Meningioma

A rare, mostly benign, primary tumor of the meninges (arachnoid cap cells), usually located in the supratentorial compartment, commonly appearing in the sixth and seventh decade of life, clinically silent in most cases or causing hyperostosis close to the tumor and resulting in focal bulging and localized pain in less than 10% of cases. Additional features may include headache, seizures, gradual personality changes (apathy and dementia), anosmia, impaired vision, exophthalmos, hearing loss, ataxia, dysmetria, hypotonia, nystagmus, and rarely spontaneous bleeding.

Visual loss

Loss of visual acuity (implying that vision was better at a certain timepoint in life). Otherwise the term reduced visual acuity should be used (or a subclass of that).

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PMID (PMCID)
30408758	FEMALE	Adult
	Paraneoplastic neuromyelitis optica associated with fever of unknown origin as an early manifestation: A case report.
	Etemadifar M, Nikanpour Y, Neshatfar A, Sabeti F. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2019;27:200-202.
	After complete surgical removal of the meningioma, patient's visual loss was completely resolved.
29204041 (5709904)	OTHER
	Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella Meningioma.
	Menon S, Menon G. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2017;8(4):680-682.
	Postoperative visual loss is a dreaded complication following transcranial excision of tuberculum sella meningioma.
29204041 (5709904)	OTHER
	Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella Meningioma.
	Menon S, Menon G. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2017;8(4):680-682.
	Delayed Visual Loss Following Transcranial Surgery for Tuberculum Sella Meningioma.
26684783 (5125447)	MALE	Middle Aged
	Direct visualization of improved optic nerve pial vascular supply following tuberculum meningioma resection: case report.
	Han SJ, Magill ST, Tarapore PE, Horton JC, McDermott MW. J Neurosurg. 2016;125(3):565-9.
	Tuberculum sellae meningiomas frequently produce visual loss by direct compression from tumor, constriction of the optic nerve (ON) under the falciform ligament, and/or ON ischemia.
27338210	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Reversal of Visual Impairment Associated with Vasospasm After Resection of Sphenoclinoidocavernous Meningioma with Intra-Arterial Verapamil.
	Amuluru K, Al-Mufti F, Singh IP, Frohman LP, Gandhi CD, Liu JK. World Neurosurg. 2016;92:581.e1-581.e5.
	Visual loss can be encountered in the immediate, early, or even delayed postoperative period after resection of skull base meningiomas involving the optic apparatus.
27338210	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Reversal of Visual Impairment Associated with Vasospasm After Resection of Sphenoclinoidocavernous Meningioma with Intra-Arterial Verapamil.
	Amuluru K, Al-Mufti F, Singh IP, Frohman LP, Gandhi CD, Liu JK. World Neurosurg. 2016;92:581.e1-581.e5.
	This may be a useful strategy to diagnose and treat possible vasospasm-induced visual loss after resection of skull base meningiomas involving the optic apparatus.
27338210	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Reversal of Visual Impairment Associated with Vasospasm After Resection of Sphenoclinoidocavernous Meningioma with Intra-Arterial Verapamil.
	Amuluru K, Al-Mufti F, Singh IP, Frohman LP, Gandhi CD, Liu JK. World Neurosurg. 2016;92:581.e1-581.e5.
	To our knowledge, this is the first report of successful reversal of postoperative unilateral visual loss related to vasospasm after resection of a skull base sphenoclinoidocavernous meningioma.
26618543	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Spontaneous resolution of visual loss due to optic pathway meningioma: A case report and a review of the literature.
	Pinzi V, Caldiera V, Schembri L, Cerniauskaite M, Fariselli L. Brain Inj. 2016;30(2):225-9.
	Spontaneous resolution of visual loss due to optic pathway meningioma: A case report and a review of the literature.
26618543	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Spontaneous resolution of visual loss due to optic pathway meningioma: A case report and a review of the literature.
	Pinzi V, Caldiera V, Schembri L, Cerniauskaite M, Fariselli L. Brain Inj. 2016;30(2):225-9.
	The case reports on the spontaneous resolution of visual loss due to the volume reduction of the anterior visual pathway compressive intracranial meningioma after interruption of prolonged assumption of oral contraceptive and focuses on the correlation between sexual hormone pathway and intracranial meningioma.
