title: [Microsurgical treatment of tentorial meningiomas].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss microsurgery in the treatment of tentorial meningiomas to reduce the operative mortality.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical data of 32 patients were retrospectively analyzed. The operative approaches and outcomes and postoperative management of tentorial meningiomas were discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 32 patients, tumors in 27 patients(84.37%) were removed totally, and 5(15.63%) were removed subtotally. In the 5 patients whose tumors were resected subtotally, 3 patients were related to major sinus, and the other 2 related to adhering compactly to the brain stem invaded by tumors, major vessels, or cranial nerves.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Total resection can be achieved in most patients with microneurosurgical technique. Proper choice of operative approaches may raise the total removal rate and lower the operative mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China. Lming163@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yun-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome