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Surgery on anterior foramen magnum meningiomas using a conventional posterior suboccipital approach: a report on an experience with 17 cases.

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OBJECTIVE:The advantages of a posterior "conventional" suboccipital approach with a midline incision over lateral, anterolateral, and anterior approaches to anteriorly placed foramen magnum meningiomas are discussed. METHODS:From 1991 to March 2000, 17 patients with foramen magnum meningiomas arising from the anterior or anterolateral rim of the foramen magnum underwent operations in the Department of Neurosurgery at King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College. All patients were operated on in a semi-sitting position by use of a conventional suboccipital approach with a midline incision and extension of the craniectomy laterally toward the side of the tumor up to the occipital condyle. RESULTS:The patients ranged in age from 17 to 72 years, and the tumors ranged in size from 2.1 to 3.8 cm. The intradural vertebral artery was at least partially encased on one side in eight patients and on both sides in two patients. The brainstem was displaced predominantly posteriorly in each patient. A partial condylar resection was performed in two cases to enhance the exposure. Total tumor resection was achieved in 14 patients, and a subtotal resection of the tumor was performed in the other 3 patients. In one patient, a small part of the tumor was missed inadvertently, and in the other two patients, part of the tumor in relation to the vertebral artery and posterior inferior cerebellar artery was deliberately left behind. After surgery, one patient developed exaggerated lower cranial nerve weakness. There was no significant postoperative complication in the remainder of the patients, and their conditions improved after surgery. The average length of follow-up is 43 months, and there has been no recurrence of the tumor or growth of the residual tumor. CONCLUSION:From our experience, we conclude that a large majority of anterior foramen magnum meningiomas can be excised with a lateral suboccipital approach and meticulous microsurgical techniques.

journal_name

Neurosurgery

journal_title

Neurosurgery

authors

Goel A,Desai K,Muzumdar D

doi

10.1097/00006123-200107000-00016

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pub_date

2001-07-01 00:00:00

pages

102-6; discussion 106-7

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eissn

0148-396X

issn

1524-4040

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Surgery on anterior foramen magnum meningiomas using a conventional posterior suboccipital approach: a report on an experience with 17 cases.