What are the latest treatments for meningiomas

The latest treatments for meningioma include conservative treatment, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Meningioma is a primary intracranial tumor, mostly benign, asymptomatic in the early stage, and headache, nausea and vomiting, diplopia and other symptoms may appear in the later stage due to compression. Treatment is mainly based on surgery, supplemented by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Specific analysis is as follows: 1. Conservative treatment: it is suitable for patients with benign meningiomas with small tumors and no clinical symptoms, regular review and timely adjustment of treatment plan according to tumor changes. 2. Surgery: for most patients with meningioma, surgery is the first choice of treatment, especially for patients with large tumor, rapid growth or symptoms. Tumor resection includes microscopic surgery and endoscopic minimally invasive surgery, etc., which needs to be selected according to the size and location of meningioma. Surgery for benign meningiomas is more effective, while malignant meningiomas need auxiliary radiotherapy and chemotherapy. 3. Radiotherapy: including stereotactic radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery, etc., which can reduce the damage to adjacent structures to a greater extent and increase the accuracy of radiation targeting. It is usually used for malignant meningioma after surgery, and can also reduce the risk of recurrence of meningioma. 4. Chemotherapy: chemical drugs include hydroxyurea, interferon alpha, growth inhibitors, plant extracts and so on. Hydroxyurea is an inhibitor of ribonucleic acid reductase, which prevents tumor cells from deoxyribonucleotide synthesis, induces apoptosis of meningioma cells, inhibits growth of the tumor and can shrink the tumor, so as to achieve the effect of treating meningioma. Interferon can assist in inhibiting the growth of meningioma cells. If diagnosed with meningioma, it is recommended to be treated under the guidance of professional physicians.