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* In 1614, the first case of meningioma was described by Dr. Felix Platter. He described the tumor as being round with a shape like an acorn. He | * In 1614, the first case of meningioma was described by Dr. Felix Platter. He described the tumor as being round with a shape like an acorn. He said it was as large as a medium-sized apple, fleshy, and full of holes.<ref name="s">{{cite journal| author=Bir SC, Maiti TK, Bollam P, Nanda A| title=Felix Platter and a historical perspective of the meningioma. | journal=Clin Neurol Neurosurg | year= 2015 | volume= 134 | issue= | pages= 75-8 | pmid=25965286 | doi=10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.02.018 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25965286 }} </ref> | ||
*Meningioma was first discovered by Dr. Felix Platter, a Swiss physician, in the 16th century.<ref name="s">{{cite journal| author=Bir SC, Maiti TK, Bollam P, Nanda A| title=Felix Platter and a historical perspective of the meningioma. | journal=Clin Neurol Neurosurg | year= 2015 | volume= 134 | issue= | pages= 75-8 | pmid=25965286 | doi=10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.02.018 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25965286 }} </ref> | *Meningioma was first discovered by Dr. Felix Platter, a Swiss physician, in the 16th century.<ref name="s">{{cite journal| author=Bir SC, Maiti TK, Bollam P, Nanda A| title=Felix Platter and a historical perspective of the meningioma. | journal=Clin Neurol Neurosurg | year= 2015 | volume= 134 | issue= | pages= 75-8 | pmid=25965286 | doi=10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.02.018 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25965286 }} </ref> | ||
*The term meningioma was first used to describe the tumor by Dr. Harvey Cushing, an American neurosurgeon, in 1922.<ref name="wiki">Meningioma history and nomenclature. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningioma#History_and_nomenclature Accessed on September, 25 2015</ref><ref name="radio">Meningeoma. Radiopaedia(2015)http://radiopaedia.org/articles/meningioma Accessed on September, 25 2015</ref> | *The term meningioma was first used to describe the tumor by Dr. Harvey Cushing, an American neurosurgeon, in 1922.<ref name="wiki">Meningioma history and nomenclature. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningioma#History_and_nomenclature Accessed on September, 25 2015</ref><ref name="radio">Meningeoma. Radiopaedia(2015)http://radiopaedia.org/articles/meningioma Accessed on September, 25 2015</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
Meningioma was first discovered by Dr. Felix Platter, a Swiss physician, in the 16th century.[1][2]
Historical Perspective
- In 1614, the first case of meningioma was described by Dr. Felix Platter. He described the tumor as being round with a shape like an acorn. He said it was as large as a medium-sized apple, fleshy, and full of holes.[2]
- Meningioma was first discovered by Dr. Felix Platter, a Swiss physician, in the 16th century.[2]
- The term meningioma was first used to describe the tumor by Dr. Harvey Cushing, an American neurosurgeon, in 1922.[3][4]
- In 1770, the first successful surgical resection of a skull convexity meningioma was performed by Dr. Anoine Luisa, a French surgeon at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.
- In 1835, the first successful surgical resection of a skull base meningiom was performed by Dr. Zanobi Pecchioli, a professor of Surgery at the University of Siena.
- The earliest evidence of a probable meningioma is from a skull found in Germany that dates back to 365,000 years ago.
References
- ↑ Felix Plater. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Plater Accessed on September, 25 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bir SC, Maiti TK, Bollam P, Nanda A (2015). "Felix Platter and a historical perspective of the meningioma". Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 134: 75–8. doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.02.018. PMID 25965286.
- ↑ Meningioma history and nomenclature. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningioma#History_and_nomenclature Accessed on September, 25 2015
- ↑ Meningeoma. Radiopaedia(2015)http://radiopaedia.org/articles/meningioma Accessed on September, 25 2015