title: [Tumor of the skull-report on 119 patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the pathologic type, clinical manifestations and treatment of skull neoplasms.
  
  
  METHODS
  A series of 119 patients with skull neoplasm were analyzed retrospectively with respect of clinical manifestations, radiologic features, treatment and prognosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  122 operations were done with 3 patients being operated twice. Complete resection was done 75 times, subtotal resection 24 times, partial resection 22 times and biopsy only once. Gross type: exophytic 43(36.1%), endophytic 27(22.7%) and mixed type 49 (41.2%). Among the 85 patients followed, 78.6% have recovered and are living well, 16.6% of patients are self-caring, 2 need others' help and 2 have died.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most skull neoplasms require neurosurgical intervention. Surgical excision is able to confirm the diagnosis, slow down the progression of neurologic dysfunction, prolong the patients' lives and improve the cosmetic results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Guolu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Jizong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery