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Foramen magnum meningioma

MedGen UID:
232512
•Concept ID:
C1333630
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Foramen Magnum Meningioma; foramen magnum meningioma; foramen magnum meningioma (disease); meningioma (disease) of foramen magnum; Meningioma of Foramen Magnum; meningioma of Foramen magnum; Meningioma of the Foramen Magnum; meningioma of the Foramen magnum
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003109

Definition

A meningioma that affects the foramen magnum. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVForamen magnum meningioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ethics and meningiomas: From prudence to obstinacy? The position of the neurosurgeon (for treatment or insurance purposes) in the case of complaints concerning post-operative clinical deterioration.
Brunon J
Neurochirurgie 2018 Mar;64(1):1-4. Epub 2015 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2014.08.004. PMID: 25599871
Introduction: surgical management of skull base meningiomas.
Zada G, Başkaya MK, Shah MV
Neurosurg Focus 2017 Oct;43(VideoSuppl2):Intro. doi: 10.3171/2017.10.FocusVid.Intro. PMID: 28967307
New prospects for management and treatment of inoperable and recurrent skull base meningiomas.
Johnson MD, Sade B, Milano MT, Lee JH, Toms SA
J Neurooncol 2008 Jan;86(1):109-22. Epub 2007 Jul 12 doi: 10.1007/s11060-007-9434-z. PMID: 17624496

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Foramen Magnum Meningiomas: A Report of 10 Cases and Literature Review.
Geyik AM, Pusat S, Alptekin M, Ugur BK, Geyik S, Nehir A, Erkutlu I
Turk Neurosurg 2021;31(6):931-935. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.33015-20.2. PMID: 35018625
Foramen Magnum Meningioma-The Attainment of the Intra-Arachnoidal Dissection: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.
Essayed W, Aboud E, Al-Mefty O
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2021 Nov 15;21(6):E518-E519. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab317. PMID: 34498699
Microsurgical resection of foramen magnum meningioma: multi-institutional retrospective case series and proposed surgical risk scoring system.
Fatima N, Shin JH, Curry WT, Chang SD, Meola A
J Neurooncol 2021 Jun;153(2):331-342. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03773-z. PMID: 33973146
Foramen magnum meningioma's management: the experience of the department of neurosurgery in Marrakesh.
Hajhouji F, Lmejjati M, Aniba K, Laghmari M, Ghannane H, Benali SA
Pan Afr Med J 2017;26:42. Epub 2017 Jan 30 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.42.10838. PMID: 28451020Free PMC Article
Foramen magnum meningioma: The midline suboccipital subtonsillar approach.
Dobrowolski S, Ebner F, Lepski G, Tatagiba M
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2016 Jun;145:28-34. Epub 2016 Apr 2 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.02.027. PMID: 27064859

Diagnosis

Clinical Presentation of Foramen Magnum Meningioma Masqueraded by Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Report of 2 Cases.
Bahrami E, Parvaresh M, Fattahi A, Farzan A, Kazemi F
JBJS Case Connect 2021 Nov 4;11(4) doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00374. PMID: 34735377
Foramen magnum meningioma's management: the experience of the department of neurosurgery in Marrakesh.
Hajhouji F, Lmejjati M, Aniba K, Laghmari M, Ghannane H, Benali SA
Pan Afr Med J 2017;26:42. Epub 2017 Jan 30 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.42.10838. PMID: 28451020Free PMC Article
Management of Foramen Magnum Meningioma During Pregnancy: Literature Review and Case Report.
Casabella AM, Urakov TM, Basil G, Morcos JJ
World Neurosurg 2017 Jan;97:752.e15-752.e18. Epub 2016 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.10.058. PMID: 27773856
Foramen magnum meningioma: The midline suboccipital subtonsillar approach.
Dobrowolski S, Ebner F, Lepski G, Tatagiba M
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2016 Jun;145:28-34. Epub 2016 Apr 2 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.02.027. PMID: 27064859
Melanocytic tumor with GNA11 p.Q209L mutation mimicking a foramen magnum meningioma.
Strom RG, Shvartsbeyn M, Rosenblum MK, Hameed MR, Nafa K, Mikolaenko I, Babu RP
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012 Oct;114(8):1197-200. Epub 2012 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.02.030. PMID: 22421249

