title: Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for skull base tumors.
abstract: Tumors arising in the vicinity of the skull base are relatively uncommon; however, lesions that may be successfully treated by radiotherapy and radiosurgery include temporal bone chemodectomas, schwannomas, juvenile angiofibromas, pituitary adenomas, and meningiomas. This article reviews treatment techniques and results and discusses the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0385, USA. mendewil@shands.ufl.edu
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Mendenhall
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Amdur
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hinerman
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Antonelli
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Villaret
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Stringer
mesh_terms: D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D016634:Radiosurgery; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*