Meningiomas

I. General Information

1. Meningiomas: Historical Perspective
David O. Okonkwo, Edward R. Laws

2. Epidemiology
Bong Jin Park, Han Kyu Kim, Burak Sade, Joung H. Lee

3. Human Meninges: Anatomy and Its Role in Meningioma Pathogenesis
Tetsumori Yamashima

4. Meninges: Embryology
M. Beatriz S. Lopes

5. Pathology of Meningiomas
Richard A. Prayson

6. Natural History, Growth Rates, and Recurrence
Kyung Gi Cho

II. Diagnostic Considerations

7. Diagnostic Neuroradiology: CT, MRI, fMRI, MRS, PET, and Octreotide SPECT
Albert S. Chang, Jeffrey S. Ross

8. Meningiomas: Imaging Mimics
Manzoor Ahmed, Joung H. Lee, Thomas J. Masaryk

9. Preoperative Embolization of Meningiomas
David J. Fiorella, Vivek R. Deshmukh, Cameron G. McDougall, Robert F. Spetzler, Felipe C. Albuquerque

10. Neuro-ophthalmic Evaluations in Patients with Meningiomas
Steven A. Newman

III. Basic Science

11. Meningioma Tumorigenesis: An Overview of Etiologic Factors
Michael J. Link, Arie Perry

12. Molecular Basis of Meningioma Tumorigenesis and Progression
Lilyana Angelov, Mladen Golubic

13. Meningiomas of the Central Neuraxis: Unique Tumors
Joung H. Lee, Burak Sade

14. Radiation-Induced Meningioma: Historical Perspective, Presentation, Management, and Genetics
Yigal Shoshan, Sergey Spektor, Guy Rosenthal, Shifra Fraifeld, Felix Umansky

15. Emerging Treatment Modalities I: Cyclooxygenase-2 as a Therapeutic Target for Meningioma Tumor Growth
Brian T. Ragel, William T. Couldwell

16. Emerging Treatment Modalities II: Gene Therapy for Meningiomas
Nader Pouratian, Charles A. Sansur, John A. Jane, Gregory A. Helm

IV. Management and Outcome

17. Management Options and Surgical Principles: An Overview
Joung H. Lee, Burak Sade

18. Operative Outcome Following Meningioma Surgery: A Personal Experience of 600 Cases
Joung H. Lee, Burak Sade

19. Factors Influencing Outcome in Meningioma Surgery
Burak Sade, Joung H. Lee

20. The Novel “CLASS” Algorithmic Scale for Patient Selection in Meningioma Surgery
Joung H. Lee, Burak Sade

21. Endoscopy in Meningioma Surgery: Basic Principles, Applications, and Indications
Paolo Cappabianca, Luigi M. Cavallo, Felice Esposito, Enrico Divitiis

22. Image-Guided Surgery for Meningiomas
Tina Thomas, Gene H. Barnett

23. Meningiomas and Epilepsy
Jorge A. González-Martínez, Imad M. Najm

24. Surgical Correction of Postoperative Strabismus
Gregory Kosmorsky

V. Adjunct Treatment Modalities

25. Recent Advances in Therapeutic Radiation: An Overview
Simon S. Lo, Eric L. Chang, John H. Suh

26. Conventional Radiation for Meningiomas
Simon S. Lo, Brent A. Tinnel, John H. Suh

27. Gamma Knife Surgery for Meningiomas
Jason Sheehan, Nader Pouratian, Charles A. Sansur, Ladislau Steiner

28. Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery for Meningiomas
William A. Friedman

