About dural endothelioma

What is dural endothelioma?

Meningiomas are benign, slow-growing tumors, classified as brain tumors, but actually growing in the three protective membranes that surround the brain (meninges). Sometimes they cause thickening or thinning of adjoining skull bones. Meningiomas do not spread to other areas of the body.

What are the symptoms for dural endothelioma?

A Dural endothelioma is a tumor that arises from the meninges — the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Although not technically a brain tumor, it is included in this category because it may compress or squeeze the adjacent brain, nerves and vessels. Dural endothelioma is the most common type of tumor that forms in the head.

Most Dural endothelioma grow very slowly, often over many years, without causing symptoms. But sometimes, their effects on nearby brain tissue, nerves or vessels may cause serious disability.
Signs and symptoms of a Dural endothelioma typically begin gradually and may be very subtle at first. Depending on where in the brain or, rarely, the spine the tumor is situated, signs and symptoms may include:
1. Changes in vision, such as seeing double or blurriness
2. Headaches, especially those that are worse in the morning
3. Hearing loss or ringing in the ears
4. Memory loss
5. Loss of smell
6. Seizures
7. Weakness in your arms or legs
8. Language difficulty
9. Dural endothelioma causes no symptoms and requires no immediate treatment. But the growth of benign Dural endothelioma can cause serious problems. In some cases, such growth can be fatal.
10. Dural endothelioma is the most common type of tumor that originates in the central nervous system. They occur more often in women than in men.
11. Some Dural endothelioma is classified as atypical. These are not considered either benign or malignant (cancerous). But they may become malignant.

Symptoms
Changes in vision, such as seeing double or blurriness,Headaches, especially those that are worse in the morning
Conditions
Hearing loss or ringing in the ears,Memory loss,Loss of smell,Seizures,Weakness in arms or legs
Drugs
Surgery,Chemotherapy,Radiotherapy

What are the causes for dural endothelioma?

Dural endothelioma causes no symptoms and requires no immediate treatment. But the growth of benign Dural endothelioma can cause serious problems. In some cases, such growth can be fatal.

Dural endothelioma is the most common type of tumor that originates in the central nervous system. They occur more often in women than in men.

Some Dural endothelioma is classified as atypical. These are not considered either benign or malignant (cancerous). But they may become malignant.

A small number of Dural endothelioma are cancerous. They tend to grow quickly. They also can spread to other parts of the brain and beyond, often to the lungs.

Causes and Risk Factors of Dural endothelioma
1. The causes of Dural endothelioma are not well understood. However, there are two known risk factors.
2. Exposure to radiation
3. Neurofibromatosis type 2, a genetic disorder
4. The previous injury may also be a risk factor, but a recent study failed to confirm this.
5. Dural endothelioma has been found in places where skull fractures have occurred.
6. They've also been found in places where the surrounding membrane has been scarred.
7. Some research suggests a link between Dural endothelioma and the hormone progesterone.
8. Middle-aged women are more than twice as likely as men to develop a Dural endothelioma. Most Dural endothelioma occurs between the ages of 30 and 70. They are very rare in children.

Symptoms
Changes in vision, such as seeing double or blurriness,Headaches, especially those that are worse in the morning
Conditions
Hearing loss or ringing in the ears,Memory loss,Loss of smell,Seizures,Weakness in arms or legs
Drugs
Surgery,Chemotherapy,Radiotherapy

What are the treatments for dural endothelioma?

A Dural endothelioma is a tumor that arises from the meninges — the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Although not technically a brain tumor, it is included in this category because it may compress or squeeze the adjacent brain, nerves and vessels. Dural endothelioma is the most common type of tumor that forms in the head.

Immediate treatment isn't necessary for everyone with a Dural endothelioma. A small, slow-growing Dural endothelioma that isn't causing signs or symptoms may not require treatment.

