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Clinical and surgical aspects of meningiomas of the base of the skull. I. Meningiomas of the anterior fossa

E. García-Navarrete, R. García-Sola [REV NEUROL 2002;34:584-592] PMID: 12040506 DOI: https://doi.org/10.33588/rn.3406.2001274

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Volumen 34 | Number 06 | Nº of views of the article 5.271 | Nº of PDF downloads 572 | Article publication date 16/03/2002

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INTRODUCTION and objective. Meningiomas are usually benign, slow growing tumours. They form around 15% of all intracranial tumours and approximately a third are found at the base of the skull. In this paper we describe the clinical and surgical characteristics of meningiomas of the anterior fossa and our experience in treating them surgically.

PATIENTS AND METHODS We present 25 patients who were operated on for meningiomas of the olfactory sulcus, orbit and sella and suprasella meningiomas, and the results obtained. RESULTS and conclusions. The results showed: 1. Female predominance at all sites. 2. Age did not determine whether surgery was performed. 3. In most cases macroscopically complete resection of the tumour was achieved. 4. The size of the tumour worsened the preoperative clinical situation and postoperative morbidity and mortality. KeywordsAnterior fossa Base of skull Olfactory sulcus Orbit sella Orbit suprasella CategoriesTécnicas exploratorias

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Clinical and surgical aspects of meningiomas of the base of the skull. I. Meningiomas of the anterior fossa