29. Brachytherapy for Meningiomas
P. Pradeep Kumar, Burak Sade

30. Medical Therapy for Meningiomas
Glen H. J. Stevens, David M. Peereboom

VI. Meningiomas by Location: Special Considerations, Surgical Technique, Outcome, Complication Avoidance

31. Convexity Meningiomas
Noojan J. Kazemi, Andrew H. Kaye

32. Parasagittal Meningiomas
Jorge E. Alvernia, Marc P. Sindou

33. Falcine Meningiomas
Chae-Yong Kim, Hee Won Jung

34. Olfactory Groove/Planum Sphenoidale Meningiomas
Douglas Fox, Vini G. Khurana, Robert F. Spetzler

35. Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas
Chang Jin Kim, Seok Ho Hong

36. Anterior Clinoidal Meningiomas
Joung H. Lee, Burak Sade

37. Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas I: Aggressive Surgical Management
Werner Hassler, Uta Schick

38. Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas II: Conservative Management with Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy
David W. Andrews, James J. Evans

39. Lateral and Middle Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas
Benoit J. M. Pirotte, Jacques Brotchi

40. Orbitosphenoid Meningiomas
Eric H. Sincoff, Johnny B. Delashaw

41. Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas: Conservative Surgical Management
Burak Sade, Joung H. Lee

42. Temporal Bone Meningiomas
Mario Sanna, Maurizio Falcioni, Abdelkader Taibah, Sean Flanagan

43. Posterior Clinoidal Meningiomas
Takeo Goto, Kenji Ohata

44. Petroclival and Upper Clival Meningiomas I: An Overview of Surgical Approaches
Marcus L. Ware, Svetlana Pravdenkova, Kadir Erkmen, Ossama Al-Mefty

45. Petroclival and Upper Clival Meningiomas II: Anterior Transpetrosal Approach
Takeshi Kawase, Kazunari Yoshida, Koichi Uchida

46. Petroclival and Upper Clival Meningiomas III: Combined Anterior and Posterior Approach
Samuel L. Barnett, Anthony L. D'Ambrosio, Siviero Agazzi, Harry R. Loveren

47. Petrous Meningiomas I: An Overview
H. Maximilian Mehdorn, Ralf M. Buhl

48. Petrous Meningiomas II: Ventral, Posterior and Superior Subtypes
Burak Sade, Joung H. Lee

49. Foramen Magnum Meningiomas
Luis A. B. Borba, Benedicto O. Colli

50. Cerebellar Convexity Meningiomas
Roberto Delfini, Antonio Santoro, Angelo Pichierri

51. Tentorial Meningiomas
Khaled A. Aziz, Sebastien C. Froelich, Philip Theodosopoulos, John M. Tew

52. Torcular, Transverse, and Sigmoid Sinus Meningiomas
Jorge E. Alvernia, Marc P. Sindou

53. Falcotentorial and Pineal Region Meningiomas
Ivan Radovanovic, Nicolas Tribolet

54. Intraventricular Meningiomas
Peter A. Winkler, Ralf M. Buhl, Jörg-Christian Tonn

55. Jugular Foramen Meningiomas I
Tomio Sasaki, Nobutaka Kawahara

56. Jugular Foramen Meningiomas II: An Otologist's Approach, Perspective, and Experience
Mario Sanna, Sean Flanagan, G. DeDonato, A. Bacciu, Maurizio Falcioni

57. Spinal Meningiomas
Eve C. Tsai, John Butler, Edward C. Benzel

VII. Miscellaneous

58. Pediatric Meningiomas
Amro Al-Habib, James T. Rutka

59. NF2/Multiple Meningiomas
Ralf M. Buhl, H. Maximilian Mehdorn, Peter A. Winkler

60. Peritumoral Edema
Han Soo Chang

61. Primary Ectopic Meningiomas
Sarah E. Gibson, Richard A. Prayson

62. Management of Arterial Encasement by Intracranial Meningiomas
Laligam N. Sekhar, Sabareesh Kumar Natarajan

63. Venous Reconstruction in the Management of Intracranial Meningiomas
Sabareesh Kumar Natarajan, Laligam N. Sekhar

64. Dural Reconstruction in Meningioma Surgery
Joung H. Lee, Burak Sade

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Primary Care Medicine, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Surgery