Meningioma is the most common type of tumor that develops in the head. The tumor grows from the meninges, the membranes (thin layers of tissue) surrounding your brain and spinal cord. Most meningiomas ...

Recent scientific research has revealed that women who used the Depo-Provera birth control shot may be five times more likely to develop a form of brain tumors known as meningioma. Women who were ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a potent immunotherapy approach for treating meningiomas, the most common type of primary brain tumor, according to a recent study published in Nature ...

Doctor says treatment and symptoms indicate tumor is not very big. June 6, 2012 — -- It's unlikely that singer Sheryl Crow's meningioma -- a tumor that occurs outside of the brain -- triggered ...

Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate use was tied to higher meningioma risk in a large U.S. study. Other contraceptives, including IUDs and combined oral pills, showed no increased meningioma risk.

CCSS follow-up of 24,886 five-year survivors (1970–1999 diagnoses) identified 471 individuals with 710 meningiomas, including frequent multiplicity (29% ≥2; 16% meningiomatosis).