Older meningioma patients: a retrospective population-based study of risk factors for morbidity and mortality after neurosurgery.

ABSTRACT: Meningioma is the most common primary CNS tumour. Most meningiomas are benign, and most patients are 65 years or older. Surgery is usually the primary treatment option. Most prior studies on early surgical outcomes in older patients with meningioma are small, and there is a lack of larger population-based studies to guide clinical decision-making. We aimed to explore the risks for perioperative mortality and morbidity in older patients with meningioma and to investigate changes in surgical incidence over time. In this retrospective population-based study on patients in Sweden, 65 years or older with surgery 1999-2017 for meningioma, we used data from the Swedish Brain Tumour Registry. We analysed factors contributing to perioperative mortality and morbidity and used official demographic da

SUBMITTER: Lofgren D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9613739 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature