Meningiomas’ Management: An Update of the Literature
( Neurooncology - Newer Developments )
Publication series ： Neurooncology - Newer Developments
Author： Giulia Cossu Mahmoud Messerer Fabrice Parker Marc Levivier and Roy Thomas Daniel
Publisher： IntechOpen
Publication year： 2016
E-ISBN: INT6172462929
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535124252
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789535124269
Subject： R73 Oncology
Keyword： 肿瘤学
Language： ENG
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Meningiomas’ Management: An Update of the Literature
Description
Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumors in the adult population [1]. They are generally considered benign lesions but after the 2007 WHO classification, the proportion of atypical meningiomas has steeply increased. Surgery is considered the mainstay of the treatment and a complete resection is considered curative in WHO grade I meningiomas. The role of adjuvant treatments like radiotherapy (stereotactic radiosurgery or conventional external beam irradiation) and chemotherapy in more aggressive cases is still discussed, above all in WHO grade II meningiomas. We would like to expose the most important advances in meningiomas’ management in accordance with the recent literature evidences.
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