Introduction A relatively uncommon location for meningiomas is within the cavernous sinus. , Surgery within the cavernous sinus has undergone constant change from observation to aggressive surgical resection to stereotactic…
Introduction Pituitary adenomas have an estimated prevalence of 10%, in which they are considered the fourth most common intracranial tumor after gliomas, meningiomas, and schwannomas. It is estimated that approximately…
Introduction A common location (∼20%) for meningiomas to occur is along the sphenoid wing. , The sphenoid wing extends from the anterior clinoid process medially to the pterional laterally, and…
Introduction Meningiomas are relatively common neoplasms that arise from arachnoid cap cells and account for approximately 20% to 30% of all primary intracranial tumors. Of all meningiomas, approximately 15% to…
Introduction Foramen magnum meningiomas are considered common tumors in rare locations, in which they account for approximately 3% of intracranial meningiomas. They, however, account for approximately 70% of the benign…
Introduction Parafalcine meningiomas are among the most common locations for meningiomas, in which they account for 25% of meningiomas along with parasagittal meningiomas. Although they are in the same general…
Introduction Meningiomas make up approximately 36% of all intracranial tumors, where the most common location for these lesions is abutting the sagittal sinus or falx. This location inevitably makes these…
Introduction Meningiomas are among the most common primary brain tumor in adults, and the most common locations are parasagittal/parafalcine lesions, which account for 25% of meningiomas. These meningiomas arise from…
Introduction Tuberculum sellae meningiomas are often grouped with the midline anterior skull base meningiomas. These lesions account for 3% to 10% of intracranial meningiomas, and typically arise from arachnoid cells…
Introduction The brain is a common metastatic site for a variety of primary cancers. The majority of metastatic brain cancers occur in the supratentorial space, but approximately 10% to 20%…
