Review of Current Evidence Regarding Surgery in Elderly Patients with Meningioma

The Japanese population features the highest rate of elderly individuals worldwide. Moreover, Japan has the highest number of computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging devices in the world, which has led to an increase in the incidental detection of meningioma in healthy elderly patients. Many...

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Published in:Neurologia medico-chirurgica 2017, Vol.57(10), pp.521-533
Main Authors: IKAWA, Fusao, KINOSHITA, Yasuyuki, TAKEDA, Masaaki, SAITO, Taiichi, YAMAGUCHI, Satoshi, YAMASAKI, Fumiyuki, IIDA, Koji, SUGIYAMA, Kazuhiko, ARITA, Kazunori, KURISU, Kaoru
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Language:English
Subjects:
aged
Computed tomography
elderly
Factor analysis
Geriatrics
Magnetic resonance imaging
Meningioma
Mortality
Patients
Quality of life
Review
Surgery
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Summary:The Japanese population features the highest rate of elderly individuals worldwide. Moreover, Japan has the highest number of computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging devices in the world, which has led to an increase in the incidental detection of meningioma in healthy elderly patients. Many previous papers have discussed the risks and indications for surgery in this patient population, but available information remains insufficient, and the definition of “elderly” has not been standardized. This review tried to clarify the published evidence and challenges associated with elderly meningioma based on a search of the PubMed database using the terms “meningioma,” “elderly,” and “surgery” for English-language clinical studies and collected related papers published from 2000 to 2016. Twenty-four papers were reviewed and classified by definition of elderly age: over 60, 65, 70, and 80 years old. Six of seven papers that defined the elderly cutoff as over 65 years old were published after 2010, which suggested the consensus definition. Four preoperative grading scoring systems were described and associated with mortality. The 1-year and 5-year mortality rates ranged from 0% to 16.7% and from 7% to 27%, which were comparable with unselected cohorts. Review of risk factor analysis emphasized the importance of considering the preoperative status, presence of comorbidities, and optimum surgical timing during patient selection. Careful choice of patients can also lead to better quality of life. A prospective randomized study considering patient frailty should address the causes and prevention of complications.
ISSN:0470-8105
1349-8029
DOI:10.2176/nmc.ra.2017-0011