Cavernous sinus meningioma treatment
Despite the advances in techniques and technologies, the management of cavernous sinus meningiomas still remains a challenge for both neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists. On the other hand, the improvement of the anatomical knowledge and the microsurgical techniques together with diffusion of radiosurgery changed the treatment strategy, opening new perspectives to the patients which are suffering from such lesions. Fariselli et al reviewed the literature data. A multidisciplinary treatment algorithm is also proposed 1).
Surgery
Stereotactic radiosurgery
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Fariselli L, Biroli A, Signorelli A, Broggi M, Marchetti M, Biroli F. The
cavernous sinus meningiomas' dilemma: Surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery? Rep
Pract Oncol Radiother. 2016 Jul-Aug;21(4):379-85. doi:
10.1016/j.rpor.2015.05.002. Review. PubMed PMID: 27330423; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC4899412.