Introduction Anterior skull base meningiomas include olfactory groove, planum sphenoidale, and tuberculum sellae meningiomas. Planum sphenoidale meningiomas account for 5% to 10% of intracranial meningiomas, and typically arise from arachnoid…
Introduction Meningiomas are among the most common primary brain tumor in adults, with an incidence that ranges from 1 to 8 per 100,000 people. One of the most common locations…
Introduction The most common type of brain tumor in adults is metastatic brain tumors, with an incidence 3 to 14 per 100,000 people per year. , Approximately 10% to 20%…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
