Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Petroclival meningiomas, which arise from the upper two-thirds of the clivus and are medial to the trigeminal nerve, carry significant surgical risk. Patients whose operations are tailored to maximize tumor resection while minimizing neurological morbidity have favorable outcomes. Subtotally resected tumors can be subsequently considered for radiosurgery in an attempt to limit recurrence. Here the authors report the case of a 40-year-old woman with postpartum trigeminal neuropathy secondary to a petroclival meningioma. The patient underwent an aggressive subtotal resection via a posterior petrosal approach with preservation of neurological function followed by adjuvant radiosurgery. The video can be found here: https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2022.1.FOCVID21227.
Source: Neurosurgical Focus Video
Institutions: Mayo Clinic, University of South Florida, The University of Tokyo
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4221035872