It's Not Your "Run of the Mill" Meningioma

Abstract

Approximately 30% of primary brain tumors are meningiomas; 90% of these are benign. The remaining 10% have aggressive pathological features and significantly higher recurrence rates. Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, and other medical therapies. Management of these patients involves vigilant neuroradiological imaging, follow-up visits, symptom management, and ongoing patient and family teaching. Even with aggressive treatment modalities, morbidity and mortality rates remain high.

Postoperative nursing process of a pregnant patient with meningioma: a case report

“…Intracranial meningiomas are mostly benign and treated with monitoring or surgical resection [3]. As published in literature, the patient who had meningioma excision was discharged on the second postoperative day without requiring any further treatment.…”

“…The management and care of brain tumors require a multidisciplinary, holistic and individualized approach when the patient is pregnant [3,10,15,16]. Being an important member of the multidisciplinary team, the neuroscience nurse must guide and evaluate the quality of the care provided to patients with meningioma in order to enable them to take a holistic care and thus to meet all the basic human needs of these patients and their families [10].…”

“…Meningioma is a primary intracranial tumor which arises from the meninges in the adult population [1][2][3]. A great majority of meningiomas are histologically benign (>90%) [4,5].…”

“…Surgery is recommended for the symptoms caused by meningioma [3,8]. However, when pregnant women suffering from intracranial tumors undergo a surgery, this procedure poses a great risk for both them and their fetuses.…”

“…Nursing care of these patients should be conducted according to the manifestations of the patients, through a holistic and individualized approach [10]. Nurses have a role of providing clinical care and patient and family education and ongoing support during this process [3].…”