10.1055/b-0034-81193 14 Diagnostic Evaluation and Embolization of MeningiomasMack William J., Vinuela Fernando Since Manelfe et al first described preoperative embolization of intracranial meningiomas in 1973,1 the technique has been utilized…
10.1055/b-0034-81191 12 Risk Evaluation and Anesthesia for Intracranial and Spinal MeningiomasJellish W. Scott The evaluation of a patient’s fitness to undergo the stress of an anesthetic and surgical procedure constitutes…
10.1055/b-0034-81190 11 Perioperative Medical Management of Meningioma PatientsPotts Matthew B., Cheng Hugo Q., Blevins Lewis S. Jr., McDermott Michael, Chang Susan M. Introduction The safe and effective surgical management of…
10.1055/b-0034-81189 10 Radiation-Induced and Multiple MeningiomasDunn Ian F., Al-Mefty Ossama Introduction Meningiomas are largely benign sporadic tumors occurring as solitary lesions whose management complexity is usually provided by the troublesome…
10.1055/b-0034-81188 9 Meningiomas in the ElderlyPamir M. Necmettin, Özduman Koray Introduction In the last few decades, a change in patient populations has occurred. With advancing health care technology and improvements…
10.1055/b-0034-81186 7 Natural Course of Untreated MeningiomasYano Shigetoshi, Kuratsu Jun-ichi The advances in diagnostic techniques and instrumentation have led to an increase in the identification of incidental meningiomas in the…
10.1055/b-0034-81184 5 Pathology of MeningiomasMorrison Alan L., Rushing Elizabeth Introduction Meningiomas are slowly growing neoplasms thought to arise from meningothelial cells found within arachnoid granulations. Concentrated in the walls of…
10.1055/b-0034-81185 6 Molecular Biology of Meningiomas: Tumorigenesis and GrowthRagel Brian T., Jensen Randy L. Introduction Meningiomas are generally characterized as slow-growing tumors derived from arachnoid cap cells ( Fig. 6.1…
10.1055/b-0034-81180 1 Meningiomas: A Personal PerspectiveAl-Mefty Ossama, Al-Mefty Rami O. A meningioma is, in many ways, the soul of neurosurgery. The progress in meningioma treatment mirrors advances in neurosurgery, while…
10.1055/b-0034-81183 4 Epidemiology of MeningiomasClaus Elizabeth B., Morrison Alan L. Introduction Meningiomas accounted for 33.8% of all primary brain and central nervous system (CNS) tumors reported in the United States…
