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Natural history and volumetric analysis of meningiomas in neurofibromatosis type 2

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NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS
Volume 52, Issue 5, Pages -

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AMER ASSOC NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS
DOI: 10.3171/2022.2.FOCUS21779

Keywords

neurocutaneous disorder; meningioma growth rate; brain tumor; peritumoral brain edema; tumor calcification; tumor growth; merlin

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The volumetric natural history of meningiomas in NF2 patients was described in this study. The majority of NF2-associated meningiomas do not show short-term growth, but a wide range of growth patterns can be observed. Younger age at first imaging and the presence of peritumoral brain edema (PTBE) are associated with tumor growth.
OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper was to describe the volumetric natural history of meningiomas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). METHODS The authors performed a retrospective descriptive study by reviewing NF2 patients with meningiomas at their institution between 2000 and 2019. Demographic data were collected from the electronic medical records. Tumor volume was collected using volumetric segmentation software. Imaging characteristics including peritumoral brain edema (PTBE) and tumor calcification were collected for each patient from their first to most recent MRI at the authors' institution. An increase of 15% or more per year from original tumor size was used as the cutoff to define growth. RESULTS A total of 137 meningiomas from 48 patients were included in the analysis. The average number of tumors per person was 2.9. Ninety-nine (72.3%) tumors were in female patients. The median length of follow-up from first imaging to last imaging was 32 months (IQR 10.9, 68.3 months). Most tumors were located in the cerebral convexity (24.8%), followed by the falcine region (18.2%) and spine (10.2%). The median tumor growth was 0.12 cm(3)/yr (IQR 0.03, 0.52 cm(3)/yr). At the time of first imaging, 21.9% of tumors had calcifications, while 13.9% of meningiomas had PTBE. Of 137 tumors, 52 showed growth. Characteristics associated with tumor growth included PTBE (OR 9.12, 95% CI 1.48-56.4), tumor volume (per cm(3)) at first imaging (OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.83-0.99), and 10-year increased age at first imaging (OR 0.57, 95% CI 0.43-0.74). PTBE had the shortest median time to growth at 9.2 months. CONCLUSIONS Although the majority of NF2-associated meningiomas do not grow in the short term, a wide range of growth patterns can be seen. Younger age at first imaging and presence of PTBE are associated with growth. Patients with these characteristics likely benefit from closer follow-up.

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