Surgery
1. If the Dural endothelioma causes signs and symptoms or shows signs that it's growing, your provider may recommend surgery.
2. Surgeons work to remove the Dural endothelioma completely. But because a Dural endothelioma may occur near many delicate structures in the brain or spinal cord, it isn't always possible to remove the entire tumor. In those cases, surgeons remove as much of the Dural endothelioma as possible.
3. The type of treatment, if any, you need after surgery depends on several factors.
4. Surgery may pose risks, including infection and bleeding. The specific risks of your surgery will depend on where your Dural endothelioma is located.

Radiation therapy
1. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), a type of radiation treatment that aims several beams of powerful radiation at a precise point.
2. Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), which delivers radiation in small fractions over time, such as one treatment a day for 30 days.
3. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), which uses computer software to modify the intensity of radiation directed at the Dural endothelioma site.
4. Proton beam radiation, which uses radioactive protons precisely targeted at the tumor, reducing damage to the surrounding tissue.

Symptoms
Changes in vision, such as seeing double or blurriness,Headaches, especially those that are worse in the morning
Conditions
Hearing loss or ringing in the ears,Memory loss,Loss of smell,Seizures,Weakness in arms or legs
Drugs
Surgery,Chemotherapy,Radiotherapy

What are the risk factors for dural endothelioma?

Dural endothelioma causes no symptoms and requires no immediate treatment. But the growth of benign Dural endothelioma can cause serious problems. In some cases, such growth can be fatal.

Dural endothelioma is the most common type of tumor that originates in the central nervous system. They occur more often in women than in men.

Some Dural endothelioma is classified as atypical. These are not considered either benign or malignant (cancerous). But they may become malignant.

A small number of Dural endothelioma are cancerous. They tend to grow quickly. They also can spread to other parts of the brain and beyond, often to the lungs.

Causes and Risk Factors of Dural endothelioma
1. The causes of Dural endothelioma are not well understood. However, there are two known risk factors.
2. Exposure to radiation
3. Neurofibromatosis type 2, a genetic disorder
4. The previous injury may also be a risk factor, but a recent study failed to confirm this.
5. Dural endothelioma has been found in places where skull fractures have occurred. They've also been found in places where the surrounding membrane has been scarred.
6. Some research suggests a link between Dural endothelioma and the hormone progesterone.
7. Middle-aged women are more than twice as likely as men to develop a Dural endothelioma. Most Dural endothelioma occurs between the ages of 30 and 70. They are very rare in children.
8. Dural endothelioma is more common in females, but grades II and III occur more often in males. They are most common in people, followed by white people, and then Asian-Pacific Islanders.
9. Dural endothelioma tends to occur in people around 60 years old, with the risk increasing with age. An estimated 2,692 people are living with this tumor in the United States.

Symptoms
Changes in vision, such as seeing double or blurriness,Headaches, especially those that are worse in the morning
Conditions
Hearing loss or ringing in the ears,Memory loss,Loss of smell,Seizures,Weakness in arms or legs
Drugs
Surgery,Chemotherapy,Radiotherapy

Is there a cure/medications for dural endothelioma?

Dural endotheliomas cause no symptoms and require no immediate treatment. But the growth of benign Dural endotheliomas can cause serious problems. In some cases, such growth can be fatal. Dural endotheliomas are the most common type of tumor that originates in the central nervous system. They occur more often in women than in men. Some Dural endotheliomas are classified as atypical. These are not considered either benign or malignant (cancerous). But they may become malignant. A small number of Dural endotheliomas are cancerous. They tend to grow quickly. They also can spread to other parts of the brain and beyond, often to the lungs. Causes and Risk Factors of Dural endothelioma The causes of Dural endothelioma are not well understood. However, there are two known risk factors. Exposure to radiation Neurofibromatosis type 2, a genetic disorder Previous injury may also be a risk factor, but a recent study failed to confirm this. Dural endotheliomas have been found in places where skull fractures have occurred. They've also been found in places where the surrounding membrane has been scarred. Some research suggests a link between Dural endotheliomas and the hormone progesterone. Middle-aged women are more than twice as likely as men to develop a Dural endothelioma. Most Dural endotheliomas occur between the ages of 30 and 70. They are very rare in children.

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