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Mayo Clinic is one of the world's leading brain tumor treatment and research centers. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is ranked No. 1 in Neurology and Neurosurgery by U.S. News and World Report.
More than 80 experienced and highly trained doctors on the brain tumor treatment team care for more than 4,000 adults and children each year who have meningiomas and other brain and nervous system tumors.
World-renowned brain tumor specialists from neurology, neurosurgery, radiology, neuropathology, radiation therapy, medical oncology, psychology, and brain rehabilitation work together to deliver the best treatment options for each patient's needs. What might take months to accomplish in other settings can be done in days in Mayo Clinic's efficient system.
Mayo doctors and scientists are active in the latest research on brain tumors. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center is the only multisite national cancer center and one of only four cancer centers to receive a National Cancer Institute-sponsored Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant for brain cancer research. Patients at Mayo have access to new research through Mayo's participation in cooperative clinical trials networks, including the North Central Cancer Treatment Group.
If brain tumor symptoms are present, doctors will perform a thorough neurological exam to check vision, hearing, balance, coordination and reflexes. The physician will then order imaging tests to locate the problem. MRI is the most sensitive test for identifying brain tumors. Mayo neuropathologists are expert at identifying the type of tumor present. Learn more about meningioma diagnosis.
Many patients with meningioma have no symptoms. For these patients, carefully watching the tumor is often appropriate. If the tumor is pressing on surrounding tissue, with or without symptoms, the treatment of choice is usually to surgically remove the tumor (resection). Learn more about meningioma treatment.
Meningiomas are usually slow-growing (benign) tumors that develop from the meninges, the protective linings of the brain and spinal cord. They may be found over the surface of the brain (the convesities), at the base of the brain, or along the folx, a fibrous sheath dividing the right and left sides of the brain.
Meningiomas account for about 20 percent of primary brain tumors. Although they are almost always benign, meningiomas can be difficult to remove completely and can recur. Most meningiomas are referred to as typical meningiomas (slow growth, often surgically curable). On the other end of the spectrum are malignant meningiomas which grow more rapidly and can invade the surrounding bone and/or brain; in some instances, they can spread to other parts of the body. In between the typical and the malignant meningioma is the atypical meningioma. For atypical and malignant meningiomas, radiation is often used after surgery.
Meningiomas may not cause symptoms and are sometimes detected incidentally on CT or MRI scans obtained for other reasons.
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