Major venous sinus resection in the surgical treatment of recurrent aggressive dural based tumors.

Background: Despite gross total resection, aggressive dural based tumors invading major venous sinuses have high recurrence rates with poor long-term survivability. Options for aggressive surgical management of dural sinus invasion may be limited by the inherently high risk of morbidity and mortality.

Methods: Between July 1996 and July 2002, 5 cases of recurrent aggressive dural based tumors were operated on.