A woman in her mid-50s who had undergone a subtotal resection of a peritorcular meningioma 3 years earlier presented with symptoms suggestive of increased intracranial pressure. A delayed diagnosis of ...

Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, states, “In this study, like others, 79.3 % of Grade I meningiomas, 83.3% of meningothelial meningiomas, and 70% of angiomatous ...

Secretory meningioma is an unusual histological subtype of meningiomas, characterized by focal epithelial and secretory transformation of meningothelial cells. It is a benign, slowly growing lesion, ...

The most common type is called meningothelial meningioma, which accounts for about 80% of all cases. Other types include fibrous meningioma, transitional meningioma, psammomatous meningioma, and ...

Intracranial meningiomas consist of a heterogenous group of histological subtypes, some of which are rare. Data that may play an important role in neurosurgical decision-making regarding the incidence ...

The subset of extradural meningiomas arising from bone is called primary intraosseous meningioma. The present article outlines the clinical presentation, investigation, surgical management, and ...

Meningioma, meningothelial type, World Health Organization grade 1. Discussion of Management. Dr. Helen A. Shih: Optic nerve sheath meningiomas are typically managed with radiation therapy. 21 The ...

Meningioma is thought to originate from arachnoidal cells in the central nervous system (CNS) and accounts for approximately 30% of all brain tumors ().Most meningiomas are low grade benign brain ...

Meningiomas are thought to arise from meningothelial cells (arachnoid “cap” cells) and occur more frequently in areas where cap cells are most numerous. Cap cells are especially concentrated in the ...