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.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Stereotactic radiosurgery machines - p. iii 3. Chapter 3: Fundamentals of radiobiology for radiosurgery - p. 6 4. Chapter 4: Stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy with particle therapy - p. 8 5. Chapter 5: Dose tolerances of normal tissues in skull base radiosurgery - p. 12 6. Chapter 6: Introduction - p. 16 7. Chapter 7: Esthesioneuroblastoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence at short-term - p. 16 8. Chapter 8: Esthesioneuroblastoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence at long-term - p. 22 9. Chapter 9: Olfactory groove meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 26 10. Chapter 10: Planum sphenoidale meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 30 11. Chapter 11: Planum sphenoidale/orbital roof meningioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence - p. 34 12. Chapter 12: Paranasal sinus melanoma – definitive stereotactic body radiation therapy - p. 38 13. Chapter 13: Introduction - p. 42 14. Chapter 14: Null cell – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing intracavernous residual - p. 42 15. Chapter 15: Null cell – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing perioptic residual - p. 48 16. Chapter 16: ACTH secreting – delayed postoperative radiosurgery of gland for recurrent pathology-negative cushing disease - p. 52 17. Chapter 17: Growth hormone secreting – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 56 18. Chapter 18: Prolactinoma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 60 19. Chapter 19: Introduction - p. 64 20. Chapter 20: Craniopharyngioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence - p. 64 21. Chapter 21: Tuberculum sella meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 70 22. Chapter 22: Suprasellar meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 72 23. Chapter 23: Suprasellar non-small cell lung carcinoma metastasis – upfront radiosurgery - p. 78 24. Chapter 24: Introduction - p. 82 25. Chapter 25: Trigeminal schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 82 26. Chapter 26: Trigeminal schwannoma – upfront, staged-volume radiosurgery - p. 88 27. Chapter 27: Cavernous sinus meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 92 28. Chapter 28: Cavernous sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for perioptic residual - p. 96 29. Chapter 29: Cavernous sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor after repeat resection - p. 100 30. Chapter 30: Introduction - p. 104 31. Chapter 31: Chondrosarcoma – definitive radiosurgery after subtotal resections - p. 104 32. Chapter 32: Chordoma – immediate postoperative/post-proton therapy radiosurgery for residual disease - p. 110 33. Chapter 33: Cavernous sinus/petroclival meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual/postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence - p. 114 34. Chapter 34: Chondrosarcoma/trigeminal neuralgia – upfront, multisession radiosurgery/postoperative radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia - p. 118 35. Chapter 35: Introduction - p. 120 36. Chapter 36: Petrous apex meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 120 37. Chapter 37: Sphenopetroclival meningioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 128 38. Chapter 38: Petrous ridge/sigmoid sinus meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 132 39. Chapter 39: Petrosal surface/sigmoid sinus meningioma – delayed postoperative multisession radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 136 40. Chapter 40: Endolymphatic sac tumor – immediate postoperative radiosurgery of surgical bed - p. 140 41. Chapter 41: Cisternal trigeminal schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 144 42. Chapter 42: Trochlear schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 145 43. Chapter 43: Introduction - p. 148 44. Chapter 44: Medium vestibular schwannoma without hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery - p. 148 45. Chapter 45: Medium vestibular schwannoma with hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery - p. 156 46. Chapter 46: Large vestibular schwannoma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 160 47. Chapter 47: Large vestibular schwannoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 164 48. Chapter 48: Small vestibular schwannoma with hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery - p. 168 49. Chapter 49: Small facial schwannoma with hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery - p. 172 50. Chapter 50: Introduction - p. 178 51. Chapter 51: Trigeminal neuralgia due to microvascular conflict – upfront radiosurgery - p. 178 52. Chapter 52: Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia – upfront radiosurgery - p. 182 53. Chapter 53: Trigeminal neuralgia due to trigeminal schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 184 54. Chapter 54: Trigeminal neuralgia due to petroclival meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 186 55. Chapter 55: Introduction - p. 188 56. Chapter 56: Capillary hemangioma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor - p. 188 57. Chapter 57: Jugular foramen/sigmoid sinus meningioma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor - p. 194 58. Chapter 58: Jugular foramen meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 198 59. Chapter 59: Jugular paraganglioma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor - p. 202 60. Chapter 60: Jugular paraganglioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 206 61. Chapter 61: Vagal schwannoma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor - p. 210 62. Chapter 62: Jugular foramen schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 214 63. Chapter 63: