Condition · Neurosurgery in Alicante

Skull-base tumours

The skull base contains deep anatomical regions in contact with cranial nerves, blood vessels, the orbit, ear, paranasal sinuses and craniovertebral junction.

Clinical information

Understanding the diagnosis

Meningiomas, schwannomas, chordomas, chondrosarcomas and other lesions can arise in this region. The diagnosis and biological behaviour determine the strategy.

Planning evaluates microsurgical, endoscopic or combined access routes. The objective is defined according to the anatomy and the function that must be preserved.

Symptoms and context

Reasons for specialist assessment

  • Visual, hearing or balance changes
  • Cranial-nerve deficits
  • A deep lesion with an uncertain diagnosis
  • Residual or recurrent tumour
  • A proposed cranial, endonasal or combined approach

Alternatives

Options that may form part of the plan

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Observation of selected lesions

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Skull-base microsurgery

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Endoscopic endonasal surgery for specific locations

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Radiosurgery, radiotherapy or combined strategies

Case review

Second opinion

Complex cases benefit from reviewing the diagnosis, access routes, resection objective and non-surgical alternatives before deciding on a plan.

How to request a second opinion

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