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How would you manage a recurrent meningioma of the cervical spine after resection alone?

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Radiation Oncology · Turville Bay MRI & Radiation Oncology Center

I had a case like this 2 years ago. Treating with 5 fractions felt so "en vogue" and I therefore phoned some CNS-focused friends who may be considered spine SBRT leaders, and they all recommended standard fractionation, supporting my inclination.

My case was a subtotally resected Gr 1 tumor with blan...

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Neurology · MD Anderson Cancer Center

Just to add, could consider Avastin, or eve/oct, or Lutathera if no additional neurosurgical or radiation options. Though of course, meningiomas are not very chemosensitive, these are reasonable regimens.

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