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Table 1 Clinical histories and previous observations are summarized

From: Use of 3D-computed tomography angiography for planning the surgical removal of pineal region meningiomas using Poppen's approach: a report of ten cases and a literature review

Case No.

Sex/age

Duration

Clinical presentation

KPS

CTA

Blood supply

Size (cm)

Position

Hydrocephalus

1

Female/46 years

8 months

Headache, Papilledema, Hearing loss

80

Severe staining, VC shift upward

Pericallosal arterial branches

4.7 × 2.1 × 3.0 (an average of 3.3)

Infratentorial > supratentorial

Moderate

2

Male/61 years

2 months

Headache, papiledema, limb hemiparesis

70

Moderate staining, VC shift left

Posterior choroidal artery branches

4 × 4 × 3 (an average of 3.7)

Supratentorial = infratentorial

Severe

3

Male/42 years

3 months

Headache, dizziness, papilledema, Ataxia

70

Mild staining, VC shift left

dura of the origin of straight sinus

3.0 × 2.5 × 2.0 (an average of 2.5)

Infratentorial > supratentorial

Severe

4

Female/64 years

4 years

Dizziness, Ataxia

90

Mild staining, VC shift left

dura of the origin of straight sinus

4.3 × 4.1 × 3.3 (an average of 3.9)

Supratentorial > infratentorial

Mild

5

Female/64 years

5 years

Papilledema, memory loss, ataxia, paralysis of upgaze

60

Severe staining, VC shift downward

posterior cerebral artery branch

5.0 × 5.0 × 4.0 (an average of 4.7)

Infratentorial > supratentorial

Mild

6

Female/62 years

3 days

Headache

90

Mild staining, VC shift downward

dura of the origin of straight sinus

4.6 × 3.9 × 4.2 (an average of 4.2)

Supratentorial > infratentorial

Mild

7

Male/41 years

2 years

Headache

90

Moderate staining, VC shift right

posterial choroidal artery branches

4 × 3 × 3 (an average of 3.3)

Supratentorial = infratentorial

None

8

Female/60 years

4 years

Dizziness, hearing loss

80

Severe staining, VC Shift downwards

posterior cerebral artery branch

4.7 × 5.2 × 6.0 (an average of 5. 3)

Supratentorial = infratentorial

Mild

9

Female/53 years

3 years

Dizziness, ataxia

80

Severe staining, VC unaffected

posterior cerebral and superior cerebellar artery branches

2 × 2 × 1.5 (an average of 1.8)

Infratentorial

Mild

10

Male/40 years

2 years

Headache, dizziness, hearing loss

70

No staining and VC shift

not specified

2 × 2 × 1.5 (an average of 1.8)

Infratentorial

Severe