Therapy

Very delayed CSF leak in patients after craniotomy for resection of skull base tumors.
Masalha W, Kahanov L, Spektor S, Kaye AH, Kroger A, Moscovici S
J Clin Neurosci 2023 Jul;113:54-57. Epub 2023 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.05.004. PMID: 37186994
Outcomes of stereotactic radiosurgery for foramen magnum meningiomas: an international multicenter study.
Mehta GU, Zenonos G, Patibandla MR, Lin CJ, Wolf A, Grills I, Mathieu D, McShane B, Lee JY, Blas K, Kondziolka D, Lee CC, Lunsford LD, Sheehan JP
J Neurosurg 2018 Aug;129(2):383-389. Epub 2017 Sep 1 doi: 10.3171/2017.3.JNS163008. PMID: 28862549
C1 arch regeneration, tight cisterna magna, and cervical syringomyelia following foramen magnum surgery.
Rahme R, Koussa S, Samaha E
Surg Neurol 2009 Jul;72(1):83-5; discussion 85-6. Epub 2008 Apr 28 doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.01.041. PMID: 18440624
Experience of a single institution treating foramen magnum meningiomas.
Pamir MN, Kiliç T, Ozduman K, Türe U
J Clin Neurosci 2004 Nov;11(8):863-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.02.007. PMID: 15519864
Reversible somatosensory evoked potential changes with neodymium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser use.
Long RR, Wirth FP
Neurosurgery 1987 Oct;21(4):465-7. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198710000-00004. PMID: 3683778

Prognosis

Microsurgical resection of foramen magnum meningioma: multi-institutional retrospective case series and proposed surgical risk scoring system.
Fatima N, Shin JH, Curry WT, Chang SD, Meola A
J Neurooncol 2021 Jun;153(2):331-342. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03773-z. PMID: 33973146
Foramen magnum meningiomas.
Bir SC, Maiti TK, Nanda A
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;170:167-174. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822198-3.00038-0. PMID: 32586488
Foramen magnum meningioma's management: the experience of the department of neurosurgery in Marrakesh.
Hajhouji F, Lmejjati M, Aniba K, Laghmari M, Ghannane H, Benali SA
Pan Afr Med J 2017;26:42. Epub 2017 Jan 30 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.42.10838. PMID: 28451020Free PMC Article
Management of Foramen Magnum Meningioma During Pregnancy: Literature Review and Case Report.
Casabella AM, Urakov TM, Basil G, Morcos JJ
World Neurosurg 2017 Jan;97:752.e15-752.e18. Epub 2016 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.10.058. PMID: 27773856
Foramen magnum meningiomas: surgical results and risks predicting poor outcomes based on a modified classification.
Li D, Wu Z, Ren C, Hao SY, Wang L, Xiao XR, Tang J, Wang YG, Meng GL, Zhang LW, Zhang JT
J Neurosurg 2017 Mar;126(3):661-676. Epub 2016 May 13 doi: 10.3171/2016.2.JNS152873. PMID: 27177171

Clinical prediction guides

Microsurgical resection of foramen magnum meningioma: multi-institutional retrospective case series and proposed surgical risk scoring system.
Fatima N, Shin JH, Curry WT, Chang SD, Meola A
J Neurooncol 2021 Jun;153(2):331-342. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03773-z. PMID: 33973146
Far Lateral Approach for Resection of a Foramen Magnum Meningioma: 3-Dimensional Surgical Video.
Campero A, Emmerich J, Marquez Rivas J
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2020 Mar 1;18(3):E81. doi: 10.1093/ons/opz138. PMID: 31173144
Our surgical experience in foramen magnum meningiomas: clinical series of 11 cases.
Bilgin E, Çavus G, Açik V, Arslan A, Olguner SK, Istemen I, Gezercan Y, Ökten AI
Pan Afr Med J 2019;34:5. Epub 2019 Sep 3 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.5.17536. PMID: 31762874Free PMC Article
Foramen magnum meningiomas: surgical results and risks predicting poor outcomes based on a modified classification.
Li D, Wu Z, Ren C, Hao SY, Wang L, Xiao XR, Tang J, Wang YG, Meng GL, Zhang LW, Zhang JT
J Neurosurg 2017 Mar;126(3):661-676. Epub 2016 May 13 doi: 10.3171/2016.2.JNS152873. PMID: 27177171
Surgical management of ventral and ventrolateral foramen magnum meningiomas: report on a 64-case series and review of the literature.
Talacchi A, Biroli A, Soda C, Masotto B, Bricolo A
Neurosurg Rev 2012 Jul;35(3):359-67; discussion 367-8. Epub 2012 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s10143-012-0381-6. PMID: 22430127

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