Age Distribution, Histological Pattern and Recurrences of Intracranial Meningiomas

Abstract

Since the introduction of the CT scan for pre-operative diagnosis and postoperative follow-up in intracranial tumors, completely removed benign meningiomas have been shown to develop recurrences more often than expected (1, 2). This study was performed to establish if specific histological patterns or tumor locations favor the appearance of tumor recurrences. In addition, special attention was paid to the correlation between the biological behaviour of meningiomas and the patient’s age.