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Most of the experts use radical surgery or radiation therapy to remove meningiomas.\n\t</p>\n\t<p>\n\t\t<strong>Meningioma resection is divided into:</strong>\n\t</p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t<strong>total</strong> (whole tumor is removed);</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t<strong>subtotal or partial </strong>(only a part of tumor is removed).</li>\n\t</ul>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Main options of meningioma treatment</h2>\n<i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"></i>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-item-text\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n\t\tThe type of therapy depends on the size of the tumor, its location, the age of a patient and the presence of pathologies.\n\t</p>\n\t<p>\n\t\t<strong>There are 2 main methods of meningioma treatment:</strong>\n\t</p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t<strong><a></a>Stereotactic radiosurgery</strong> used for difficult access to the tumor and close connection of meningioma with vessels, nerve trunks, sinuses of the brain;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t<strong>Surgical removal </strong>used in cases of the big size of meningioma (more than 3.5cm in diameter).</li>\n\t</ul>\n\t<h3>\n\t<br />\n\t<strong>Stereotactic Radiosurgery</strong></h3>\n\t<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n\t\tRadiosurgery is a medical procedure used for destroying of tumors or suspending their functioning by means of a single irradiation with a high dose of ionizing radiation.\n\t</p>\n\t<p>\n\t\tRadiosurgery has <strong>two main advantages</strong>:\n\t</p>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tIrradiation <strong>affects the meningioma from different directions</strong> (tumor receives the maximum possible dose of radiation)</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tRadiosurgery is <strong>non-invasive</strong> (treatment of a tumor does not require breaking the integrity of the head tissue and opening the cranium).</li>\n\t</ol>\n\t<p><br />\n\t</p>\n\t<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n\t\t<a></a>The contraindication for radiosurgery is the inability to operate brain tumors over 3.5 cm in diameter.<strong> </strong><span>The effectiveness of stereotactic radiosurgery is very high: about</span><strong> 95%</strong><span> of meningiomas stop their growth after a single procedure or a small course of treatment.</span>\n\t</p>\n\t<p>\n\t\tThe main <strong>radiotherapeutic / radiosurgical units</strong> are:\n\t</p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tGammaKnife;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tCyberKnife;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tTrueBeam.</li>\n\t</ul>\n\t<p>\n\t\t<br />\n\t\t<strong><a></a>Advantages and disadvantages of meningioma removal with the help of the GammaKnife </strong>\n\t</p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tdesigned for <strong>non-invasive brain surgery</strong> (without the use of a scalpel);</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\thas a frame based system for immobilization with radiation sources, which can causeside such effects of gamma knife surgery for meningioma as headache, nausea and a risk of infection;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tone image of magnetic resonance imaging is used, in contrast to systems that do not use a frame for attaching the head and require constant imaging with CT during <a></a>treatment, making an additional contribution to excess radiation doses;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tsmall sizes of collimators protect the body tissues from the effects of radiation and excludes the possibility of treatment of metastases and tumors over 3 cm.</li>\n\t</ul>\n\t<p>\n\t\t<br />\n\t\t<strong><a></a>Features of meningioma resection with CyberKnife</strong>\n\t</p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t<strong>universal method</strong> not only for treating the brain, but also for removing the tumor and metastasis throughout the body;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tmega-voltage X-ray radiation from the CyberKnife is four times more powerful than the energy from cobalt used in the GammaKnife;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tCyberKnife is a flexible, frameless system that allows a patient to conduct treatment in one or more sessions. 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This method of visualization makes possible to <strong>reduce the radiation load on the patient's body by 25%.</strong></li>\n\t</ul>\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">\n\t<strong>Surgical treatment of meningiom</strong></h3>\n\t<p>\n\t\tThere are <strong>2 indications for surgical removal of meningioma</strong>:\n\t</p>\n\t<p><a href=\"//bookimed.com/clinics/procedure=removal-of-meningioma/\"><img src=\"/images/editor/5991586246464.jpg\" alt=\"Endoscopic resection of meningioma\" style=\"float:right;margin:0px 0px 10px 10px;\" /></a>\n\t</p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tIf the tumor is in the area of the brain that is available for surgery</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tIf the tumor over 3.5 cm in diameter.</li>\n\t</ul>\n\t<p><br />\n\t</p>\n\t<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n\t\t<strong>Endoscopic intervention</strong> is the minimally invasive method of meningioma removal, when the tumor is removed without opening the skull with endoscopic instruments. 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This method provides good visibility of the operating field and allows the removal of large tumors.\n\t</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Preparing for the operation</h2>\n<i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"></i>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-item-text\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n\t\tFor the accurate determination of the type of meningioma and for prescribing the fastest and most effective treatment, a patient should go through the following procedures:\n\t</p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t<a></a>Blood test;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tElectroencephalogram;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tAngiography;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tMRI - magnetic resonance imaging;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tMRS - magnetic resonance spectroscopy;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tCT - computed tomography;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tbiopsy.</li>\n\t</ul>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Rehabilitation after removal of meningioma</h2>\n<i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"></i>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-item-text\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n\t\tThe rehabilitation period can range from few weeks to a year. It depends on the method of treatment and the type of operation. The physical and psychological condition of a patient <a></a>before surgery also affects the postoperative period. The recovery will occur quickly if a patient follows a doctor's prescribed rehabilitation program and takes the necessary medicines.\n\t</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Consequences after meningioma removal</h2>\n<i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"></i>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-item-text\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n\t\tConsequences after the removal of meningioma depend on tumor localization, prevalence of pathological process and histologic type. Young people have none of consequences after meningioma resection in contrast to elderly patients, who face negative effects much more often.\n\t</p>\n\t<p>\n\t\t<strong>Consequences after resection of meningioma can be various:</strong>\n\t</p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tloss of sight;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\thearing loss;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tsensitivity depression;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\tparalysis of extremities;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t<a></a>lacks of coordination;</li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\trecurrence.</li>\n\t</ul>\n</div>\n\n\n   \n       \t\n\n<h2>Recurrence of meningioma after removal</h2>\n\n       <i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"></i>\n   \n   <div class=\"accordion-item-text\">\n  \t \n\n\t<p>\n\t\t<strong>Meningioma recurrence rate after the operation:<img alt=\"\" src=\"/ckfiles/images/meningioma-recur.jpg\" title=\"Recurrence of meningioma\" style=\"width:300px;height:206px;float:right;\" /></strong>\n\t</p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t<strong>3%</strong> for benign 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