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Skull base neoplasm

MedGen UID:
138208
•Concept ID:
C0376527
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neoplasm, Skull Base; Neoplasms, Skull Base; Skull Base Neoplasm; Skull Base Neoplasms
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002785

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the skull base. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSkull base neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of squamous cell carcinomas of the skull-base.
Leonard CG, Padhye V, Witterick IJ
J Neurooncol 2020 Dec;150(3):377-386. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.1007/s11060-020-03545-1. PMID: 32504403
Acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland: from pathogenesis to management: a literature review.
Cavaliere M, De Luca P, Scarpa A, Savignano L, Cassandro C, Cassandro E, Iemma M
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Oct;277(10):2673-2679. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-05998-6. PMID: 32367151
Esthesioneuroblastoma: clinical presentation, radiological, and pathological features, treatment, review of the literature, and the University of Virginia experience.
Oskouian RJ Jr, Jane JA Sr, Dumont AS, Sheehan JM, Laurent JJ, Levine PA
Neurosurg Focus 2002 May 15;12(5):e4. doi: 10.3171/foc.2002.12.5.5. PMID: 16119902

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Impact of Migraine and Vestibular Migraine on Audiometric Profiles and Quality of Life in Patients With Tinnitus.
Li KS, Liu YH
Otol Neurotol 2024 Jun 1;45(5):e443-e449. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004196. PMID: 38728562
Clinical outcomes of coblation-assisted pediatric endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery.
Liu S, Tang R, Mao S, Zhang W
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2022 May;156:111089. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111089. PMID: 35255444
The combined coronal-transconjunctival approach: an innovative surgical access for orbital exenteration in craniofacial resection.
Acero J, de Leyva P, Almeida F, Núñez J, Picón M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Mar;51(3):300-306. Epub 2021 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2021.07.007. PMID: 34312040
Management of squamous cell carcinomas of the skull-base.
Leonard CG, Padhye V, Witterick IJ
J Neurooncol 2020 Dec;150(3):377-386. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.1007/s11060-020-03545-1. PMID: 32504403
Risk group-adapted adjuvant radiotherapy for WHO grade I and II skull base meningioma.
Park S, Cha YJ, Suh SH, Lee IJ, Lee KS, Hong CK, Kim JW
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2019 May;145(5):1351-1360. Epub 2019 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00432-019-02891-6. PMID: 30953136

Diagnosis

Chondrosarcoma Skull Base: A Case Report.
Bharti JN, Elhence P, Bhaskar S, Garg PK
Curr Med Imaging 2023;19(11):1346-1350. doi: 10.2174/1573405619666230207144546. PMID: 36748815
Clinical outcomes of coblation-assisted pediatric endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery.
Liu S, Tang R, Mao S, Zhang W
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2022 May;156:111089. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111089. PMID: 35255444
The combined coronal-transconjunctival approach: an innovative surgical access for orbital exenteration in craniofacial resection.
Acero J, de Leyva P, Almeida F, Núñez J, Picón M
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Mar;51(3):300-306. Epub 2021 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2021.07.007. PMID: 34312040
Acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland: from pathogenesis to management: a literature review.
Cavaliere M, De Luca P, Scarpa A, Savignano L, Cassandro C, Cassandro E, Iemma M
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Oct;277(10):2673-2679. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-05998-6. PMID: 32367151
Subfrontal Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of Literature.
Figueroa-Ángel V, Rodríguez-Aceves CA, Calderon-Miranda WG, Escobar-Hernandez N, Joaquim AF, Moscote-Salazar LR
World Neurosurg 2018 Mar;111:386-390. Epub 2017 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.045. PMID: 29054783

Therapy

Difficult Tracheal Intubation and Airway Outcomes after Radiation for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
Huang AE, Camiré D, Hwang PH, Nekhendzy V
Laryngoscope 2024 Jan;134(1):120-126. Epub 2023 May 30 doi: 10.1002/lary.30767. PMID: 37249176
Clinical outcomes of coblation-assisted pediatric endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery.
Liu S, Tang R, Mao S, Zhang W
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2022 May;156:111089. Epub 2022 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111089. PMID: 35255444
Management of squamous cell carcinomas of the skull-base.
Leonard CG, Padhye V, Witterick IJ
J Neurooncol 2020 Dec;150(3):377-386. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.1007/s11060-020-03545-1. PMID: 32504403
Acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland: from pathogenesis to management: a literature review.
Cavaliere M, De Luca P, Scarpa A, Savignano L, Cassandro C, Cassandro E, Iemma M
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Oct;277(10):2673-2679. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-05998-6. PMID: 32367151
Esthesioneuroblastoma: clinical presentation, radiological, and pathological features, treatment, review of the literature, and the University of Virginia experience.
Oskouian RJ Jr, Jane JA Sr, Dumont AS, Sheehan JM, Laurent JJ, Levine PA
Neurosurg Focus 2002 May 15;12(5):e4. doi: 10.3171/foc.2002.12.5.5. PMID: 16119902

