995 Mar;39(1):27-35. PMID: 8568553
Intracranial meningioma with hepatic metastases and hypoglycaemia treated by selective hepatic arterial chemo-embolization.
Ferguson JM, Flinn J
Australas Radiol 1995 Feb;39(1):97-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1995.tb00246.x. PMID: 7535050

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
The controversial role of Bevacizumab in the treatment of patients with intracranial meningioma: a comprehensive literature review.
Scerrati A, Mongardi L, Visani J, Lofrese G, Cavallo MA, Fiorentino A, De Bonis P
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2020 Mar;20(3):197-203. Epub 2020 Mar 6 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2020.1736567. PMID: 32116057
Open Heart Surgery with Intracranial Meningioma: Case Report & Literature Review.
Ahmad M, Al-Arifi A, Najm HK
Heart Lung Circ 2015 Jul;24(7):e108-11. Epub 2015 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.02.022. PMID: 25843223
Intracranial meningioma and ionizing radiation in medical and occupational settings.
Phillips LE, Frankenfeld CL, Drangsholt M, Koepsell TD, van Belle G, Longstreth WT Jr
Neurology 2005 Jan 25;64(2):350-2. doi: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000149766.65843.19. PMID: 15668439

Prognosis

Letter to the Editor Regarding: "Prognostic Factors Affecting Postsurgical Outcomes of Adult Patients with Intracranial Meningioma: A Retrospective Study".
Liu L
World Neurosurg 2024 Feb;182:232. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.11.136. PMID: 38390888
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
The controversial role of Bevacizumab in the treatment of patients with intracranial meningioma: a comprehensive literature review.
Scerrati A, Mongardi L, Visani J, Lofrese G, Cavallo MA, Fiorentino A, De Bonis P
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2020 Mar;20(3):197-203. Epub 2020 Mar 6 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2020.1736567. PMID: 32116057
Intracranial meningioma with hepatic metastases and hypoglycaemia treated by selective hepatic arterial chemo-embolization.
Ferguson JM, Flinn J
Australas Radiol 1995 Feb;39(1):97-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1995.tb00246.x. PMID: 7535050
Intracranial meningiomas in children.
Drake JM, Hendrick EB, Becker LE, Chuang SH, Hoffman HJ, Humphreys RP
Pediatr Neurosci 1985-1986;12(3):134-9. doi: 10.1159/000120235. PMID: 3843256

Clinical prediction guides

Consensus guidelines for the management of intracranial meningioma for low- and middle-income countries.
Enam SA, Masroor M, Bakhshi SK, Shaukat F, Aziz HF, Siddiqui K, Bajwa MH, Shakir M, Tariq R, Laghari AA; Pakistan Brain Tumour Consortium
J Pak Med Assoc 2024 Mar;74(3 (Supple-3)):S152-S158. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.S3.GNO-18. PMID: 39262076
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
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 ionizing radiation in medical and occupational settings.
Phillips LE, Frankenfeld CL, Drangsholt M, Koepsell TD, van Belle G, Longstreth WT Jr
Neurology 2005 Jan 25;64(2):350-2. doi: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000149766.65843.19. PMID: 15668439
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

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
Meningioma MRI radiomics and machine learning: systematic review, quality score assessment, and meta-analysis.
Ugga L, Perillo T, Cuocolo R, Stanzione A, Romeo V, Green R, Cantoni V, Brunetti A
Neuroradiology 2021 Aug;63(8):1293-1304. Epub 2021 Mar 2 doi: 10.1007/s00234-021-02668-0. PMID: 33649882Free PMC Article
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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