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.
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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