Role of Radiation Treatment for Meningioma

Radiation is a treatment option as the initial form of treatment for a skull base tumour, and is useful for residual or recurrent tumours elsewhere in the brain where a complete surgical resection is not possible.

Indications

Radiation is indicated for patients with primary skull base tumours or residual or recurrent meningiomas when surgery is not able to achieve a complete resection.

Benefits

Long-term control rates in the range of 90%.

Special Programs

Princess Margaret Hospital offers fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy.

How to Make a Referral

Patients may be referred to one of the radiation oncologists in the Site Group either through the departmental referral process or by contacting one of the physicians directly.

This page was last updated July 22nd, 2010 at 3:32pm.