Radiosurgery of the Skull Base : A Case-Based Approach / Siviero Agazzi, Mohammad Hassan A. Noureldine, Lawrence B. Berk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Agazzi, Siviero, editor.

Berk, Lawrence, editor.

Noureldine, Mohammad Hassan A., editor.

Series:

ClinicalKey.

ClinicalKey

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skull base--Cancer--Surgery.

Skull base.

Skull base--Surgery.

Stereotaxic techniques.

Radiosurgery--Methodology.

Radiosurgery.

Stereotaxic Techniques.

Skull Base Neoplasms--surgery.

Skull Base--surgery.

Radiosurgery--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Stereotaxic Techniques.

Skull Base Neoplasms--surgery.

Skull Base--surgery.

Radiosurgery--methods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 229 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, 2024.

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Summary:

Radiosurgery of the Skull Base: A Case-Based Approach explores non-invasive treatment of skull base pathologies using radiosurgery-all with a practical, case-based approach. This succinct, easy-to-navigate clinical reference covers stereotactic radiosurgery of skull base lesions, allowing you to quickly look up a specific pathology and tailor your radiosurgical strategy accordingly for the best treatment plan. Covers the basics of radiosurgery, including fundamentals of radiobiology, dose tolerances, and particle therapy, as well as how and when to utilize radiosurgery in patients with skull base tumors. Provides a pragmatic and structured approach to more than 50 pathologies along various regions of the skull base. Includes tumor treatment plans for various pathologies, including vestibular and facial schwannomas, pituitary adenomas, meningiomas, chordomas, trigeminal neuralgia, metastases, and more. Presents cases based on real patient scenarios, with thorough descriptions of planning, dosages, outcomes, and follow-up images. Discusses the dose tolerance of surrounding structures, which influences the overall treatment plan.An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. -- Publisher

Contents:

Section 1: Skull Base Radiosurgery: The Basics

Section 2: Olfactory Groove/Planum Sphenoidale/Paranasal Region

Section 3: Sellar/Suprasellar/Parasellar Region – Pituitary Adenoma

Section 4: Sellar/Suprasellar Region – Other Than Pituitary Adenoma

Section 5: Parasellar Space/Cavernous Sinus Region

Section 6: Clivus/Petroclival Junction

Section 7: Cerebellopontine Angle Region – Other Than Vestibular Schwannoma

Section 8: Internal Auditory Canal/Cerebellopontine Angle Region – Vestibular Schwannoma and Facial Schwannoma

Section 9: Trigeminal Neuralgia

Section 10: Jugular Foramen Region

Section 11: Foramen Magnum/Clivus Region

Section 12: Major Sinuses

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from table of contents page (Elsevier ClinicalKey, viewed November 28, 2023).

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Also issued in print: Radiosurgery of the Skull Base: A Case-Based Approach

ISBN:

9780323874380

032387438X

9780323874373 (softcover)

0323874371 (softcover)

OCLC:

1427736823