颅内脑膜瘤患者的预后较好。[44]Jaaskelainen J, Haltia M, Servo A. Atypical and anaplastic meningiomas: radiology, surgery, radiotherapy, and outcome. Surg Neurol. 1986;25:233-242.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3945904?tool=bestpractice.com[77]Mirimanoff RO, Dosoretz DE, Linggood RM, et al. Meningioma: analysis of recurrence and progression following neurosurgical resection. J Neurosurg. 1985;62:18-24.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3964853?tool=bestpractice.com[78]Simpson D. The recurrence of intracranial meningiomas after surgical treatment. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1957;20:22-39.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13406590?tool=bestpractice.com大多数肿瘤都是良性,如果充分切除(包括黏附的硬膜),预后较好。如果是放射外科治疗或分次放疗,控制率超90%。[47]Kondziolka D, Levy EI, Niranjan A, et al. Long-term outcomes after meningioma radiosurgery: physician and patient perspectives. J Neurosurg. 1999;91:44-50.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10389879?tool=bestpractice.com[79]Milker-Zabel S, Zabel A, Schulz-Ertner D, et al. Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in patients with benign or atypical intracranial meningioma: long-term experience and prognostic factors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005;61:809-816.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15708260?tool=bestpractice.com有研究评估了与生活质量相关的因素并将此应用于脑肿瘤。对于这些研究的综述描述了抑郁状态,体力状态,乏力与生活质量的相关性。[27]Ownsworth T, Hawkes A, Steginga S, et al. A biopsychosocial perspective on adjustment and quality of life following brain tumor: a systematic evaluation of the literature. Disabil Rehabil. 2009;31:1038-1055.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19116809?tool=bestpractice.com