Surgical resection of cranial base meningiomas.
This article outlines strategies for the surgical management of skull base meningiomas, including preoperative studies, general techniques of tumor resection, complications, postoperative management, follow-up, and nonsurgical modalities of treatment. The conventional and skull base surgical approaches are compared for meningiomas in specific skull base locations.
George Washington University School of Medicine and Medical Center, Washington, DC.
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D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000601:surgery; D005539:Foramen Magnum / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques