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: W M Mendenhall, R J Amdur, R W Hinerman, P J Antonelli, D B Villaret, S P Stringer
• Journal: Otolaryngologic clinics of North America (Otolaryngol Clin North Am) Vol. 34 Issue 6 Pg. 1065-77, viii (Dec 2001) ISSN: 0030-6665 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11728932 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Angiofibroma (radiotherapy, surgery)
• Humans
• Meningeal Neoplasms (radiotherapy, surgery)
• Meningioma (radiotherapy, surgery)
• Neurilemmoma (radiotherapy, surgery)
• Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal (radiotherapy, surgery)
• Pituitary Neoplasms (radiotherapy, surgery)
• Radiosurgery
• Skull Base Neoplasms (radiotherapy, surgery)