目的　探讨老年人脑膜瘤的发病率、临床特点和手术结果。方法　本组 6 0岁以上老年脑膜瘤病人 72例 ,均行肿瘤切除术。结果　 72例病人中 ,肿瘤全部切除 5 1例 ,近全切除 12例 ,大部切除 9例。病人神经症状术后均有不同程度地改善 ,其中有 13例病人出现并发症 ,经过治疗恢复良好 ,无 1例死亡。结论　老年人脑膜瘤有其临床特点 ,根据病人情况 ,采取不同的治疗方案 ,可以降低死亡率。 Objective To investigate the incidence, clinical features and surgical outcomes of meningiomas in the elderly. Methods This group of 72 elderly patients with meningioma over the age of 60, were undergone tumor resection. Results Of the 72 patients, 51 were completely resected, 12 were treated with total resection, and 9 were mostly resected. Neurological symptoms of patients were improved to varying degrees after surgery, of which 13 patients had complications, after treatment recovered well, no one died. Conclusion The meningioma in the elderly has its own clinical features. Depending on the patient’s condition, different treatment options may reduce the mortality rate.