Meningiomas: treatments
Evidence-based neurology checklist on meningiomas: treatments: Resection: Simpson grades I. Gross total resection of tumour, dura, dural attachments, and abnormal bone II. Gross total resection of tumour and coagulation of dural attachments III. Gross total resection of tumour only IV. Subtotal…
Resection: Simpson grades
- I. Gross total resection of tumour, dura, dural attachments, and abnormal bone
- II. Gross total resection of tumour and coagulation of dural attachments
- III. Gross total resection of tumour only
- IV. Subtotal resection of tumour
- V. Simple decompression (biopsy)
Radiotherapy: types
Emerging treatments
Post-operative monitoring
Predictors of tumour recurrence
References
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