Growth Pattern Changes of Meningiomas: Long-term Analysis

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Satoshi Nakasu · Shiga University of Medical Science

Tadateru Fukami · Shiga University of Medical Science

Masayuki Nakajima · Taoka Hospital

Kazuyoshi Watanabe · Nagahama City Hospital

Masaharu Ichikawa · Shiga University of Medical Science

Masayuki Matsuda · Shiga University of Medical Science

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Three growth patterns of meningiomas were demonstrated. Atypical meningiomas grew exponentially. Conversely, benign meningiomas revealed exponential, linear, or no growth. The growth pattern of the latter may change with the appearance of calcification.

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Meningioma and schwannoma management Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments

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Published in: Neurosurgery

Volume 56, Issue 5, pp. 946-55; discussion 946

DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000157958.20215.7f

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