Meningiomas of the lateral ventricles. A review of 10 cases.
Neurocirugia (Astur)
; 19(5): 427-33, 2008 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18936859
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Intraventricular meningiomas are rare tumours that represent about 2% of all intracranial meningiomas, and represent one of the most challenging problems in neurosurgery. They are located deep within the brain and often are sizable and highly vascular. We report on a series of 10 meningiomas of the lateral ventricles treated at our institution during the last 28 years. PATIENTS Ten patients (6 women, 4 men; mean age 41.6 yrs) were admitted to our medical center between 1978-2005 with meningioma of the lateral ventricles. Headache was the first symptom in 8 cases and ocular signs were present in 5 patients.RESULTS:
Seven tumours were located in the right ventricle (70%) ranging in size from 2-8 cm, with 7 tumours larger than 3 cm in diameter. Nine patients underwent surgery with total excision in 8 cases and subtotal in the other; the remaining patient only received radiosurgery.CONCLUSIONS:
Total resection is the gold standard for treatment which was possible in all but one of the cases undergoing surgery.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms
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Lateral Ventricles
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Meningioma
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Neurocirugia (Astur)
Journal subject:
NEUROCIRURGIA
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain