title: Preoperative tumor embolization.
abstract: In this article, the authors review general principles and technical details of preoperative embolization of various hypervascular head, neck, and spinal tumors encountered in contemporary neuroendovascular practice. Indications, treatment goals, techniques, outcomes, and complications are discussed, and illustrative case examples are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Lois Pope LIFE Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1095 Northwest 14th Terrace, 2nd Floor, (D4-6), Miami, FL 33136-1060, USA. Electronic address: rashour@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Ramsey
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ashour
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, PBB-311, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aziz-Sultan
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D006801:Humans; D009383:Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue / Q000628:therapy*; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000628:therapy*; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D013635:Tantalum / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C558446:Onyx 18; D011145:Polyvinyls; D013635:Tantalum; D004659:Enbucrilate
keywords: Carotid body tumor; Embolization; Glomus tumor; Juvenile nasal angiofibroma; Meningioma; NBCA; Onyx; Spinal tumor