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Benign neoplasm of meninges

MedGen UID:
138093
•Concept ID:
C0348426
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Meningeal Neoplasm; Benign Meningeal Neoplasms; Meningeal Neoplasm, Benign; Meningeal Neoplasms, Benign; Neoplasm, Benign Meningeal; Neoplasms, Benign Meningeal
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of meninges (109913001); Benign neoplasm of meninges (109913001); Benign meningeal neoplasm (409659004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021527

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the meninges and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign neoplasm of meninges

Professional guidelines

PubMed

EANO guideline on the diagnosis and management of meningiomas.
Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou P, Jenkinson MD, Sahm F, Mawrin C, Weber DC, Preusser M, Minniti G, Lund-Johansen M, Lefranc F, Houdart E, Sallabanda K, Le Rhun E, Nieuwenhuizen D, Tabatabai G, Soffietti R, Weller M
Neuro Oncol 2021 Nov 2;23(11):1821-1834. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab150. PMID: 34181733Free PMC Article
Meningioma: not always a benign tumor. A review of advances in the treatment of meningiomas.
Maggio I, Franceschi E, Tosoni A, Nunno VD, Gatto L, Lodi R, Brandes AA
CNS Oncol 2021 Jun 1;10(2):CNS72. Epub 2021 May 21 doi: 10.2217/cns-2021-0003. PMID: 34015955Free PMC Article
Primary Brain Tumors in Adults: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Perkins A, Liu G
Am Fam Physician 2016 Feb 1;93(3):211-7. PMID: 26926614

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Malignant meningiomas.
Fountain DM, Young AMH, Santarius T
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;170:245-250. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822198-3.00044-6. PMID: 32586496
Current treatment options for meningioma.
Apra C, Peyre M, Kalamarides M
Expert Rev Neurother 2018 Mar;18(3):241-249. Epub 2018 Jan 22 doi: 10.1080/14737175.2018.1429920. PMID: 29338455
Neoplastic meningitis.
Van Horn A, Chamberlain MC
J Support Oncol 2012 Mar-Apr;10(2):45-53. Epub 2011 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.suponc.2011.06.002. PMID: 22005214
Epidemiology and etiology of meningioma.
Wiemels J, Wrensch M, Claus EB
J Neurooncol 2010 Sep;99(3):307-14. Epub 2010 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s11060-010-0386-3. PMID: 20821343Free PMC Article
Meningioma.
Marosi C, Hassler M, Roessler K, Reni M, Sant M, Mazza E, Vecht C
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2008 Aug;67(2):153-71. Epub 2008 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.01.010. PMID: 18342535

Diagnosis

Malignant meningiomas.
Fountain DM, Young AMH, Santarius T
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;170:245-250. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822198-3.00044-6. PMID: 32586496
Atypical meningiomas.
Chen R, Aghi MK
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;170:233-244. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822198-3.00043-4. PMID: 32586495
An overview of meningiomas.
Buerki RA, Horbinski CM, Kruser T, Horowitz PM, James CD, Lukas RV
Future Oncol 2018 Sep;14(21):2161-2177. Epub 2018 Aug 7 doi: 10.2217/fon-2018-0006. PMID: 30084265Free PMC Article
Petroclival meningiomas.
Hunter JB, Weaver KD, Thompson RC, Wanna GB
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2015 Jun;48(3):477-90. Epub 2015 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2015.02.007. PMID: 25863570
Meningioma.
Marosi C, Hassler M, Roessler K, Reni M, Sant M, Mazza E, Vecht C
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2008 Aug;67(2):153-71. Epub 2008 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.01.010. PMID: 18342535

Therapy

Emerging systemic treatment options in meningioma.
Mair MJ, Berghoff AS, Brastianos PK, Preusser M
J Neurooncol 2023 Jan;161(2):245-258. Epub 2022 Oct 1 doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-04148-8. PMID: 36181606Free PMC Article
EANO guideline on the diagnosis and management of meningiomas.
Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou P, Jenkinson MD, Sahm F, Mawrin C, Weber DC, Preusser M, Minniti G, Lund-Johansen M, Lefranc F, Houdart E, Sallabanda K, Le Rhun E, Nieuwenhuizen D, Tabatabai G, Soffietti R, Weller M
Neuro Oncol 2021 Nov 2;23(11):1821-1834. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab150. PMID: 34181733Free PMC Article
Malignant meningiomas.
Fountain DM, Young AMH, Santarius T
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;170:245-250. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822198-3.00044-6. PMID: 32586496
Leptomeningeal metastasis.
Taillibert S, Chamberlain MC
Handb Clin Neurol 2018;149:169-204. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-811161-1.00013-X. PMID: 29307353
Meningioma.
Marosi C, Hassler M, Roessler K, Reni M, Sant M, Mazza E, Vecht C
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2008 Aug;67(2):153-71. Epub 2008 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.01.010. PMID: 18342535

