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...

Sellar surgery – when to prepare for repair

1 March 2017 | | craniopharyngioma, intraoperative leak, pituitary tumor, postoperative leak, skull base reconstruction

Endoscopic sellar surgery, especially for adenomas, is a relatively safe, straightforward surgery with (mostly) reproducible results and few complications. One of the commonest complications is the creation of a CSF leak with the subsequent need for repair (there is usually...