10 Cases of Meningioma in Skull Base Clinical Report Treated by Microsurgery
- VernacularTitle:颅底脑膜瘤的显微手术治疗
- Author:
Qi YAN
;
Hualin YU
;
Wenchun LIU
;
Huijun GONG
;
Wei HUANG
;
Jintao LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Meningiomas;
Skull base;
Microsurgery
- From:
Journal of Kunming Medical University
2013;(11):21-24,52
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To summary the experience of microsurgery of meningioma in skull base treatment. Methods To study the clinical data of 10 cases patients of meningioma in skull base who were subjected to microsurgery by using retrospective analysis. Among the 10 patients, there were 3 cases of meningioma of the olfactory groove. There were 2 cases of sphenoid ridge meningioma, meningioma in the middle cranial fossa, meningioma in the cerebellopontine angle respectively.There was 1 case of meningioma of velarium in temporal lobe. Results In 7 cases, the meningioma was completely removed. And in another 3 cases, the meningioma got subtotal resection. During and after the operation, there were no severe complications observed or death occurrence in all the 10 cases of meningioma patients. Two months post of operation,all patients got a significant amelioration in their symptoms. A total of 9 cases were followed up. There was 1 case of IIa type meningioma recurred. Conclusion To elevate the whole shearing rate of meningioma in skull base and reduce the mortality of it,it is most important for appropriate operative route selection and well mircosugical technique application.