Prognosis

Epidemiology of brain metastases and leptomeningeal disease.
Lamba N, Wen PY, Aizer AA
Neuro Oncol 2021 Sep 1;23(9):1447-1456. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab101. PMID: 33908612Free PMC Article
Fourth Ventricular Meningiomas.
Luo W, Xu Y, Yang J, Liu Z, Liu H
World Neurosurg 2019 Jul;127:e1201-e1209. Epub 2019 Apr 17 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.097. PMID: 31004862
Epidemiology of meningiomas.
Baldi I, Engelhardt J, Bonnet C, Bauchet L, Berteaud E, Grüber A, Loiseau H
Neurochirurgie 2018 Mar;64(1):5-14. Epub 2014 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2014.05.006. PMID: 25249493
Neoplastic meningitis.
Van Horn A, Chamberlain MC
J Support Oncol 2012 Mar-Apr;10(2):45-53. Epub 2011 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.suponc.2011.06.002. PMID: 22005214
Neoplastic meningitis.
Chamberlain MC
J Clin Oncol 2005 May 20;23(15):3605-13. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.01.131. PMID: 15908671

Clinical prediction guides

Management strategies and clinical follow-up of pregnant women with intracranial meningioma.
Dumitru AE, Panaitescu A, Iancu G, Paslaru FG, Paslaru AC, Gorgan RM, Peltecu G
J Med Life 2021 Jan-Mar;14(1):2-6. doi: 10.25122/jml-2021-0012. PMID: 33767778Free PMC Article
Current treatment options for meningioma.
Apra C, Peyre M, Kalamarides M
Expert Rev Neurother 2018 Mar;18(3):241-249. Epub 2018 Jan 22 doi: 10.1080/14737175.2018.1429920. PMID: 29338455
Incidental meningiomas.
Chamoun R, Krisht KM, Couldwell WT
Neurosurg Focus 2011 Dec;31(6):E19. doi: 10.3171/2011.9.FOCUS11220. PMID: 22133182
Review of meningioma histopathology.
Commins DL, Atkinson RD, Burnett ME
Neurosurg Focus 2007;23(4):E3. doi: 10.3171/FOC-07/10/E3. PMID: 17961040
Secretory meningiomas.
Colakoğlu N, Demirtaş E, Oktar N, Yüntem N, Islekel S, Ozdamar N
J Neurooncol 2003 May;62(3):233-41. doi: 10.1023/a:1023319407645. PMID: 12777074

Recent systematic reviews

Combined petrosal approach: a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical complications.
Giammattei L, Starnoni D, Peters D, George M, Messerer M, Daniel RT
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Jul 13;46(1):172. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02072-7. PMID: 37439884Free PMC Article
Meningioma systematic reviews and meta-analyses: an assessment of reporting and methodological quality.
George AM, Gupta S, Keshwara SM, Mustafa MA, Gillespie CS, Richardson GE, Steele AC, Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH, Dirven L, Marson AG, Islim AI, Jenkinson MD, Millward CP
Br J Neurosurg 2022 Dec;36(6):678-685. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2115008. PMID: 36263847
Exclusively endoscopic endonasal resection of benign orbital tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jafari A, von Sneidern M, Lehmann AE, Shen SA, Shishido S, Freitag SK, Bleier BS
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2021 May;11(5):924-934. Epub 2020 Dec 22 doi: 10.1002/alr.22745. PMID: 33350602
Mast cells in meningiomas and brain inflammation.
Polyzoidis S, Koletsa T, Panagiotidou S, Ashkan K, Theoharides TC
J Neuroinflammation 2015 Sep 17;12:170. doi: 10.1186/s12974-015-0388-3. PMID: 26377554Free PMC Article
The Role of Mifepristone in Meningiomas Management: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Cossu G, Levivier M, Daniel RT, Messerer M
Biomed Res Int 2015;2015:267831. Epub 2015 Jun 3 doi: 10.1155/2015/267831. PMID: 26146614Free PMC Article

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