Primary intraosseous meningiomas are a subtype of primary extradural meningiomas. They represent approximately two-thirds of extradural meningiomas and fewer than 2% of meningiomas overall. These tumors originate within the bones…
Spinal meningiomas are the most common spinal tumors encountered in adults, and account for 6.5% of all craniospinal tumors. The treatment for these lesions is primarily surgical, but emerging modalities…
Secretory meningiomas (SM) represent a rare variant of the most common benign intracranial brain tumor. Defined by the histologic appearance of eosinophilic glandular formations and periodic-acidic Schiff–positive pseudopsammoma bodies, SM…
Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial neoplasms in adults. Despite their prevalence, their biologic underpinnings remain incompletely described. The recent application of unbiased next-generation sequencing and epigenomic approaches has…
Endovascular embolization is a frequently used adjunct to operative resection of meningiomas. Embolization may decrease intraoperative blood loss, operative time, and surgical difficulty associated with resection. The specific clinical applications…
This article provides an overview of the neuroimaging literature focused on preoperative prediction of meningioma consistency. A validated, noninvasive neuroimaging method to predict tumor consistency can provide valuable information regarding…
Although typically not necessary for the diagnosis of intracranial meningiomas, advanced imaging techniques, including perfusion and diffusion imaging, spectroscopy, and nuclear medicine imaging, can help confirm the diagnosis of intracranial…
Gabriel Zada, MD, MS, Editor
NEUROSURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA www.neurosurgery.theclinics.com Consulting Editors RUSSELL LONSER DANIEL K. RESNICK April 2016 • Volume 27 • Number 2
Atypical neuropathic facial pain is a syndrome of intractable and unremitting facial pain that is secondary to nociceptive signaling in the trigeminal system. These syndromes are often recalcitrant to pharmacotherapy…
