Onkologie. 2015:9(5):221-225

Complex therapy of meningiomas - single centre experience

Miloš Duba, Andrej Mrlian, Josef Musil, Martin Smrčka, Marek Bradávka

Neurochirurgická klinika LF MU a FN Brno

Meningiomas are usually slow-growing tumors, which arise from arachnoideal cells and represent about one third of all primary intracranial

tumors. They occur more frequently in women. Clinical manifestations of meningiomas depend on location and tumor size. In

therapy, surgical treatment is mostly applied; the success rate is associated with the amount of the resection. Another treatment modality

is radiotherapy, hormonal therapy remains on experimental field.

Material a methods: Authors describe their experiences with the diagnosis, the therapy and with the follow up of the patients with

meningioma (n = 552).

Results and conclusion: Despite of mostly benign histology of meningiomas, their recurrence may be relatively frequent and oscillates

between 10 to 30 % often depends of the extension of the operation. Therefore, it is necessary to follow up these patients in compliance

with regular monitoring using MR imaging.

Keywords: meningioma, diagnostics, treatment, follow up

Published: December 1, 2015  Show citation