Relationship Between Brain Tumors and Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review.
Turk Neurosurg
; 34(3): 388-392, 2024.
Article
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| ID: mdl-38650567
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To investigate the possible relationship between intracranial aneurysms and brain neoplasms. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A comprehensive literature review involving a search of the databases PubMed and Embase to identify relevant articles was conducted in March 2021. The initial search retrieved 451 articles. After deduplication and screening of abstracts, 56 articles were selected. After reading of the full texts, 19 articles were included in the review.RESULTS:
There insufficient evidence to support that people with brain neoplasms have a higher incidence rate of IAs. However, the prevalence of IAs appears to be higher in patients with pituitary tumors than in the general population. The key factors affecting prognosis were tumor type in patients with unruptured aneurysms and progression of subarachnoid hemorrhage in individuals with ruptured aneurysms. Treatment should be individualized according to patient age, tumor pathology, location, and aneurysm rupture risk.CONCLUSION:
There is a lack of evidence to affirm that the existence of brain neoplasm plays a role in the formation and rupture of intracranial aneurysms. Additionally, there is insufficient evidence to confirm a greater prevalence of intracranial aneurysms in individuals with brain tumors. The association of these two disorders does not appear to worsen patient outcome. Prognosis depends on tumor pathology for malignant cases and on subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with ruptured aneurysms.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain Neoplasms
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Intracranial Aneurysm
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Aneurysm, Ruptured
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Turk Neurosurg
Journal subject:
NEUROCIRURGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brasil
Country of publication:
Turquía