Asian Spine J.  2022 Oct;16(5):692-701. 10.31616/asj.2021.0201.

Functional Outcome after Spinal Meningioma Surgery

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Pellegrin Hospital, Bordeaux, France
  • 2Department of Neurosurgery, Pontchaillou Hospital, Rennes, France
  • 3Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris, France
  • 4Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
  • 5INSERM U1153, Statistic and Epidemiologic Research Center Sorbonne Paris Cité (CRESS), ECSTRRA Team, Université de Paris, Paris, France

Abstract

Study Design: A multicenter cross-sectional analytical retrospective study. Purpose: To assess functional outcome (FO) after a spinal meningioma (SM) surgery. Overview of Literature: All studies report functional improvement after SM removal.
Methods
We performed an analytical retrospective cohort study at five different institutions. All patients with a diagnosis of SM were included in this study, including those with recurrent tumors. Meningiomas of the foramen magnum were excluded. Useful histopathological characteristics were separately extracted. Surgical resection was evaluated according to the Simpson grading scale. Patient outcomes and clinical states were assessed with the help of their medical records using four different scales: the modified Ranawat score, the Nurick scale, the Prolo score, the Frankel grade, and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group–World Health Organization– Zubrod score.
Results
Between 1991 and 2018, 417 patients were identified, of which 85.8% were female. The median age at surgery was 67.2 years (interquartile range [IQR], 56.7–76.5). The lesion was located in the thoracic region in 77.9% of the patients, cervical region in 16.8%, and lumbar region in 4.1%. Surgical resection was complete in 95.5% of the cases. Only 0.96% of the patients died within the first postoperative month. Neurological status, which improved in 76.9% of the patients, was unchanged in 17.5% and even worsened in 4.4%. Functional status was assessed using the Ranawat score and Nurick scale, with scores of 1 (IQR, 0–2) (i.e., hyperreflexia and asymptomatic; mean, 1.3±1.3) and 1 (IQR, 0−2) (i.e., signs of spinal cord disease, but no difficulty in walking; mean, 1.2±1.4), respectively. Approximately 10.1% of the patients were not ambulant at the last neurosurgical follow-up visit. Older age at surgery was not significantly associated with a chair-bound status (p =0.427).
Conclusions
This large series confirms the favorable FO after spinal meningioma surgery even in the case of seriously impaired preoperative status. A validated scale is needed to assess the factors predicting a worsening of the functional status and guide the management of patients.

Keyword

Spine; Meningioma; Functional outcome
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