The role of preoperative embolization in meningiomas

• Main Author: Παπουτσάκης, Δημήτριος
• Other Authors: Papoutsakis, Dimitrios
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Meningiomas; Embolization; Diagnostic imaging; Blood loss; Μηνιγγιώματα

Meningiomas refer to a type of brain tumor that originates from the meninges and more specifically from arachnoid cap cells. They appear more often in women aged 20–60 years. They account for 13 to 26% of primary intracranial tumors in adults and < 2% of all intracranial tumors in children. No...