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Meningioma risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of meningioma are history of radiation treatment, female gender, hormones, and some genetic disorders.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
- 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 and the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle.
- Obesity in women
- Increasing age
- Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Female gender
References
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Shao C, Bai LP, Qi ZY, Hui GZ, Wang Z (2014). “Overweight, obesity and meningioma risk: a meta-analysis”. PLoS One. 9 (2): e90167. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090167. PMC 3935973. PMID 24587258.
- ↑ Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Kruchko C (2007). “Meningiomas: causes and risk factors”. Neurosurg Focus. 23 (4): E2. doi:10.3171/FOC-07/10/E2. PMID 17961039.
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