Case
About this case
Operative video: Meningioma of the Falx. 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.
Cranial Location
Falx
The falx cerebri is the midline dural fold between the hemispheres, carrying the superior and inferior sagittal sinuses. Falcine meningiomas grow from it and may hide beneath the cortex, while parasagittal tumours involve the sinus wall itself.
The key surgical considerations are venous preservation — the bridging veins and sagittal sinus — and reaching the tumour through the interhemispheric fissure without retraction injury.
