{"id":"cbae0747-0ed3-4b0d-8d49-26139e4bc9a6","slug":"spheno-orbital-meningiomas-is-orbit-reconstruction-mandatory-long-term-outcomes-and-exophthalmos-improvement","title":"Spheno-orbital meningiomas: Is orbit reconstruction mandatory? Long-term outcomes and exophthalmos improvement","authors":["Alexandra Gomes dos Santos","Wellingson Silva Paiva","Leila Maria da Roz","Marcelo Prudente do Espirito Santo","Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira","Eberval G. Figueiredo","Vinicius Trindade Gomes da Silva"],"abstract":"Background: Meningiomas correspond to one-third of all primary central nervous system tumors. Approximately 9% of them are spheno-orbital meningiomas (SOMs), presenting significant clinical symptoms as visual impairment and orbital esthetics. This article aims to evaluate exophthalmos’ improvement in a surgical series without orbital reconstruction. Methods: We consecutively included all patients diagnosed with SOM, admitted to a single institution for 10 years. Surgical resection was the standard of care, associated or not with adjuvant radiation therapy. The radiological investigation included preoperative and postoperative head CT or MRI. We quantified proptosis through imaging. Results: Forty patients composed this series, 87.5% were female. Proptosis was the most common presentation (90%), followed by decreased visual acuity (65%), motility deficit (20%), and headache (20%). Gross total resection was achieved in 65% of the procedures. In late outcomes, 78% of the patients maintained or improved visual acuity and 85% maintained or improved headache. Proptosis significantly improved after surgery and along with the follow-up (P P = 0.038). Conclusion: Resection of SOM was sufficient to stop the evolution of visual deficit and allowed the improvement of proptosis. Orbital reconstruction does not seem to be an essential step in reducing enophthalmos.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/cbae0747-0ed3-4b0d-8d49-26139e4bc9a6/featured/hero-1781561157496.png","publishDate":"2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_165_2022","categories":["Skull Base","Original Article"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/11732/SNI-13-318.pdf"}