One hospital's 21 year record of meningioma surgery
Original title: Cranial and Spinal Meningiomas: A 21-Year Single-Center Analysis of 108 Consecutive Patients in Türkiye.
How far along is this research?
- Lab cells
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- Tested in people
This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
This is a look back at surgeries that already happened, not a test of anything new.
The short version
Doctors looked back at 108 people who had surgery for a meningioma.
What was studied. Doctors at one hospital in T├╝rkiye reviewed the records of 108 patients. All had surgery for a meningioma in the brain or spine between January 2002 and December 2023. There were 76 women and 32 men, with a mean age of 59.
What they found. The tumor was fully removed in 68 patients (63%). Full removal happened in only 4 of 32 skull base tumors (13%), but in 60 of 72 other tumors (83%). Recovery went well for 86 patients (80%), 14 patients (13%) had problems after surgery, and the tumor came back in 9 patients (8.3%).
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: Where the tumor sits seems to matter. Tumors at the base of the skull were harder to take out fully. In this group they also came back more often, 19% versus 4.2%. Your own surgeon can explain what the spot of your tumor means for your care.
What it doesn't mean: This is not a new treatment and not a cure. It is one hospital looking back at its own past records. The authors say plainly that this describes their own experience, not a rule that fits everyone. Only 9 patients had the tumor come back, and not every patient was followed the whole time. So these numbers cannot tell you what will happen to you.
Source: PubMed, August 20, 2026 · Read the original
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