title: [Diagnosis and treatment of skull base metastasis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the diagnosis and surgical treatment of skull base metastases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical and radiological features, operative technique and postoperative complications of 15 cases of skull base metastases were discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total resection was achieved in 13 cases, and subtotal resection in 2. 7 tumors were located in the anterior skull base. The main complication was CSF leakage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The preoperative diagnosis of skull base metastases is difficult, radical resection is effective, and postoperative complications are not uncommon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery Beijing Tiantan Hospital.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery