Do All Meningiomas of the Cavernous Sinus Require Treatment?

With the application of conformal planning conventional dose radiotherapy and high dose radiosurgery to the treatment of meningioma, we are faced with increasing pressure to treat these tumors even when located in areas classically associated with a benign outcome. Since the long-term benefit of these therapies has not been clearly delineated, providing clinical presentation features at baseline and the outcome of untreated patients might be useful in determining which patients should undergo radiotherapy.