What to do if meningioma recurs

There are three ways to treat meningioma after recurrence: 1.Surgery: meningioma is generally benign tumor, surgery is preferred, and if it recurs after surgery, it can be completely removed by surgery again; 2.Radiotherapy: if the cause of tumor recurrence is closely related to important nerves or structures, it is difficult to be removed even by surgery again, other treatments can be considered, such as radiation, gamma knife, etc., to control tumor growth; 3.Chemotherapy: the effect of recurring tumor control degree varies, if the tumor is large and difficult to be removed by surgery, symptomatic treatment with drugs such as dehydration, cranial pressure reduction and pain relief can be used.