Journal Reviews

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Molecular and genetic nature of skull base tumours drives management

3 May 2022 | | Skull Base Surgery | Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma, Chordoma chondrosarcoma, Endolymphatic sac tumor, Granular cell tumor, Langerhans cell histocytosis, Meningioma, Neuropathology, Papillary craniopharyngioma, Paraganglioma, Pituicytoma, Pituitary adenoma, Pituitary blastoma, Schwannoma, Skull base tumors, Solitary fibrous tumor, Spindle cell oncocytoma

This article reviews the molecular basis and paradigm shift in the diagnosis and management of skull base tumours. It is now known that the phenotype of meningiomas is influenced by their genotype. Endolymphatic sac tumours are observed in up to...

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Review of pituitary tumour pathology

1 July 2021 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery | Craniopharyngioma, Germ cell, Inflammatory, Neurohypophysitis, Neuropathology, Pituitary adenoma, Sellar

This is an excellent review article covering the pathology of pituitary adenomas (PA) as well as rare sellar lesions like lymphocytic hypophysitis that require aggressive treatment. The authors have preserved the 2017 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of PA and...