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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1812073
Case Report

Spontaneous Regression of Meningiomas: Literature Review and Case Report

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  • Ali Özen 

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye

  • Abuzer Güngör 

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye
    2   Department of Neurosurgery, İstinye University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye

  • Uğur Türe 

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye
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Abstract

Meningiomas are one of the most common primary tumors of the central nervous system, and surgical excision is the gold standard treatment for symptomatic patients. But there is no common algorithm for treatment in asymptomatic patients. Many studies have investigated the natural course of incidental meningiomas. Spontaneous regression refers to the shrinkage of a tumor without any intervention or treatment. Current data on spontaneous regression of meningiomas consists only of case reports. In this article, we present the case of a patient with an incidental meningioma that spontaneously regressed during follow-up and include a review of the literature.

Keywords

asymptomatic meningioma - incidental meningioma - regression - shrinkage - spontaneous

Authors' Contributions

The conception or design of the work was carried out by Ö.A., who also performed the data collection. Data analysis and interpretation were conducted by Ö.A., G.A., and T.U. The article was drafted by Ö.A., G.A., and T.U., while T.U. was responsible for the critical revision of the article as well as study supervision, funding, and materials. All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript.




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Article published online:
06 October 2025

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