Surgical Outcome of Meningioma of Brain Tumours

Background: Meningioma is the most common tumor of neuroectodermal origin in humans. These are among the most common primary intracranial tumors and forms on membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord just inside the skull. Specifically, the tumor forms on the three layers of membranes that are called meninges. Aim: To evaluate the surgical outcome of meningioma in brain tumours for applying different modalities of treatment. Methods: This descriptive study included 30 patients of meningiomas brain. This was carried out at Department of Neurosurgery Unit-1, Lahore General Hospital Lahore from September 2010 to September 2012. Patients having meningioma's of brain were included. Those patients who having meningioma's of spine were excluded. Results: There were 12 males and 18 females with mean age 44.47 +/- 4.76 years. Parasagittal was in 6 patients having excellent outcome and sphenoidal ridge was in 7 patients having good outcome. Conclusion: Meningioma is the most common intracranial tumour in females than males.