Chondrosarcomas are indolent but invasive chondroid malignancies that can form in the skull base. Standard management of chondrosarcoma involves surgical resection and adjuvant radiation therapy. This review evaluates evidence from…
Sinonasal carcinomas are uncommon neoplasms accounting for approximately 3% to 5% of all upper respiratory tract malignancies. Sinonasal malignancies in most cases do not cause early symptoms and present in…
Chordomas of the skull base are one of the rarest intracranial malignancies that arise from ectopic remnants of embryonal notochod. The proximity of many chordomas to neurovascular structures makes gross…
The use of minimally invasive approaches to the anterior skull base is a valuable tool to improving the treatment in patients with aggressive anterior skull base neoplasms. This article discusses…
Combined anterior cranial base resection is the mainstay of therapy for skull base malignancies. Improvements in surgical techniques and reconstruction have led to a reduction in morbidity and overall better…
Orin Bloch, MD, Guest Editor Franco DeMonte, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Guest Editor Skull base surgery for the treatment of malignant tumors has undergone substantial evolution over the past 50 years….
The last two decades have brought refinements in diagnostic imaging, instrumentation, and microvascular reconstruction, and an improved overall appreciation of the anatomy of the skull base, both open and endoscopic….
Management of high-grade spondylolisthesis (HGS) remains challenging and is associated with significant controversies. The best surgical procedure remains debatable. Although the need for instrumentation is generally agreed upon, significant controversies…
Given the substantial growth in frequency and expense of spine deformity surgery, and the general economic landscape of the health care system, health economics research has an important role in…
Cervical deformity is disruption of normal cervical alignment. This article focuses on the varying etiology of cervical deformity, normative data, and evaluation and examination of deformity, and presents various treatment…
