Olfactory Groove Meningiomas
CHAPTER 27 Olfactory Groove Meningiomas Jeroen R. Coppens, William T. Couldwell INTRODUCTION Olfactory groove meningiomas, which account for 10% of all intracranial meningiomas, arise from the cribriform plate or the…
Neuro-ophthalmology of Meningiomas
CHAPTER 12 Neuro-ophthalmology of Meningiomas Tulay Kansu INTRODUCTION Neuro-ophthalmology is a complex, broad-ranging area of ophthalmology and one of the most important fields that can help in diagnosis and follow-up…
Foramen Magnum Meningiomas
CHAPTER 44 Foramen Magnum Meningiomas M. Necmettin Pamir, Koray Özduman INTRODUCTION Among the meningiomas of the posterior fossa, foramen magnum (FM) meningiomas deserve special consideration because of their characteristics in…
Tentorial and Falcotentorial Meningiomas
CHAPTER 41 Tentorial and Falcotentorial Meningiomas Volker Seifert, Hiriam Basiouni INTRODUCTION Meningiomas of the posterior cranial fossa account for about 9% of all intracranial meningiomas.1 Approximately 30% of all posterior…
Radiosurgery for Meningiomas (With Special Emphasis on Skull-Base Meningiomas)
CHAPTER 52 Radiosurgery for Meningiomas (With Special Emphasis on Skull-Base Meningiomas) Ajay Niranjan, Hideyuki Kano, Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford INTRODUCTION Meningiomas account for approximately 20% of all intracranial tumors…
The Surgical Management of Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas
CHAPTER 42 The Surgical Management of Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas Patrick Schweder, Andrew H. Kaye INTRODUCTION Meningiomas comprise up to 15% of adult intracranial tumors. These tumors, usually benign and slow-growing,…
Meningioma: History of the Tumor and Its Management
CHAPTER 1 Meningioma History of the Tumor and Its Management Chirag G. Patil, Edward R. Laws, Jr. Meningioma/s has attracted the attention of surgeons, anatomists, pathologists, and physicians for many…
Advanced MRI and PET Imaging of Meningiomas
CHAPTER 15 Advanced MRI and PET Imaging of Meningiomas Menachem M. Gold, Joaquim M. Farinhas, Keivan Shifteh, Jacqueline A. Bello INTRODUCTION Meningiomas are typically diagnosed by their characteristic appearance on…
Indications and Technology of Neurophysiologic Monitoring in Meningioma Surgery
CHAPTER 21 Indications and Technology of Neurophysiologic Monitoring in Meningioma Surgery Francesco. Doglietto, Ivan. Radovanovic, Fred. Gentili INTRODUCTION From the early days of neurosurgery, there has been a continuous effort…
Meningiomas and Neurofibromatosis Type 2
CHAPTER 48 Meningiomas and Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Alp Özgün Börcek, John A. Rutka, James T. Rutka INTRODUCTION The neurofibromatoses consist of two different, dominantly inherited disorders, neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)…
