Contemporary surgical management of skull base chordomas—Anatomical reflections on a single center experience retrospective case series
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DOI: 10.1002/ca.23840
Abstract: Chordoma, a rare, locally aggressive tumor can affect the central skull base, usually centered at the midline. Complete surgical resection remains mainstay of therapy in case of primary as well as recurrent tumors. Owing to… read more here.
Keywords: skull base; case; anatomy; base chordomas ... See more keywords
High control rates of proton‐ and carbon‐ion–beam treatment with intensity‐modulated active raster scanning in 101 patients with skull base chondrosarcoma at the Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center
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DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31298
Abstract: The current study compares the results of irradiation with protons and irradiation with carbon ions via a raster scan technique in patients with G1 and G2 skull base chondrosarcomas. read more here.
Keywords: carbon; ion beam; ion; patients skull ... See more keywords
EC‐IC bypass for cerebral revascularization following skull base tumor resection: Current practices and innovations
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DOI: 10.1002/jso.25178
Abstract: Complex skull base tumors can involve critical vessels of the head and neck. To achieve a gross total resection, vessel sacrifice may be necessary. In cases where vessel sacrifice will cause symptomatic cerebral ischemia, surgical… read more here.
Keywords: skull base; cerebral revascularization; bypass cerebral; base ... See more keywords
99mTc‐HMPAO‐leukocyte scintigraphy for diagnosis and therapy monitoring of skull base osteomyelitis
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DOI: 10.1002/lio2.159
Abstract: Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is a rare but life‐threatening disease observed in elderly diabetic patients, with high risk of recurrence and difficult therapeutic management. The diagnosis is ascertained from a set of clinical, biological, and… read more here.
Keywords: base osteomyelitis; 99mtc hmpao; skull base; diagnosis ... See more keywords
Skull base osteomyelitis in patients with head and neck cancer: Diagnosis, management, and outcomes in a case series of 23 patients
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DOI: 10.1002/lio2.719
Abstract: Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) is an infection of the central cranial bones, most commonly resulting from contiguous spread of infection from adjacent head and neck structures. SBO is a well‐recognized complication of treatment of head… read more here.
Keywords: base osteomyelitis; neck cancer; head neck; skull base ... See more keywords
Microstructural parameters from DW-MRI for tumour characterization and local recurrence prediction in particle therapy of skull-base chordoma.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.16202
Abstract: BACKGROUND Quantitative imaging such as Diffusion-Weighted MRI (DW-MRI) can be exploited to non-invasively derive patient-specific tumour microstructure information for tumour characterization and local recurrence risk prediction in radiotherapy. PURPOSE To characterize tumour microstructure according to… read more here.
Keywords: characterization local; microstructural parameters; skull base; local recurrence ... See more keywords
Characterization of Skull Base Lesions Using Pseudo-Continuous Arterial Spin Labeling
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DOI: 10.1007/s00062-017-0623-7
Abstract: PurposePseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (pCASL) is a non-invasive magnetic resonance (MR) perfusion technique. Our study aimed at estimating the diagnostic performance of the pCASL sequence in assessing the perfusion of skull base lesions both qualitatively and… read more here.
Keywords: arterial spin; base lesions; pcasl; base ... See more keywords
[Complications of anterior skull base surgery].
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DOI: 10.1007/s00106-018-0508-3
Abstract: Anterior skull base operations are complex surgical procedures that are performed to treat serious and complicated diseases. Despite significant advances in surgical techniques, complications are relatively frequent and can be serious. Endoscopic skull base surgery… read more here.
Keywords: base surgery; anterior skull; complications anterior; base ... See more keywords
Quantitative evaluation of facial hypoplasia and airway obstruction in infants with syndromic craniosynostosis: relationship with skull base and splanchnocranium sutural pattern
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DOI: 10.1007/s00234-018-2005-5
Abstract: PurposeCraniosynostostic syndromes are due to multisuture synostoses and affect the entire craniofacial skeleton. This study analyzed the facial complex and airways to quantify the relationship between insufficient facial growth, airways obstruction, and the sutural pattern… read more here.
Keywords: sutural pattern; mcf; group; infants syndromic ... See more keywords
Clinicopathological implications of TIM3+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and the miR-455-5p/Galectin-9 axis in skull base chordoma patients
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DOI: 10.1007/s00262-019-02349-1
Abstract: Chordoma is difficult to eradicate due to high local recurrence rates. The immune microenvironment is closely associated with tumor prognosis; however, its role in skull base chordoma is unknown. The expression of Galectin-9 (Gal9) and… read more here.
Keywords: mir 455; base chordoma; chordoma; skull base ... See more keywords
Vidian canal and sphenoid sinus: an MDCT and cadaveric study of useful landmarks in skull base surgery
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DOI: 10.1007/s00276-019-02414-5
Abstract: Purpose To present the anatomical variations of vidian canal (VC) and sphenoid sinus (SS), relative to other anatomical landmarks of skull base area, which may be helpful for safer surgical approach to this area. Materials… read more here.
Keywords: mdct; sphenoid sinus; canal sphenoid; landmarks skull ... See more keywords