Meningiomas Involving the Sphenoid Wing Outcome after Microsurgical Treatment – A Clinical Review of 73 Cases

Abstract

The result of this study affirms the safety of microsurgical treatment strategies, so that sufficient tumor control can be achieved with minimal morbidity and satisfying functional results in most cases.

Sphenoid wing meningiomas: Surgical strategies and evaluation of prognostic factors influencing clinical outcomes

“…The improved percentage of postoperative KPS in patients aged <60 years was higher than that in patients aged ≥60, but their difference was also not statistically significant. As some studies showed [6,7], impairment of vision was the most common symptom followed by headache of SWMs in our data. After operation, the two symptoms improved in some patients.…”

Internal and external spheno-orbital meningioma varieties: different outcomes and prognoses

“…Early postoperative conformational radiotherapy for SOM with incomplete resection was previously reported [1,29]. For grade II and III, additional irradiation is mandatory [30].…”

Surgical Management of Skull Base Meningiomas – An Overview

“…In a current series of 73 sphenoid ridge meningiomas (Honig et al 2010), rates of perioperative morbidity and mortality were 7% and 3%, respectively, with 11 patients (15%) developing tumour recurrence (mean follow-up 29.8 months). In another series of 117 foramen magnum meningiomas, perioperative mortality was 1.8%, recurrence rate among the 93 followed up patients was calculated for 1.1% (Wu et al 2009).…”

“…The least includes meningiomas arising from either the medial, clinoidal, alar or outer, temporal/pterional portion of the sphenoid ridge (30.1%, 6.9% and 16% of all meningiomas involving the sphenoid ridge, respectively) (Honig et al 2010;Mendenhall et al 2004;Condra et al 1997;Rockhill et al 2007). …”