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. 2014 Mar 12;75(3):152–158. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1354747

Table 1. Indications.

Treatment Indications Reference
Patients unfit for surgery Primary Elderly patients with preexisting conditions
Patients unfit to receive general anesthesia
2 9 12 13 15 16 17 18
Small or residual meningioma Primary
Secondary
Small, neurologically asymptomatic (average diameter < 3 cm)
Small, neurologically symptomatic (average diameter < 3 cm)
Large (average diameter > 3 cm)
Involvement of critical structures
3 9 11 13 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Cavernous sinus meningioma Primary Holocavernous
Cranial nerves, intracranial artery, or pituitary involvement
4 9 11 15 20
Recurrent meningioma Primary Recurrence or residual following aggressive resection 2 8 13 16 21