The study of associations between meningiomas' malignancy, recurrence and radiologic features

Aim: Identify associations between meningiomas' malignancy, recurrence and radiologic features. Objectives: 1) Investigate the relationship between meningiomas' malignancy and radiologic features. 2) Identify the associations between meningiomas' malignancy, excision grade and recurrence. 3) Investigate the relationship between meningiomas' recurrence and radiologic features. Methods: We performed retrospective case - control analysis of 52 patients with intracranial meningiomas, who underwent surgery at the Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of LUHS, from 2010 to 2014. Clinical records were reviewed, demographic and clinical data were recorded and radiologic characteristics on MRI and CT scans were evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed, results were considered significant if p