How I Do It: Endonasal transethmoidal, transcribriform approach for resection of giant olfactory groove meningioma

Christopher B Cutler; J Curran Henson; Jeremiah Alt; Michael Karsy

doi:10.1007/s00701-022-05308-5

How I Do It: Endonasal transethmoidal, transcribriform approach for resection of giant olfactory groove meningioma

Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2022 Nov;164(11):2981-2985. doi: 10.1007/s00701-022-05308-5. Epub 2022 Jul 7.

Authors

Christopher B Cutler¹, J Curran Henson², Jeremiah Alt³, Michael Karsy⁴

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA.
² College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, 175 North Medical Drive East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA. [email protected].

PMID: 35794428
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-022-05308-5

Abstract

Background: Olfactory groove meningiomas (OGMs) arise from the cribriform plate of the anterior fossa and account for 9-12% of all meningiomas. Giant OGMs are those larger than 6 cm and are technically challenging to resect.

Method: Here we present the surgical decision-making and intraoperative details regarding the endonasal endoscopic resection of an OGM using a minimally invasive, endonasal approach in a 68-year-old female patient.

Conclusion: Giant OGMs can be safely and effectively removed using an endonasal, transcribriform approach.

Keywords: Endonasal; Meningioma; Olfactory groove; Olfactory groove meningioma; Transcribriform.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Endoscopy
Female
Humans
Meningeal Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Meningeal Neoplasms* / surgery
Meningioma* / diagnostic imaging
Meningioma* / surgery
Neurosurgical Procedures
Nose / surgery