title: Olfactory groove meningiomas.
abstract: Meningiomas originating from the olfactory groove account for approximately 10% of all intracranial meningiomas. They represent only 2% of all intracranial tumors. We present the diagnostic, clinical and pathological features of olfactory groove meningiomas and describe our surgical results and complications in a series of 25 patients. In 19 patients, surgery was via a bifrontal approach, and in the remaining six a pterional approach was used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ktuna@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tuna
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayten
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deda
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods