24 Chondrosarcomas
10.1055/b-0040-177080 24 ChondrosarcomasDaniel M. Prevedello, Ricardo L. Carrau, Camila S. Dassi, and Ana B. Melgarejo Abstract Pediatric chondrosarcomas of the skull base are extremely rare malignant tumors. They are indolent…
19 Epidermoid and Dermoid Tumors
10.1055/b-0040-177075 19 Epidermoid and Dermoid TumorsAmanda L. Stapleton, Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara, Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, Eric W. Wang, Paul A. Gardner, and Carl H. Snyderman Abstract Dermoid and epidermoid tumors are…
20 Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
10.1055/b-0040-177076 20 Juvenile Nasopharyngeal AngiofibromaTiruchy Narayanan Janakiram, Shilpee Bhatia Sharma, and Onkar K. Deshmukh Abstract Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma is a highly vascular, benign but locally aggressive neoplasm of the nasopharynx….
26 Subperiosteal Orbital Abscess
10.1055/b-0040-177082 26 Subperiosteal Orbital AbscessErnesto Pasquini, Paolo Farneti, and Vittorio Sciarretta Abstract Pediatric periorbital cellulitis represents a common disease complicating a nasal infection warranting prompt antibiotic therapy due to catastrophic…
25 Malignant Skull Base Tumors
10.1055/b-0040-177081 25 Malignant Skull Base TumorsPaolo Castelnuovo, Apostolos Karligkiotis, Muaid I. Aziz Baban, Paolo Battaglia, and Mario Turri-Zanoni Abstract Malignant tumors involving the skull base are exceedingly rare in the…
23 Chordoma
10.1055/b-0040-177079 23 ChordomaMoujahed Labidi, Shunya Hanakita, Kentaro Watanabe, Vincent Couloigner, Bernard George, and Sébastien Froelich Abstract Chordomas are rare benign lesions arising from notochordal remnants in the skull base region…
21 Optic Pathway Glioma and Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma
10.1055/b-0040-177077 21 Optic Pathway Glioma and Juvenile Pilocytic AstrocytomaNeil Majmundar, John R.W. Kestle, Douglas L. Brockmeyer, Jean Anderson Eloy, and James K. Liu Abstract This chapter describes the prevalence, natural…
22 Germ Cell Tumors
10.1055/b-0040-177078 22 Germ Cell TumorsDomenico Solari, Gianpiero Iannuzzo, Maria Laura Del Basso De Caro, Luigi Maria Cavallo, Michelangelo Gangemi, and Paolo Cappabianca Abstract Germ cell tumors (GCTs) of the central…
14 Odontoidectomy for Craniovertebral Junction Compression
10.1055/b-0040-177070 14 Odontoidectomy for Craniovertebral Junction CompressionHarminder Singh, Andrew Alalade, Jeffrey P. Greenfield, Vijay K. Anand, and Theodore H. Schwartz Abstract Endoscopic endonasal odontoidectomy, in appropriately selected patients, is safe…
16 Craniopharyngioma
10.1055/b-0040-177072 16 CraniopharyngiomaHarminder Singh, Walid I. Essayed, and Theodore H. Schwartz Abstract Craniopharyngiomas represent up to 4% of pediatric intracranial tumors. Their operative and postoperative management continue to be challenging,…
