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.

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Radiosurgery of the Skull Base: A Case-Based Approach Comprehensive, case-based guidance in this rapidly growing field

Contents

۱. Stereotactic radiosurgery machines
۲. Fundamentals of radiobiology for radiosurgery
۳. Stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy with particle therapy
۴. Dose tolerances of normal tissues in skull base radiosurgery
۵. Esthesioneuroblastoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence at short-term
۶. Esthesioneuroblastoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence at long-term
۷. Olfactory groove meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
۸. Planum sphenoidale meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
۹. Planum sphenoidale/orbital roof meningioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence
۱۰. Paranasal sinus melanoma – definitive stereotactic body radiation therapy
۱۱. Null cell – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing intracavernous residual
۱۲. Null cell – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing perioptic residual
۱۳. ACTH secreting – delayed postoperative radiosurgery of gland for recurrent pathology-negative cushing disease
۱۴. Growth hormone secreting – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
۱۵. Prolactinoma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
۱۶. Craniopharyngioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence
۱۷. Tuberculum sella meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
۱۸. Suprasellar meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
۱۹. Suprasellar non-small cell lung carcinoma metastasis – upfront radiosurgery
۲۰. Trigeminal schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery

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۵۰. Jugular paraganglioma – upfront radiosurgery
۵۱. Vagal schwannoma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor
۵۲. Jugular foramen schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery
۵۳. Jugular/clival paraganglioma – delayed postembolization, multisession radiosurgery for growing residual
۵۴. Foramen magnum meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
۵۵. Foramen magnum/petroclival meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
۵۶. Occipital condyle/clivus/C1 vertebra metastasis – upfront stereotactic body radiation therapy
۵۷. Superior sagittal/transverse sinuses meningioma – immediate postoperative, staged-volume radiosurgery for residual/delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual
۵۸. Superior sagittal sinus meningioma – delayed postoperative, multisession radiosurgery for growing residual
۵۹. Superior sagittal sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual
۶۰. Torcular/tentorial meningioma – upfront radiosurgery
۶۱. Transverse sinus dural arteriovenous fistula – upfront, preembolization radiosurgery
۶۲. Tentorial dural arteriovenous fistula – upfront radiosurgery