Meningiomas, Part II

Dr. Michael W. McDermott is Chief Physician Executive at the Miami Neuroscience Institute in Miami, Florida, as well as a Professor of Neurosurgery and Translational Medicine and Chair of the Division of Neuroscience at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.

SECTION I.  Operative Approaches 1. Olfactory groove and planum meningiomas 2. Tuberculum sellae meningiomas 3. Clinoidal meningiomas 4. Sphenoid wing meningiomas 5. Hyperostosing sphenoid wing meningiomas 6. Middle fossa meningiomas 7. Cavernous sinus meningioma 8. Convexity meningioma resection in the modern neurosurgical era 9. Parasagittal meningiomas 10. Falcine meningiomas 11. Falcotentorial meningiomas 12. Role of the neurotologist in posterior fossa meningioma surgery 13. Petroclival meningiomas and the petrosal approach 14. Anatomy of petrous face 15. Petrous face meningiomas 16. Foramen magnum meningiomas 17. Intraventricular meningiomas

SECTION II.  Special Considerations 18. Seizures in meningioma 19. Image-guided surgery for meningioma 20. Carotid artery occlusion and revascularization in the management of meningioma 21. Endoscopic technology and repair techniques 22. Nasal septal flap repair of the skull base 23. Atypical meningiomas 24. Malignant meningiomas 25. Spinal meningiomas

SECTION III.  Adjuvant Treatments 26. External beam radiation therapy for meningioma 27. Radiation therapy of meningioma 28. Medical management of meningiomas 29. Brachytherapy for meningiomas

SECTION IV.  Quality of Life Issues 30. Quality of life outcomes in meningioma surgery 31. Rehabilitation from meningioma 32. End of life care for patients with meningioma