ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2013
Surgical resection of pediatric skull base meningiomas.
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- Overall survival and progression-free survival in pediatric meningiomas: a systematic review and individual patient-level meta-analysis.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Pooled it
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- Pediatric skull base tumors: Clinical features and surgical outcomes; a single center retrospective study with a review of literature.Brain & spine · 2024Article
- Pediatric meningiomas: A literature review and diagnostic update.Neuro-oncology advances · 2023Article
- Management of pediatric CNS meningiomas: CCHE-57357 experience in 39 cases.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019Article
- A comparison of clinicopathological features and surgical outcomes between pediatric skull base and non-skull base meningiomas.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2017Article
- Anterolateral meningioma of the foramen magnum and high cervical spine presenting intradural and extradural growth in a child: case report and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2015Review
- Meningiomas of the pediatric skull base: a review.Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base · 2015Article
- The importance of microsurgery in childhood meningioma: a case report.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2015Article
- Pediatric Skull Base Meningioma: Case Report and Review of Literature.Journal of pediatric neurosciencesArticle
- A Treatise on Pediatric Meningiomas: Single-center Retrospective Cohort Experience and Review of Literature.Journal of pediatric neurosciencesArticle
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Abstract
purposeMeningiomas in children are rare, especially those located at the skull base. In this study, we report our experience of meningioma surgery in the pediatric population and compare our findings of skull base (SB) versus non-skull base (NSB) meningiomas.
methodsFrom our database of 724 surgically treated meningioma patients at the University Hospital, Zurich between 1995 and 2010, 12 patients under 18 years of age were identified. Data for those patients was retrospectively collected through chart review. A descriptive comparison between SB and NSB meningiomas was undertaken to determine statistical significance.
resultsIn all 12 children (seven males, five females; mean age 12.2 ± 4.3 years), surgical removal of the meningioma was performed microsurgically with a mean follow-up of 53 months (range 12-137 months). Of the 12 tumors, six were located in the SB and six in the NSB. Comparing SB to NSB lesions, the mean age was 11 ± 3.8 versus 14 ± 4.6 years, male/female gender distribution was 5:1 compared to 1:5, mean tumor size was 7.5 ± 6.2 versus 26 ± 15.8 cm(2) (p = 0.03), and mean surgery time was 347 versus 214 min. While WHO grade was similar for both groups, the Simpson grade revealed more extensive resection for NSB meningiomas. The Glasgow Outcome Scale at last follow-up was favorable for both groups.
conclusionsMeningioma surgery was safe with favorable outcomes. SB meningiomas were significantly smaller in size, were less likely to undergo complete resection, and had a predilection for younger, male patients.
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