[Multiple meningiomas: report of 32 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the genesis and classification and diagnosis as well as the treatment of multiple meningiomas.


METHODS
Retrospective study of the materials of 32 cases of multiple meningiomas, simultaneously review of the related articles.


RESULTS
All patients were divided into 5 groups, primary 18 cases, postoperative 7 cases, accompanied by neurofibromatosis (NF) 4 cases, meningiomatosis 1 case, accompanied with other intracranial tumor 2 cases, one with pituitary adenoma and the other with glioma. All the patients accepted operation, cured 25 cases, improved 7 cases.


CONCLUSIONS
The cytogenesis of different type of multiple meningiomas probably varied. Estrogen may play an important role in the genesis of multiple meningiomas. One stage resection of all the tumors was feasible to most cases and advocated. Most cases had strong tolerance to several times of operation, staging operation was permitted. The prognosis and principle of treatment of different group varied.
Zhang
Liang-wen
LW
Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Zhu
Shu-gan
SG
Wu
Cheng-yuan
CY
Jian
Wen-cheng
WC
Li
Xin-gang
XG
Liu
Yu-guang
YG
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome