Gross Total Resection of a Ventral Foramen Magnum Meningioma Via the Far Lateral Approach
Abstract
We present the case of a 43-year-old female who was found to have a ventral foramen magnum mass during workup for limb paresthesias, headache, and neck pain. Given the relatively caudal location at the craniocervical junction a cranial approach was selectyed rather than an endonasal approach due to anticipated high CSF leak risk with the latter. She underwent a paracondylar far lateral craniotomy with C1–C2 laminectomies and gross-total resection. Publication History Article published online: 27 February 2026 © 2026. Thieme. All rights reserved. Georg Thieme Verlag KG Oswald-Hesse-Straße 50, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany
Fields of Study & Subjects
Meningioma and schwannoma management
Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- S 01
- Pages
- S1–S548
- Publication date
- 27 February 2026
- Language
- EN