We analyzed the histology, embolization material, recurrence rate, and neurologic complications in 19 fresh cases with meningioma involving the CS, who received subtotal removal surgery and were followed over 1 year. Patients were 6 men and 13 women aged from 30 to 69 years (mean, 52.2 years) on admission. All patients received preoperative chemical embolization of the feeding arteries to reduce intraoperative bleeding