AIM: This study aim to retrospectively assess prognostic factors and outcome in 68 patients with atypical and malignant meningiomas. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data of 68 patients affected by meningioma between january 1993 and december 2011 were retrospective analyzed. In 80 % of the patients surgical resection was macroscopical; in 51 patients histology resulted atypical and in 17 malignant. All patients performed radiation treatment, of them 56% after surgical resection, 26% at the first relapse and 18% at the secon relapse, mean dose delivered was 54.6 Gy. RESULTS: Median follow-up was 6.7 years, (range 1.5-19.9 years). The actuarial overall survival rates at 5- and 10-year were 74.1 and 45.6 %, respectively. At univariate analysis age >60 years and radiotherapy dose >52 Gy showed statistical significance, (p = 0.04 and p = 0.03, respectively). At the multivariate analysis only radiotherapy dose >52 Gy maintained the statistical significance, (p = 0.037). The 5- and 10-year disease-free survival rates were 76.5 and 69.5 % respectively, on univariate analysis they were significantly influenced by size >5 cm (p = 0.04) and grading (p = 0.003), both still remained significant prognostic factors at multivariate analysis (p = 0.044 and p = 0.0006, respectively). Treatment related toxicities were limited: 16 % of the patients experienced grade ≤ 2 acute side effects, no ≥ grade 3 acute toxicity was exeperienced. CONCLUSIONS: In study, age and radiotherapy dose were associated with a longer overall survival, while disease free survival was influenced by preoperative size and grading of the tumor . Although there were some advantages in terms of overall survival for patients treated with postoperative radiotherapy, the benefit did not reach the significance. Multicenter prospective studies are necessary to clarify the management and the correct timing of radiotherapy in such a rare disease.
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