Meningioma: a historical study of the tumor and its surgical management.
The history of meningioma is reviewed, highlighting the personalities and events that shaped our understanding and management of this tumor. Early descriptions, nomenclature, and the history of surgical removal of meningioma are discussed and the important role of this tumor in the development of neurosurgery as a whole is stressed.
Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*