How to Use meningioma in a Sentence
meningioma
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The tumor was benign and had meningioma.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 9 May 2026
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The most common would be a meningioma, a tumor of the tissue that lines the brain.
—New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022
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Most meningiomas arise close to the skull, but in some cases, a tumor can form as far down as the spinal cord.
—Michael Nedelman, CNN, 18 Sep. 2017
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Doctors rushed her into surgery and removed a meningioma, which grows in the lining around the brain.
—al, 20 Sep. 2021
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In other parts of the world, a meningioma risk warning has already been added to the drug’s label.
—Zinhle Essamuah, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
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In his waiting area, Chelsea—of the onetime meningioma—stands tall, smiling, with her bike helmet in hand.
—Daphne Beal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2018
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Lack of Warnings in the US Relkin claims there aren't warnings about meningioma.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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Doctors at Tri-City found a 5-centimeter meningioma tumor in the left lobe of her brain.
—Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Jan. 2018
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One of the lesions was consistent with osteosarcoma or a meningioma.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 June 2024
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According to the Mayo Clinic, meningioma is the most common type of tumor that forms in the head.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
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And in June of that year, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor — a meningioma the size of a lemon, which upon surgery was found to be benign.
—Emma Dibdin, Cosmopolitan, 18 Sep. 2017
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Six of the cases are meningiomas, two are gliomas, two are pituitary adenomas, and one is a schwannoma of the optic nerve.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026
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Most meningiomas have receptors that react to the hormone progesterone.
—Janelle McSwiggin, Msn, Rn, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
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News anchor Maria Menounos went through a seven-hour surgery to remove a benign meningioma brain tumor the size of a golf ball.
—Megan Friedman, Country Living, 15 Dec. 2017
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The results showed a tentorial meningioma, a benign tumor located where the brain connects to the brainstem.
—Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021
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The risk was most strongly reduced for endometrial, meningioma and ovarian cancers, according to the study.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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In the documents, patients allege that the prescription medication can cause users to develop one or more meningiomas.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 18 Dec. 2025
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In such cases, the study suggests discontinuing desogestrel if a meningioma is identified, rather than jumping straight to surgery.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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The 39-year-old underwent a successful, complex surgery to remove the meningioma on June 8 — her birthday.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2017
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The strongest lower-risk signals were for endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, and meningioma (a type of brain cancer).
—Elise M. Brett, EverydayHealth.com, 26 June 2026
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Two of those have the most common, benign type — meningioma — according to the hospital, which is located about 10 miles west of Boston.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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However, both Somarakis and Ryan later developed a type of benign brain tumor called meningioma and required surgery to remove it.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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When the scan came back and revealed a grade two meningioma, a noncancerous brain tumor that forms in the brain or spine, according to Today, Davis knew her life was going to change.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2022
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Ambiguous results plagued small studies that tested mifepristone to control meningioma, a slow-growing brain tumor with progesterone receptors.
—Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 3 July 2018
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Collins was also recovering from a benign meningioma — a non-cancerous tumor that forms in tissue covering the brain and spinal cord — which can also cause cognitive dysfunction.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
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The label now recommends that healthcare providers monitor patients who use Depo-Provera, which is the brand name for medroxyprogesterone acetate, for signs of meningioma.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 18 Dec. 2025
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There is an ongoing lawsuit against Pfizer, which makes Depo-Provera, related to meningioma, according to court documents.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 18 Dec. 2025
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Walsh opened up about the diagnosis in a new interview with Cosmopolitan, explaining that she was diagnosed with a benign meningioma the size of a lemon in 2015.
—Nicole Moschella, ajc, 18 Sep. 2017
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The study saw a significant increase in a specific type of brain tumor, a meningioma, when women used the drugs for a year or more, often requiring surgery, according to a March 27 news release.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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The most significant risk reductions tied to GLP-1 use were for ovarian and endometrial cancer and brain tumors called meningiomas.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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