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Diagnostika, terapie a dispenzarizace meningeomů na NCHK FN Brno v letech 2005-2010

Title in English Meningioma Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-up at the Neurosurgery Clinic, University Hospital Brno between 2005 and 2010
Authors

DUBA Miloš MRLIAN Andrej SMRČKA Martin MUSIL Josef

Year of publication 2013
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Česká a Slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Neurology, neurosurgery, neurosciences
Keywords meningioma; diagnostics; treatment; follow-up
Description Introduction: Meningiomas are usually slow-growing tumors that arise from meningothelial cells and represent about one third of all primary intracranial tumors. They predominate in women. A patient may have multiple meningiomas. Clinical manifestations of meningiomas are determined by location and tumor size. Treatment is mostly surgical; success rate depends on the extent of resection. Radiotherapy is another treatment modality used, whilst hormonal therapy remains on experimental field. Material and methods: Authors describe their experience with the diagnosis, treatment and follow up of patients with meningioma (n = 314). Furthermore, they also assess postoperative morbidity and time to recurrence. Results and conclusion: Despite mostly benign histology of meningiomas, their recurrence is relatively frequent and oscillates between 10 to 30%, always in association with the extent of resection. Therefore, these patients should be followed up and regularly monitored using magnetic resonance imaging.

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