Long-term follow-up of incidentally discovered meningiomas

Background Many incidental meningiomas are detected and need to be assessed for further management. Better knowledge of the long-term natural history is necessary for optimal management. Methods We have retrospectively evaluated a cohort of consecutive patients who were referred to the authors at th...

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Published in:Acta neurochirurgica 2015-02, Vol.157 (2), p.225-230
Main Authors: Jadid, Kayvan D., Feychting, Maria, Höijer, Jonas, Hylin, Sofia, Kihlström, Lars, Mathiesen, Tiit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Clinical Article - Brain Tumors
Disease Progression
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidental Findings
Interventional Radiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meningeal Neoplasms - pathology
Meningioma - pathology
Middle Aged
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosurgery
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Orthopedics
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Summary:Background Many incidental meningiomas are detected and need to be assessed for further management. Better knowledge of the long-term natural history is necessary for optimal management. Methods We have retrospectively evaluated a cohort of consecutive patients who were referred to the authors at the Department of Neurosurgery with incidentally diagnosed asymptomatic meningiomas from 1991–1998 and followed prospectively. All patients were followed for a minimum of 10 years or until they reached the endpoint of demonstrated tumour growth or died. Results During follow-up, 35.4 % of the tumours grew, resulting in a 75 % 15-year growth rate by life-table statistics. The growth rates were similar in smaller (
ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/s00701-014-2306-3