CHAPTER 64 Challenges and Opportunities in Future Meningioma Research and Care Peter M. Black, Rudolf Fahlbusch, M. Necmettin Pamir INTRODUCTION There has never been a more exciting time in meningioma…
CHAPTER 17 Automatic Tumor Growth Detection Kilian M. Pohl, Ender Konukoglu, Alexandra J. Golby, Ron Kikinis INTRODUCTION Most meningiomas are slowly growing lesions that can occur on the surface of…
CHAPTER 18 Decision Making in Meningiomas M. Necmettin Pamir, Peter M. Black, Rudolf Fahlbusch INTRODUCTION The goal of management strategy in meningiomas is to keep the patient fully functional and…
CHAPTER 62 Emerging Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Meningiomas Peter M. Black, Farzana Tariq INTRODUCTION Technological advances in the field of neurosurgery have made new surgical techniques possible for…
CHAPTER 9 Meningiomas and Brain Edema Debabrata Mukhopadhyay, Giorgio Carrabba, Abhijit Guha INTRODUCTION According to the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, meningiomas account for more than 30%…
CHAPTER 30 Intrasellar and Diaphragma Sellae Meningiomas Chirag G. Patil, Edward R. Laws, Jr., John A. Jane, Jr. INTRODUCTION The first report of an intrasellar meningioma originating from the diaphragma…
CHAPTER 20 Anesthetic and Intensive Care Management of the Patient with a Meningioma Lance S. Governale, William B. Gormley, Linda S. Aglio INTRODUCTION The anesthetic and postoperative care of the…
CHAPTER 10 Angiogenesis in Meningiomas Türker Kiliç, Peter M. Black INTRODUCTION To obtain nutrients, tumor cells initially rely on passive diffusion from their microbioenvironment.1 In 1947, Algire2 suggested that the…
CHAPTER 19 Perioperative Management of Patients with Meningiomas Koray Özduman, Rudolf Fahlbusch INTRODUCTION In patients with meningiomas, the most common perioperative problems involve the management of epilepsy, peritumoral brain edema,…
CHAPTER 8 Molecular Biology and Genetics of Meningiomas V.P. Collins INTRODUCTION Meningiomas are slow-growing tumors and are generally diagnosed in middle aged or older individuals. They account for up to…
