The Simpson grade: abandon the scale but preserve the message

TH Schwartz, MW McDermott - Journal of Neurosurgery, 2020 - thejns.org
The Simpson grading scale, developed in 1957 by Donald Simpson, has been considered
the gold standard for defining the surgical extent of resection for WHO grade I meningiomas …

An overview of managements in meningiomas

L Zhao, W Zhao, Y Hou, C Wen, J Wang, P Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Meningioma is the most frequent primary tumor of the central nervous system. Important
advances have been achieved in the treatment of meningioma in recent decades. Although …

Molecular classification to refine surgical and radiotherapeutic decision-making in meningioma

JZ Wang, V Patil, AP Landry, C Gui, A Ajisebutu, J Liu… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment of the tumor and dural margin with surgery and sometimes radiation are
cornerstones of therapy for meningioma. Molecular classifications have provided insights …

The Simpson grading: is it still valid?

S Chotai, TH Schwartz - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Since the initial publication of the Simpson Grade scale, the management
paradigm for intracranial meningiomas has significantly evolved. The generalized …

Decision-making algorithm for minimally invasive approaches to anterior skull base meningiomas

M Ottenhausen, K Rumalla, AF Alalade, P Nair… - Neurosurgical …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Anterior skull base meningiomas are benign lesions that cause neurological
symptoms through mass effect on adjacent neurovascular structures. While traditional …

Extent of resection in meningioma: predictive factors and clinical implications

JM Lemée, MV Corniola, M Da Broi, H Joswig… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Meningiomas present as intracranial extra-axial lesions with dural attachment, which are
primarily managed surgically. The extent of resection (EOR) may vary depending on patient …

Efficacy and safety of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy with [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE in 15 patients with progressive treatment-refractory meningioma

NS Minczeles, EM Bos, RC de Leeuw, JM Kros… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose There is no evidence-based systemic therapy for patients with progressive
meningiomas for whom surgery or external radiotherapy is no longer an option. In this study …

Prognostic value of the Simpson grading scale in modern meningioma surgery: Barrow Neurological Institute experience

CJ Przybylowski, BK Hendricks, FA Frisoli… - Journal of …, 2020 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Recently, the prognostic value of the Simpson resection grading scale has
been called into question for modern meningioma surgery. In this study, the authors …

Grading meningioma resections: the Simpson classification and beyond

M Simon, K Gousias - Acta Neurochirurgica, 2024 - Springer
Technological (and also methodological) advances in neurosurgery and neuroimaging have
prompted a reappraisal of Simpson's grading of the extent of meningioma resections. To the …

The prognostic significance of TERT promoter mutations in meningioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

VM Lu, A Goyal, A Lee, M Jentoft… - Journal of neuro …, 2019 - Springer
Background Mutations in the telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter (TERTp) region
have been associated with worse prognosis in some cancers. Meningiomas are the most …