All About Meningioma

Meningioma
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It is one of the most common
benign intracranial tumors that
comprises of 10-15% of all the brain
tumors.
The membrane-like structures that
surround the spinal cord and the
brain are called meninges.
Meningiomas develop in the
meninges.
Meningioma

Facts About Meningioma
Meningiomas are usually curable with Grade 0
to Grade 1 removal methods.
The tumor may cause pressure on the spinal
cord as well as the brain.
Constant direct pressure may cause thickening
of the adjacent bone or hyperostosis.
Meningiomas cannot be diagnosed until
symptoms start to appear.

Vomiting
Convulsions or seizures
Severe headache
Blurred vision
Memory or personality
changes etc.
Common Symptoms

Symptoms
according to
Meningioma
Location

Flax and Parasagittal Meningioma
Weakness of the lower limbs
Difficulty in walking
Convexity Meningioma
Convulsions
Headaches
Focal neurological deficits. That is a loss or paucity of optimal
function of body parts.
Behavioral changes or memory lapses especially difficulty in
registration and recall of recent events.

Changes in the begaviour or memory loss
Sensational inability or numbness
Paralysis on one side of the face
Visual defects- blindness, double vision etc
Visual defects- blindness, double vision
Changes in the behavior or memory loss
Sensational inability or numbness
Sphenoid wing Meningioma
Olfactory Groove Meningioma

Hearing impairment
There can be difficulty in walking because of
imbalance
Difficulty in coughing and swallowing
Numbness on the face, twitching or spasms on
the facial muscles, electric shock pain on one
side of the face etc.
Posterior fossa Meningioma
Suprasellar or planum Meningioma
Visual impairments or difficulties like
blindness or double vision.

Spinal Meningioma
Reduced bowel or bladder
functioning
Weakness and numbness on
the legs and/or arms.
Back pain which may increase
when lying down.
Band like sensation in trunk or
chest or pain in the limbs

Vision impairment
Bulging of the eye
Memory or behavioural changes
Dizziness
Headaches
Intraorbital Meningioma
Intraventricular Meningioma
Intravenricular Meningioma

Meningiomas are slow growing
tumors and it is difficult to diagnose
them until they start exerting
pressure on the surrounding
structures. Common diagnostic
tools are:
Diagnosis
CT scan
Contrast enhanced MRI

Treatment
Observation
As a Grade I meningioma grows slowly, active surveillance
may be recommended for some patient. During active
surveillance, the tumor is monitored and treatment would
begin if it started causing any symptoms or problems.
Surgery
Main and best option is the complete Micro-surgical removal
of the tumor. This may achieve the best cure. The main aim of
the surgery is to remove the meningioma completely along
with the dural attachment and infiltrated bone.

Radiation Therapy
If your meningioma can't be completely
removed surgically, your doctor may
recommend radiation therapy following
or instead of surgery.

For best and Safe Meningioma
Treatment, Visit

Dr Manish Vaish -Neurosurgeon in Delhi
Dr Y S Bundela- Spine Surgeon in Delhi
Department of Neurosurgery,
Room No #580,
Max Super Speciality Hospital,
Sector 1, Vaishali, Ghaziabad,
Uttar Pradesh 201012, India
Phone: 9910100533, 981032440
Contact Us

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