Where a meningioma grows is tied to the symptoms it causes
Original title: Association of tumor locations, clinical manifestations, and histopathological grade in meningioma: a 10-year single-center study.
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- Tested in people
This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
This looked back at patient records to find patterns, not to test a treatment.
The short version
Meningiomas in different parts of the head tend to cause different symptoms.
What was studied. Doctors in Jakarta, Indonesia looked back at hospital records for 531 adults. Each had surgery to remove a meningioma for the first time between 2013 and 2023. The team compared where each tumor sat with the symptoms people had and the tumor grade.
What they found. Most tumors, 77.2%, were at the base of the skull. Those were more often linked to cranial nerve problems and vision field problems. Tumors in other spots were more often linked to seizures, weakness, numbness, headache, and reduced alertness. Higher grade tumors were found more often in those other spots. 92.1% of the patients were women.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: Knowing where your tumor sits may give your care team a better idea of which symptoms to expect and watch for. That can help with planning care and spotting problems sooner.
What it doesn't mean: This does not mean a new treatment. Nothing here was tested as a therapy, and it is not a cure. It was a look back at records from one hospital in one country, so the pattern may not hold everywhere. The authors said the very high share of women may come from who was sent for surgery there, and it needs checking in other studies. This does not change the care you can get today.
Source: PubMed, July 28, 2026 · Read the original
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