Optimal interval between embolization and resection of a large meningioma: case report and literature review

Abstract

Preoperative embolization facilitates resection of highly vascular tumours of head and neck including meningioma by reducing intra operative blood loss and causing tumor shrinkage. However, the optimal time duration between embolization and resection of meningioma is not clearly defined. We present a patient with a large convexity meningioma who underwent embolization followed by meningioma resection after 2 days. Medical literature pertaining to the role of embolization as an adjuvant therapy to surgical resection and the optimal time interval between embolization and resection is reviewed.