ea0063p655 | Interdisciplinary Endocrinology 1 | ECE2019
Lugat Alexandre
, Samarut Edouard
, Thillays Francois
, Buffenoir Kevin
, Roualdes Vincent
, Cariou Bertrand
, Drui Delphine
Meningiomas are the most common intracranial tumors accounting for 20 to 30% of central nervous system tumors. Currently, only two risk factors have been highlighted: the history of exposure (therapeutic or accidental) to ionizing radiation, and some genetic predispositions syndromes in particular Neurofibromatosis type 2. Given the feminine predominance and the presence of progesterone receptors expression in meningiomas, authors began to focus on hormonal factors as a risk f...