Olfactory Groove Meningioma: Does anosmia improve following surgery? Report of 20 surgically treated patients in Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

Olfactory groove meningioma: report of 99 cases surgically treated at the Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome.

OBJECTIVE We reviewed our series of olfactory groove meningiomas (OGMs) with the aim to relate the surgical approach with outcome and to define clinical and pathologic predictors of prognosis. METHODS Ninety-nine patients who underwent 113 craniotomies at our Institution between 1984 and 2010 were entered this study. The relationship between surgical approach (bifrontal, fronto-orbito-basal, ...

Olfactory function in patients with olfactory groove meningioma.

OBJECTIVES Olfactory meningiomas are rare benign tumours and represent about 12% of all basal meningiomas. Anosmia is thought to be among the first symptoms, even though patients often present with headaches or visual problems. However, so far no detailed psychophysical tests of olfactory function have been performed in a large number of those patients. METHODS Twelve patients (five men, seve...

Value of Surgery on the Outcome of Olfactory Groove Meningioma

Background: Olfactory groove meningiomas represent a difficult problem because of involvement of the arteries of the anterior circulation as well as the anterior visual pathways when increased in size. Objective: in my study I will discuss 12 patients with olfactory groove meningiomas regarding their clinical presentation, radiological appearance, surgical approach as well as their post operati...

Challenges to cervical cancer treatment in Bangladesh: The development of a women's cancer ward at Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of female cancer mortality worldwide. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy represents the standard of care for patients with stages IB2 to IVa cervical cancer. Unfortunately radiation therapy capacity is severely limited to non-existent in many Low and Middle-Income Countries. One solution has been to use chemotherapy to reduce tumor size to allow for rad...

Suresh Dhaka