Table 5.
Studies Describing Asymptomatic Meningiomas Detected by Screening MRI of Childhood Cancer Survivors
Study | Initial Diagnosis | Total Number of Survivors | Number of Survivors Screened | Number of Meningiomas Identified | Interval from Initial Cancer Diagnosis to Meningioma Diagnosis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goshen Y(37) | ALL | 88 | 76 | 16* (21%) | 21 years (median) |
Banerjee J(6) | ALL | 60 | 49 | 11 (22%) | 25 years (mean) |
Pääkkö E(43) | Non-CNS tumor survivors | 44 | 27 | 2 (7%) | 16 years (median) |
Total | 192 | 152 | 28 (18%) |
included 1 symptomatic meningioma.