Symptoms Of Meningioma

A meningioma is a relatively common type of tumor that occurs in the meninges, or the membrane surrounding the spinal cord and brain. About twenty-seven percent of all primary brain tumors are meningiomas. While frightening, the vast majority of meningiomas are benign and grow very slowly. Meningiomas rarely spread to other parts of the body, though depending on the location, a meningioma can grow quite large before causing noticeable symptoms. Meningiomas are most common among women and individuals between forty and seventy. The symptoms of meningioma will depend largely on the size and location of the tumor. Some patients have no signs at all while others develop classic symptoms of a brain tumor. Because of this, some meningioma diagnoses are only made when an MRI or CT scan is ordered for something else.