The nurse is assessing a patient with a meningioma. The nurse realizes that this patient will have:
1. A hearing disorder
2. A life expectancy of about 10 months
3. An excellent prognosis if the tumor is totally removed
4. Metastasis to other body organs
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Rationale 1: Other common benign brain tumors arise from nerve sheaths such as acoustic neuromas, which can lead to a hearing loss.
Rationale 2: Meningiomas are usually benign and do not affect life expectancy.
Rationale 3: The most common benign brain tumors arise from the meninges and are called meningiomas. They are usually well circumscribed, may be attached to the dura, and are associated with an excellent prognosis when gross-total resection is possible.
Rationale 4: Meningiomas are encapsulated and benign so therefore do not metastasize to other organs.
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