Prognosis

Difficult Tracheal Intubation and Airway Outcomes after Radiation for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
Huang AE, Camiré D, Hwang PH, Nekhendzy V
Laryngoscope 2024 Jan;134(1):120-126. Epub 2023 May 30 doi: 10.1002/lary.30767. PMID: 37249176
Risk group-adapted adjuvant radiotherapy for WHO grade I and II skull base meningioma.
Park S, Cha YJ, Suh SH, Lee IJ, Lee KS, Hong CK, Kim JW
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2019 May;145(5):1351-1360. Epub 2019 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00432-019-02891-6. PMID: 30953136
Primary Lymphoma of the Skull Base in the Chinese: Clinical, Radiological, Pathological, and Therapeutic Experience in a Series of 8 Patients.
Meng X, Zhou S, Wan J
World Neurosurg 2019 Mar;123:e171-e179. Epub 2018 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.109. PMID: 30476664
Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma as a third primary neoplasm: A case report and review of the literature.
Chi JJ, Feldman MD, Palmer JN
Ear Nose Throat J 2015 Apr-May;94(4-5):178-82. PMID: 25923276
Esthesioneuroblastoma: clinical presentation, radiological, and pathological features, treatment, review of the literature, and the University of Virginia experience.
Oskouian RJ Jr, Jane JA Sr, Dumont AS, Sheehan JM, Laurent JJ, Levine PA
Neurosurg Focus 2002 May 15;12(5):e4. doi: 10.3171/foc.2002.12.5.5. PMID: 16119902

Clinical prediction guides

Impact of Migraine and Vestibular Migraine on Audiometric Profiles and Quality of Life in Patients With Tinnitus.
Li KS, Liu YH
Otol Neurotol 2024 Jun 1;45(5):e443-e449. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004196. PMID: 38728562
Difficult Tracheal Intubation and Airway Outcomes after Radiation for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
Huang AE, Camiré D, Hwang PH, Nekhendzy V
Laryngoscope 2024 Jan;134(1):120-126. Epub 2023 May 30 doi: 10.1002/lary.30767. PMID: 37249176
Radiofrequency Coblation-Assisted Resection of Skull Base Neoplasms Using an Endoscopic Endonasal Approach.
Zhang L, Shi H, Li D, Ye H, Zhang W, Yin S
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2020;82(1):25-33. Epub 2019 Nov 18 doi: 10.1159/000503974. PMID: 31739305
Risk group-adapted adjuvant radiotherapy for WHO grade I and II skull base meningioma.
Park S, Cha YJ, Suh SH, Lee IJ, Lee KS, Hong CK, Kim JW
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2019 May;145(5):1351-1360. Epub 2019 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00432-019-02891-6. PMID: 30953136
Schwannoma of the trochlear nerve-an illustrated case series and a systematic review of management.
Torun N, Laviv Y, Jazi KK, Mahadevan A, Bhadelia RA, Matthew A, Strominger M, Kasper EM
Neurosurg Rev 2018 Jul;41(3):699-711. Epub 2016 Sep 1 doi: 10.1007/s10143-016-0783-y. PMID: 27586875

Recent systematic reviews

Olfaction preservation in olfactory groove meningiomas: a systematic review.
Candy NG, Hinder D, Jukes AK, Wormald PJ, Psaltis AJ
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Jul 27;46(1):186. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02096-z. PMID: 37500988Free PMC Article
Schwannoma of the trochlear nerve-an illustrated case series and a systematic review of management.
Torun N, Laviv Y, Jazi KK, Mahadevan A, Bhadelia RA, Matthew A, Strominger M, Kasper EM
Neurosurg Rev 2018 Jul;41(3):699-711. Epub 2016 Sep 1 doi: 10.1007/s10143-016-0783-y. PMID: 27586875

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