Suprasellar Meningiomas
CHAPTER 28 Suprasellar Meningiomas Rudolf Fahlbusch, Venelin M. Gerganov INTRODUCTION The first successful removal of a tuberculum sellae meningioma was performed by Cushing in 1916. Later, in 1929, Cushing and…
Presigmoid Keyhole Approach for Petroclival Meningiomas
CHAPTER 40 Presigmoid Keyhole Approach for Petroclival Meningiomas M. Necmettin Pamir, Muhittin Belirgen, Türker Kiliç INTRODUCTION Meningiomas are one of the most commonly seen lesions of the petroclival and clival…
Cyberknife® Radiosurgical Ablation of Meningiomas
CHAPTER 55 Cyberknife® Radiosurgical Ablation of Meningiomas Gordon Li, Gordon T. Sakamoto, Chirag G. Patil, Stanley Hoang, Wendy Hara, John Borchers, John R. Adler, Jr. INTRODUCTION Meningiomas are benign tumors…
The Posterior Petrosal Approach for the Treatment of Petroclival Meningiomas
CHAPTER 37 The Posterior Petrosal Approach for the Treatment of Petroclival Meningiomas Marcus L. Ware, Ossama Al-Mefty INTRODUCTION The posterior petrosal approach, as we describe it, is centered on the…
Pediatric Meningiomas
CHAPTER 47 Pediatric Meningiomas M. Memet Özek, Saeed Kohan INTRODUCTION Meningiomas in the pediatric population are similar in many ways to those in their adult counterparts, although several characteristics are…
Experimental Meningioma Models
CHAPTER 63 Experimental Meningioma Models Michel Kalamarides, Rona S. Carroll CELL LINES AND ANIMAL MODELS Meningiomas arise from the meningothelial (arachnoidal cap) cells. They constitute approximately 20% of all intracranial…
Dural Sinus Invasion in Meningiomas and Repair
CHAPTER 25 Dural Sinus Invasion in Meningiomas and Repair Marc P. Sindou, Jorge E. Alvernia INTRODUCTION Surgery of meningiomas involving the major dural sinuses leaves the surgeon confronted with a…
Management of Atypical and Anaplastic Meningiomas
CHAPTER 59 Management of Atypical and Anaplastic Meningiomas Niklaus Krayenbühl, Ossama Al-Mefty INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE The annual incidence of meningioma is approximately 6 per 100,000.1 These tumors occur mostly in…
Fractionated Radiation for Meningiomas
CHAPTER 50 Fractionated Radiation for Meningiomas Michael Brada, Giuseppe Minniti, Damien C. Weber INTRODUCTION External beam radiotherapy has been in use for the treatment of meningiomas for more than four…
Minimally Invasive Approach to Frontal Fossa and Suprasellar Meningiomas
CHAPTER 31 Minimally Invasive Approach to Frontal Fossa and Suprasellar Meningiomas Manoel A. de Paiva Neto, Nasrin Fatemi, Joshua R. Dusick, Dennis Malkasian, Daniel F. Kelly INTRODUCTION During the last…
