Meningioma care at Mayo Clinic
Your Mayo Clinic care team
Mayo Clinic's world-renowned meningioma teams include neuroradiologists, neuropathologists, neurosurgeons, medical and neuro-oncologists, radiation oncologists, neurologists, rehabilitation specialists, and other professionals who work together to provide exactly the care you need.
Having all this subspecialized expertise in a single place, focused on you, means that you're not just getting one opinion. The team talks about your care, your test results are available quickly, appointments are scheduled in coordination and the most highly specialized brain tumor experts in the world are all working together to determine what's best for you.
What might take months to accomplish elsewhere can most often be done in only a matter of days at Mayo Clinic.
Advanced diagnosis and treatment
Mayo Clinic offers access to the latest imaging and diagnostic tools available. And there's a long history of Mayo Clinic scientists developing those cutting-edge technologies for patient care.
Doctors at Mayo Clinic treat more than 3,500 people with meningioma each year using the latest technological advances available to them, including computer-assisted brain surgery, intraoperative MRI, awake brain surgery and brain stereotactic radiosurgery.
Mayo Clinic also offers a comprehensive neuro-oncology program to diagnose and treat people with tumors of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves that are outside of the brain and spinal cord, called the peripheral nerves. The Division of Neuro-Oncology offers a multidisciplinary team approach by doctors who have extensive experience managing nervous system cancer.
Mayo Clinic specialists provide an advanced treatment called transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery to remove hard-to-reach meningiomas. The surgery involves collaboration among specialists in ophthalmology, neurology, neurosurgery, and otolaryngology (ENT)/head and neck surgery. This procedure is done when a meningioma has grown into the area called the skull cavity, which includes the eyeball. With this approach, the tumor can be removed with fewer complications than those of traditional surgery. A multidisciplinary Mayo Clinic team allows people with meningiomas to receive a personalized care plan.
Expertise and rankings
Experience
Mayo Clinic's experts provide comprehensive care for more than 3,500 people with meningiomas each year. Experts in the Mayo Clinic Brain Tumor Program's Meningioma Specialty Group specialize in meningioma, offering you the latest diagnosis and treatment options.
Advanced techniques and technology
Neurosurgery is among the most complex of the surgical disciplines. Mayo Clinic neurosurgeons use the latest technological advances available to them, including computer-assisted brain surgery, intraoperative MRI, awake brain surgery and brain stereotactic radiosurgery.
Comprehensive cancer center
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center meets strict standards for a National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center, recognizing scientific excellence and a multispecialty approach focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Nationally recognized expertise
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, rank among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023-2024 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.
Learn more about Mayo Clinic's neurology and neurosurgery departments' expertise and rankings.
Locations, travel and lodging
Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.
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Costs and insurance
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.
In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
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