Zahid Khan, Seema Sharafat, Mumtaz Ali, Khalid Khanzada Khan, Shahid Ayub.
Operative Management of Olfactory Groove Meningioma: Five Years' Experience.
Pak J Neuro Surg Jan ;16(1):2-5.

Objective: To analyze patients operated for olfactory groove meningioma during five years’ times.Methods: This observational study was conducted in the department of neurosurgery, postgraduate medical institute lady reading hospital Peshawar. The clinical records of the patients were analyzed and data regarding clinical presentation, imaging studies, surgical and histological records, discharge letters and follow-up were noted.Results: A total of 168 patients with meningiomas were operated between January 2007 and December 2011 in the department. There were 24 patients with olfactory groove meningiomas, including 18 women and 6 men with a mean age of 52.6 years (range, 26-75 years). Most patients presented with headache 22 (91.6%) followed by decrease vision in 12 (50%) cases and mental disturbancein 6 (25%) patients. Most of the patients 7 (29.2%) had either large or giant14 (58.3%) meningioma.there were 23 patients operated through the bifrontal and 1 through the frontolateral approach. Total tumor removal (Simpson Grade 1 or 2) was achieved in most cases 21 (87.5%). Perioperative mortality was in one patient and morbidity in 33.3% cases. The overall recurrence rate was 4.2% (1 out of 24) during the study period.Conclusion: Olfactory groove meningiomas were removed mainly through bifrontal approach. Through this approach even large tumors could be removed with low recurrence rate but had high mortality rate. However for some small meningioma frontolateral resection could be achieved which provides quick access to the tumor with less brain exposure with a low morbidity rate and no mortality but had high recurrence.

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