26618543	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Spontaneous resolution of visual loss due to optic pathway meningioma: A case report and a review of the literature.
	Pinzi V, Caldiera V, Schembri L, Cerniauskaite M, Fariselli L. Brain Inj. 2016;30(2):225-9.
	The case reports on the spontaneous resolution of visual loss due to the volume reduction of the anterior visual pathway compressive intracranial meningioma after interruption of prolonged assumption of oral contraceptive and focuses on the correlation between sexual hormone pathway and intracranial meningioma.
25488312	MALE	Adult
	Correction of a contour deformity associated with frontal pneumosinus dilatans using surgical navigation technology.
	Ricci JA, Desai NS, Vendemia N. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2015;73(3):529-33.
	Although benign itself, PD has been associated with a number of serious concomitant conditions, including meningioma, optic nerve tumors, and visual loss.
23432529	FEMALE	Adult
	Optic nerve seeding of atypical meningiomas presenting with subacute visual loss: 2 case reports with genetic characterization.
	Kitamura Y, Akiyama T, Sasaki H, Hayashi Y, Yoshida K. J Neurosurg. 2013;119(2):494-8.
	This is the first report of 2 cases of atypical meningioma with subacute visual loss due to ON seeding.
23432529	FEMALE	Adult
	Optic nerve seeding of atypical meningiomas presenting with subacute visual loss: 2 case reports with genetic characterization.
	Kitamura Y, Akiyama T, Sasaki H, Hayashi Y, Yoshida K. J Neurosurg. 2013;119(2):494-8.
	Optic nerve seeding of atypical meningiomas presenting with subacute visual loss: 2 case reports with genetic characterization.
23741261 (3667459)	OTHER
	Post-craniotomy blindness in the supine position: Unlikely or ignored?
	Vahedi P, Meshkini A, Mohajernezhadfard Z, Tubbs RS. Asian J Neurosurg. 2013;8(1):36-41.
	We describe the rare case of post-craniotomy optic neuropathy and sudden visual loss after craniotomy in the supine position for an olfactory groove meningioma, discuss the possible pathophysiology and review the literature on the pathogenesis, risk factors, and outcome.
22847068	MALE
	Visual loss from a pituitary mass: collision tumors of prostatic metastasis and suprasellar meningioma.
	Lim AC, Cerra C, Pal P, Kearney T, Gnanalingham KK. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2013;74 Suppl 1:e81-4.
	Visual loss from a pituitary mass: collision tumors of prostatic metastasis and suprasellar meningioma.
22419855 (3299556)	OTHER
	Bilateral visual loss due to a giant olfactory meningioma.
	Jung JJ, Warren FA, Kahanowicz R. Clin Ophthalmol. 2012;6:339-42.
	We present a clinical case and discuss the surgical management of a 63-year-old man who presented for an initial eye examination with bilateral visual loss for over 2 years due to a giant olfactory meningioma encompassing his entire frontal lobe and compressing on his optic nerves.
22482925	MIXED_SAMPLE	Adult
	Endoscopic endonasal extended transsphenoidal removal of tuberculum sellae meningioma (TSM): an experience of six cases.
	Chowdhury FH, Haque MR, Goel AH, Kawsar KA. Br J Neurosurg. 2012;26(5):692-9.
	Six patients (four female and two male) who presented for headache and visual loss were investigated with MRI of brain that showed tuberculum sellae meningioma compressing visual apparatus.
22269734	MIXED_SAMPLE
	Fatal hemorrhagic infarction of posterior fossa meningioma during cardiopulmonary bypass.
	Sun H, Ross DA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012;93(2):653-6.
	Individual complications include transient visual loss from a suprasellar meningioma, hemiparesis after mitral valve replacement with recovery after resection, and non-fatal hemorrhage into a posterior fossa meningioma.
22269734	MIXED_SAMPLE
	Fatal hemorrhagic infarction of posterior fossa meningioma during cardiopulmonary bypass.
	Sun H, Ross DA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012;93(2):653-6.
	Individual complications include transient visual loss from a suprasellar meningioma, hemiparesis after mitral valve replacement with recovery after resection, and non-fatal hemorrhage into a posterior fossa meningioma.
20614255	FEMALE	Child
	Giant atypical intraventricular meningioma presenting with visual loss in a child.
	Cleary C, Curtin D. Ir J Med Sci. 2010;179(4):617-9.
	Giant atypical intraventricular meningioma presenting with visual loss in a child.