Anterior skull base Meningiomas

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Nomenclature

  • Olfactory Groove Meningiomas (OGM)
    Nomenclature of anterior skull base meningiomas
  • Planum Sphenoidale Meningiomas
  • Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma (TSM)

Clinical Presentation

  • Personality Δ
  • H/A
  • Sz's
  • Visual deficits
  • Anosmia
  • Foster-Kennedy syndrome of unilateral optic atrophy and contralateral papilledema

Olfactory Groove Meningiomas


Comparison of OGM and TSM

Factor OGM TSM
Location Cribriform, frontosphenoid suture Planum sphenoidale, tuberculum sellae
Blood supply Ant & pos ethmoidals, middle meningeal, ophthalmic (meningeal branch, ACA & ACoA) Pos ethmoidal (ACA & ACoA)
Olfactory nerves Superolat Inferolat
Optic nerve/chiasm Inferolat Superolat
ACA Pos. to posterosuperior Posterosuperior