title: Can excision of meningiomas be limited to resection of tumor and radiologically abnormal dura mater? Neuronavigation-guided biopsies of dural tail and seemingly normal dura mater, with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Meningioma Group Amsterdam (MeGA), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Neurosurgical Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: k.slot@vumc.nl.
authors.forename: K Mariam
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Slot
authors.affiliation: Meningioma Group Amsterdam (MeGA), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Neurosurgical Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verbaan
authors.affiliation: Meningioma Group Amsterdam (MeGA), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bernard M J
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Uitdehaag
authors.affiliation: Meningioma Group Amsterdam (MeGA), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Pieter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wesseling
authors.affiliation: Meningioma Group Amsterdam (MeGA), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Radiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Meningioma Group Amsterdam (MeGA), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Neurosurgical Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W Peter
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Vandertop
authors.affiliation: Meningioma Group Amsterdam (MeGA), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Neurosurgical Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Saskia M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Peerdeman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D038361:Neuronavigation / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies