Olfactory groove meningioma
Introduction The most common tumors along the anterior skull base are meningiomas. Among midline anterior skull base tumors, the most common locations in order of frequency are the olfactory groove,…
Language area metastatic brain cancer
Introduction An estimated 25% to 45% of patients with cancer will develop brain metastases. , The management of patients who develop brain metastases includes some combination of surgery, radiation therapy,…
Intraventricular metastatic brain cancer
Introduction Metastatic brain cancer is the most common type of brain tumor in adults, in which 30% of cancer patients will develop brain tumors, with an estimated incidence of 200,000…
Medulloblastoma
Introduction The most common type of primary malignant brain tumor in children is medulloblastoma, in which it accounts for approximately 25% of childhood brain tumors. , Medulloblastomas can also occur…
Pontine high-grade glioma
Introduction Brainstem surgery can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. , This high risk of neurologic injury is owing to the fact that the brainstem has a high density…
Butterfly high-grade glioma
Introduction Patients with high-grade gliomas are known to have poor survival. Among these patients, it is argued that butterfly lesions that cross the corpus callosum and involve both cerebral hemispheres…
Multifocal high-grade glioma
Introduction Patients with high-grade gliomas have poor prognoses, with median survival approximately 12 months. A subset of patients with glioblastoma (GBM) have multifocal disease, whereby their lesions are separated by…
Left thalamic high-grade glioma
Introduction The general treatment paradigm for high-grade gliomas is maximal resection followed by adjuvant chemoradiation; however, patients who develop deficits have worsened survival independent of the extent of resection. Deep-seated…
Left occipital high-grade glioma
Introduction An uncommon location for gliomas is the occipital lobe, in which the incidence ranges from 5% to 10% in several series. Patients with occipital lobe gliomas typically present with…
Right temporal high-grade glioma
Introduction A relatively common location for high-grade gliomas is the temporal lobe, in which the incidence ranges from 15% to 25% in several series. Patients with temporal lobe gliomas typically…
