SURGICALLY TREATED MENINGIOMAS: A CENTRAL INDIA CASE SERIES WITH COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Abstract

Meningioma arise from the cap cell layer of the arachnoid. Their most common sites are in the 
front half of the head and include : lateral cerebral convexities , midline along the flax cerebri 
adjacent to the major venous sinuses parasagittaly , and olfactory groove. Less frequent sites 
are : within the cerebal ventricles , foramen magnum , cerebellopontine angle and the spinal 
cord. Meningiomas are generally solitary. They have an increased frequency in patients with 
neurofibromatosis 2 and are aften multiple in these cases.They are usually found in 2nd  to 6th 
decades of life,with slight female preponderance. Most meningiomas are benign and can be 
removed successfully. Rarely , a malignant meningioma may metastasise , mainly to the lungs