Differences in intraoperative sampling during meningioma surgery regarding CNS invasion – Results of a survey on behalf of the EANS skull base section

Behling, Felix; Bruneau, Michaël; Honegger, Jürgen; Berhouma, Moncef; Jouanneau, Emmanuel; Cavallo, Luigi Maria; Cornelius, Jan Frédérick; Messerer, Mahmoud; Daniel, Roy Thomas; Froelich, Sébastien; Mazzatenta, Diego; Meling, Torstein; Paraskevopoulos, Dimitrios; Roche, Pièrre-Hugues; Schroeder, Henry W. S.; Zazpe, Idoya; Voormolen, Eduard; Visocchi, Massimiliano; Kasper, Ekkehard M.; Schittenhelm, Jens; Tatagiba, Marcos

doi:10.1016/j.bas.2023.101740

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“…A classification of the extent of resection for meningiomas may also have to account for brain invasion. Brain invasion is commonly seen together with features of cellular malignancy in higher-grade meningiomas (if looked for) [ 4 ], but brain invasion has been repeatedly discussed as a stand-alone criterion for more aggressive behavior and higher recurrence rates (brain invasive but otherwise benign meningiomas, BIOBM) [ 2 , 21 ].…”

Section: Problems With Grading the Extent Of Meningioma Resectionsmentioning

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Grading meningioma resections: the Simpson classification and beyond

Simon,

Gousias

2024

Acta Neurochir

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Technological (and also methodological) advances in neurosurgery and neuroimaging have prompted a reappraisal of Simpson’s grading of the extent of meningioma resections. To the authors, the published evidence supports the tenets of this classification. Meningioma is an often surgically curable dura-based disease. An extent of meningioma resection classification needs to account for a clinically meaningful variation of the risk of recurrence depending on the aggressiveness of the management of the (dural) tumor origin.Nevertheless, the 1957 Simpson classification undoubtedly suffers from many limitations. Important issues include substantial problems with the applicability of the grading paradigm in different locations. Most notably, tumor location and growth pattern often determine the eventual extent of resection, i.e., the Simpson grading does not reflect what is surgically achievable. Another very significant problem is the inherent subjectivity of relying on individual intraoperative assessments. Neuroimaging advances such as the use of somatostatin receptor PET scanning may help to overcome this central problem. Tumor malignancy and biology in general certainly influence the role of the extent of resection but may not need to be incorporated in an actual extent of resection grading scheme as long as one does not aim at developing a prognostic score. Finally, all attempts at grading meningioma resections use tumor recurrence as the endpoint. However, especially in view of radiosurgery/radiotherapy options, the clinical significance of recurrent tumor growth varies greatly between cases.In summary, while the extent of resection certainly matters in meningioma surgery, grading resections remains controversial. Given the everyday clinical relevance of this issue, a multicenter prospective register or study effort is probably warranted (including a prominent focus on advanced neuroimaging).

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Section: Problems With Grading the Extent Of Meningioma Resectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%