How I do it. Foramen magnum meningiomas. Surgical tenets for a unique pathology of a transition zone.

Sergio Corvino, Antonio Bernardo, Giuseppe Corazzelli, Giuseppe Catapano

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Sergio CorvinoDepartment of Neurosurgery, "Ospedale del Mare", 80147, Naples, Italy.

Antonio BernardoDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.

Giuseppe CorazzelliDepartment of Neurosurgery, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy. giuseppe.corazzelli@uniroma1.it.

Giuseppe CatapanoDepartment of Neurosurgery, "Ospedale del Mare", 80147, Naples, Italy.

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Abstract

backgroundForamen magnum meningiomas (FMMs) represent significant neurosurgical challenge because of their intimate relationship with highly functional and vital neurovascular structures.

methodWe discuss and illustrate technical nuances to resect type 3 FMMs with anterolateral dural attachment, causing compression and displacement of the medulla oblongata, accessory nerve and upper cervical spinal cord, with encasement of vertebral artery, through far lateral approach.

conclusionProper extradural preparation, early cerebrospinal fluid drainage, sectioning of dentate ligament, working between the nerve rootlets from caudal to rostral and from lateral to medial can enhance the safety and extent of resection.

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Foramen MagnumMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaNeurosurgical ProceduresSkull Base NeoplasmsHumansMedulla OblongataBrain tumorsFar lateral approachForamen magnumMeningiomasSkull base

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PMID42834244

DOI10.1007/s00701-026-07006-y

PMCPMC13638726

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