17 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Jimmy Yu Wai Chan Summary Nasopharyngeal carcinomas, which are among the most surgically challenging malignancies of the head and neck, commonly result in involvement of the skull base. Their deep…
15 Pediatric Skull Base Surgery
Nidal Muhanna, Alon Pener Tesler, and Dan M. Fliss Summary The pediatric population presents with a variety of different skull base pathologies than are seen in adults. The treatment of…
14 Quality of Life and Measures of Outcome for Patients with Skull Base Tumors
John R. De Almeida and Dan M. Fliss Summary Skull base tumors are a heterogeneous group of tumors with variable anatomic extension, histopathology, and treatment approaches. Because of these tumors’…
12 Neuropsychological Assessment of Patients with Skull Base Tumors
Mariana E. Bradshaw Summary This chapter provides readers with information regarding the nature of neurocognitive impairment in adult patients who have skull base tumors and underscores the importance of neuropsychological…
11 Rehabilitation of Speech and Swallowing of Patients with Tumors of the Skull Base
Jaimie Payne, Denise A. Barringer, and Jan S. Lewin Summary Skull base tumors place patients at risk for the development of communication and swallowing deficits because of their proximity to…
8 Radiotherapy for Skull Base Tumors: Principles and Techniques
Jack Phan, Steven J. Frank, and Paul D. Brown Summary This chapter covers radiotherapy principles and modern radiotherapy techniques for skull base tumors. (The clinical applications of radiotherapy in skull…
9 Clinical Applications of Radiotherapy for Skull Base Tumors
Jack Phan, Steven J. Frank, and Paul D. Brown Summary This chapter covers the clinical applications of radiotherapy in skull base tumors. We discuss the role of adjuvant radiotherapy after…
10 Management of Benign Skull Base Tumors in Neuro-oncology: Systemic Cytotoxic and Targeted Therapies
Sophie Tailibert and Marc C. Chamberlain Summary The treatment of benign tumors of the skull base relies mainly on a surgical approach whose purpose is to obtain a maximal safe…
3 Imaging of Skull Base Neoplasms
Komal Shah and Lawrence E. Ginsberg Summary The goals of this chapter are to provide an overview of the imaging appearances of the more common skull base neoplasms, provide imaging…
7 Reconstruction of Skull Base Defects
Parth V. Shah, Gregory Capra, Cristine N. Klatt-Cromwell, Brian D. Thorp, Charles S. Ebert Jr., and Adam M. Zanation Summary This chapter describes the multitude of reconstructive options, both endoscopic…
