ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe meningioma and factors that help decide treatment options. This is called the stage and grade. Use the menu to see other pages.

READ MORE BELOW:

• What is staging?

• Determining treatment and prognosis for meningioma

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, a tumor and learn if it is cancerous. They may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the factors that increase the chance of developing meningioma. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a drawing about the main body parts affected by meningioma. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find information about the estimated number of people who will be diagnosed with meningioma each year. You will also read general information on surviving the disease. Remember, survival rates depend on several factors, and no 2 people with a tumor are the same. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Meningioma. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.