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POLR2A Mutation is a Poor Prognostic Marker of Cerebellopontine Angle Meningioma.
Neurosurgery - 1 Aug 2024
Okano Atsushi, Miyawaki Satoru, Teranishi Yu, Hongo Hiroki, Dofuku Shogo, Ohara Kenta, Sakai Yu, Shin Masahiro, Nakatomi Hirofumi, Saito Nobuhito
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recent molecular analyses have shown that the driver genetic mutations of meningiomas were associated with the anatomic location. Among these, POLR2A mutation is common among lesions in the skull base, mainly in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA). The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of POLR2A mutation as a prognostic marker for CPA meningiomas. METHODS: We...
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