How is calcified meningioma treated?

Medications may be used to relieve some of the side effects of meningiomas. These include steroids to reduce swelling and edema around the tumor, and anticonvulsants to prevent or control seizures. If a meningioma is causing symptoms or is growing in size, surgical removal is often recommended.

Does a calcified meningioma need to be removed?

Most meningiomas are small, slow-growing and noncancerous, and many do not need to be removed or otherwise treated. However, if a meningioma presses against the brain or spinal cord, surgery or another treatment may be considered to manage the resulting neurological symptoms.

What does it mean when a meningioma is calcified?

If calcification is present in a small meningioma, this signifies slow or absent tumor growth prompting the need to closely monitor the lesion without immediate surgical intervention [6-7].

Is a calcified meningioma cancer?

A highly calcified tumor (seen on a CT scan) is highly suggestive of a benign tumor. Conversely, there are imaging hints of more aggressive meningiomas other than growth rate, such as involving a lot of swelling in the brain around the tumor.

Can you live with a calcified tumor?

The survival of patients with tumor calcification was 11 months before chemotherapy and only 9.17 months after treatment. These previous studies were carried out before the targeted treatment era.

Do calcified meningiomas enhance?

After contrast administration, meningiomas typically demonstrate avid, homogeneous enhancement (Fig. 5a); however, they may occasionally have areas of central necrosis or calcification that do not enhance. Calcification is typically best demonstrated on CT, with variable reported rates of occurrence.

Can meningioma brain tumors calcify?

Meningioma calcification, with a density of 60%, has been observed in various studies (Makariou and Patsalides 2009; Kıroğlu et al. 2010). Calcification shows no correlation with tumor grade. However, calcification may be an indicator of successful treatment (Kalan and Burrows 1962).

Can a meningioma calcify?

Meningiomas commonly calcify and cause bony hyperostosis.