title: Spinal meningiomas: surgical management and outcome.
abstract: Advances in imaging and surgical technique have improved the treatment of spinal meningiomas; these include magnetic resonance imaging, intraoperative ultrasonography, neuromonitoring, the operative microscope, and ultrasonic cavitation aspirators. This study is a retrospective review of all patients treated at a single institution and with a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of spinal meningioma. Additionally the authors analyze data obtained in 556 patients reported in six large series in the literature, evaluating surgical techniques, results, and functional outcomes. Overall, surgical treatment of spinal meningiomas is associated with favorable outcomes. Spinal meningiomas can be completely resected, are associated with postoperative functional improvement, and the rate of recurrence is low.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
authors.forename: Oren N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Gottfried
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gluf
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quinones-Hinojosa
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Meic H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome