Meningiomas of the lateral ventricles. A review of 10 cases

Summary Background Intraventricular meningiomas are rare tumours that represent about 2% of all intracranial meningiomas, and represent one of the most challenging problems in neurosurgery. They are located deep within the brain and often are sizable and highly vascular. We report on a series of 10...

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Published inNeurocirugía (Asturias, Spain) Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 427 - 433
Main Authors Gelabert-González, M, García-Allut, A, Bandín-Diéguez, J, Serramito-García, R, Martínez-Rumbo, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Spain Elsevier España 2008
Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía
Subjects
Abordajes quirúrgicos
Adolescent
Adult
Brain tumours
Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms - pathology
Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms - physiopathology
Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms - surgery
Child
Female
Humans
Intraventricular meningiomas
Lateral ventricle
Lateral Ventricles - pathology
Lateral Ventricles - surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Meningioma - pathology
Meningioma - physiopathology
Meningioma - surgery
Meningioma intraventricular
Middle Aged
Neurosurgery
Retrospective Studies
Surgical approaches
Surgical treatment
Tratamiento quirúrgico
Tumor cerebral
Ventrículo lateral
Young Adult
Tratamiento quirúrgico
Surgical approaches
Surgical treatment
Abordajes quirúrgicos
Meningioma intraventricular
Tumor cerebral
Brain tumours
Intraventricular meningiomas
Ventrículo lateral
Lateral ventricle
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Summary:Summary Background Intraventricular meningiomas are rare tumours that represent about 2% of all intracranial meningiomas, and represent one of the most challenging problems in neurosurgery. They are located deep within the brain and often are sizable and highly vascular. We report on a series of 10 meningiomas of the lateral ventricles treated at our institution during the last 28 years. Patients Ten patients (6 women, 4 men; mean age 41.6 yrs) were admitted to our medical center between 1978–2005 with meningioma of the lateral ventricles. Headache was the first symptom in 8 cases and ocular signs were present in 5 patients. Results Seven tumours were located in the right ventricle (70%) ranging in size from 2–8 cm, with 7 tumours larger than 3 cm in diameter. Nine patients underwent surgery with total excision in 8 cases and subtotal in the other; the remaining patient only received radiosurgery. Conclusions Total resection is the gold standard for treatment which was possible in all but one of the cases undergoing surgery.
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ISSN:1130-1473
DOI:10.1016/S1130-1473(08)70209-4