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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
*Common risk factors in the development of meningioma include: | *Common risk factors in the development of meningioma include:<ref name="pmid29492130">{{cite journal| author=Gurcay AG, Bozkurt I, Senturk S, Kazanci A, Gurcan O, Turkoglu OF et al.| title=Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management Strategy of Meningioma during Pregnancy. | journal=Asian J Neurosurg | year= 2018 | volume= 13 | issue= 1 | pages= 86-89 | pmid=29492130 | doi=10.4103/1793-5482.181115 | pmc=5820904 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=29492130 }} </ref> | ||
:*Ionizing radiation: This is seen with both high and low dose levels | :*Ionizing radiation: This is seen with both high and low dose levels. | ||
:*Hormones | :*Hormones: Some meningiomas have receptors for progesterone and estrogen and can increase in size during pregnancy. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of meningioma are history of radiation treatment, inherited nervous system disorders, and female gender.[1][2][3]
Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of meningioma include:[4]
- Ionizing radiation: This is seen with both high and low dose levels.
- Hormones: Some meningiomas have receptors for progesterone and estrogen and can increase in size during pregnancy.
References
- ↑ Meningioma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningioma#Signs_and_symptoms Accessed on September, 25 2015
- ↑ Risk factors for brain and spinal cord cancer. Canadian Cancer Society(2015) http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/brain-spinal/risks/?region=mb Accessed on September, 25 2015
- ↑ Wiemels J, Wrensch M, Claus EB (2010). "Epidemiology and etiology of meningioma". J Neurooncol. 99 (3): 307–14. doi:10.1007/s11060-010-0386-3. PMC 2945461. PMID 20821343.
- ↑ Gurcay AG, Bozkurt I, Senturk S, Kazanci A, Gurcan O, Turkoglu OF; et al. (2018). "Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management Strategy of Meningioma during Pregnancy". Asian J Neurosurg. 13 (1): 86–89. doi:10.4103/1793-5482.181115. PMC 5820904. PMID 29492130.