Table 1.
Summary of reported cases of posterior clinoid meningiomas.
| Authors | Age (years) | Sex | Symptoms | Surgical approach | Extent of excision | Complications | Pathology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horiguchi et al. N = 5 (2) | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | Simpson G3 (3) Simpson G4 (2) | Permanent hemiparesis (2), permanent CN palsy (4), thalamic dementia (1), perforating artery infarction (3) | N/D |
| Goto et al. N = 5 (1) | Mean age = 51.6 | M (3) F (2) | N/D | Presigmoidal transpetrosal (4) Combined transpetrosal and FTOZ (1) | Total (3) Near total (1) Partial (1) | None | N/D |
| Ohba et al. N = 1 (8) | 60 | M | CN III palsy | Transzygomatic | Subtotal | Hemiparesis, hydrocephalus, brainstem infarction | Clear cell |
| Shukla et al. N = 2 (3) | 50 | F | HA, diplopia (CN III) | Transzygomatic subtemporal | Total | None | Transitional |
| 41 | F | HA, diplopia (CN III) | Transzygomatic subtemporal | Partial | Hemiparesis, hemianopsia, partial CN III palsy, ACho infarction | Atypical | |
| Sodhi et al. N = 1 (4) | 48 | F | HA, VD, HH | FTOZ | Near total | Transient ptosis | Meningothelial |
| Takase et al. N = 2 (5) | 54 | F | Ophthalamalgia | FT | Near total | None | Meningothelial |
| 62 | F | Akinesia, amnesia, VD, HH | FTOZ | Subtotal | Transient hemiparesis, LSA infarction | Meningothelial | |
| Nanda et al. N = 1 (7) | 66 | F | Facial pain | Retrosigmoid | Total | Transient hemiparesis | N/D |
| Young et al. N = 1 (6) | 53 | F | N/D | Orbitozygomatic transpetrosal | Near total | Mild CN III and IV palsy | N/D |
| Present case N = 1 | 67 | F | VD | EF-SCITA | Total | None | Meningothelial |
ACho, anterior choroidal artery; CN, cranial nerve; EF-SCITA, endoscopic far-lateral supracerebellar infratentorial approach; FT, frontotemporal craniotomy; FTOZ, frontotemporo-orbito-zygomatic craniotomy; HA, headache; HH, homonymous hemianopia; ICA, Internal carotid artery; LSA, lenticulostriate artery; N/D, not described; VD, visual deterioration.