Case
About this case
Operative video: Meningioma, through the Far Lateral (Transcondylar) approach. The background notes below summarise the anatomy, pathology and approach, with published references.
Reference notes
Background
Notes on this case’s cranial location, pathology and surgical approach, with published sources. General education only, not advice for any individual patient.
Pathology
Meningioma
Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumour, arising from arachnoid cap cells and attached to the dura, with homogeneous enhancement and a classic dural tail. Most are CNS WHO grade 1 and slow-growing (grades 2 and 3 are atypical and anaplastic), presenting by mass effect specific to their location.
Treatment ranges from observation to resection graded by the Simpson scale for dural involvement, with radiosurgery for small, residual or surgically inaccessible lesions.
References
- Louis DN, Perry A, Wesseling P, et al. The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary. Neuro Oncol. 2021;23(8):1231-1251.
- Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou P, Jenkinson MD, et al. EANO guideline on the diagnosis and management of meningiomas. Neuro Oncol. 2021;23(11):1821-1834.