Jugular/clival paraganglioma – delayed postembolization, multisession radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 218 64. Chapter 64: Introduction - p. 222 65. Chapter 65: Foramen magnum meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 222 66. Chapter 66: Foramen magnum/petroclival meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 228 67. Chapter 67: Occipital condyle/clivus/C1 vertebra metastasis – upfront stereotactic body radiation therapy - p. 230 68. Chapter 68: Introduction - p. 236 69. Chapter 69: Superior sagittal/transverse sinuses meningioma – immediate postoperative, staged-volume radiosurgery for residual/delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 236 70. Chapter 70: Superior sagittal sinus meningioma – delayed postoperative, multisession radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 242 71. Chapter 71: Superior sagittal sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 246 72. Chapter 72: Torcular/tentorial meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 250 73. Chapter 73: Transverse sinus dural arteriovenous fistula – upfront, preembolization radiosurgery - p. 252 74. Chapter 74: Tentorial dural arteriovenous fistula – upfront radiosurgery - p. 256 75. Index - p. 260 76. Inside back cover - p. 260
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.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Stereotactic radiosurgery machines - p. iii 3. Chapter 3: Fundamentals of radiobiology for radiosurgery - p. 6 4. Chapter 4: Stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy with particle therapy - p. 8 5. Chapter 5: Dose tolerances of normal tissues in skull base radiosurgery - p. 12 6. Chapter 6: Introduction - p. 16 7. Chapter 7: Esthesioneuroblastoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence at short-term - p. 16 8. Chapter 8: Esthesioneuroblastoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence at long-term - p. 22 9. Chapter 9: Olfactory groove meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 26 10. Chapter 10: Planum sphenoidale meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 30 11. Chapter 11: Planum sphenoidale/orbital roof meningioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence - p. 34 12. Chapter 12: Paranasal sinus melanoma – definitive stereotactic body radiation therapy - p. 38 13. Chapter 13: Introduction - p. 42 14. Chapter 14: Null cell – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing intracavernous residual - p. 42 15. Chapter 15: Null cell – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing perioptic residual - p. 48 16. Chapter 16: ACTH secreting – delayed postoperative radiosurgery of gland for recurrent pathology-negative cushing disease - p. 52 17. Chapter 17: Growth hormone secreting – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 56 18. Chapter 18: Prolactinoma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 60 19. Chapter 19: Introduction - p. 64 20. Chapter 20: Craniopharyngioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence - p. 64 21. Chapter 21: Tuberculum sella meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 70 22. Chapter 22: Suprasellar meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 72 23. Chapter 23: Suprasellar non-small cell lung carcinoma metastasis – upfront radiosurgery - p. 78 24. Chapter 24: Introduction - p. 82 25. Chapter 25: Trigeminal schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 82 26. Chapter 26: Trigeminal schwannoma – upfront, staged-volume radiosurgery - p. 88 27. Chapter 27: Cavernous sinus meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 92 28. Chapter 28: Cavernous sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for perioptic residual - p. 96 29. Chapter 29: Cavernous sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor after repeat resection - p. 100 30. Chapter 30: Introduction - p. 104 31. Chapter 31: Chondrosarcoma – definitive radiosurgery after subtotal resections - p. 104 32. Chapter 32: Chordoma – immediate postoperative/post-proton therapy radiosurgery for residual disease - p. 110 33. Chapter 33: Cavernous sinus/petroclival meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual/postoperative radiosurgery for recurrence - p. 114 34. Chapter 34: Chondrosarcoma/trigeminal neuralgia – upfront, multisession radiosurgery/postoperative radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia - p. 118 35. Chapter 35: Introduction - p. 120 36. Chapter 36: Petrous apex meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 120 37. Chapter 37: Sphenopetroclival meningioma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 128 38. Chapter 38: Petrous ridge/sigmoid sinus meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 132 39. Chapter 39: Petrosal surface/sigmoid sinus meningioma – delayed postoperative multisession radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 136 40. Chapter 40: Endolymphatic sac tumor – immediate postoperative radiosurgery of surgical bed - p. 140 41. Chapter 41: Cisternal trigeminal schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 144 42. Chapter 42: Trochlear schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 145 43. Chapter 43: Introduction - p. 148 44. Chapter 44: Medium vestibular schwannoma without hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery - p. 148 45. Chapter 45: Medium vestibular schwannoma with hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery - p. 156 46. Chapter 46: Large vestibular schwannoma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 160 47. Chapter 47: Large vestibular schwannoma – delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 164 48. Chapter 48: Small vestibular schwannoma with hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery - p. 168 49. Chapter 49: Small facial schwannoma with hearing deficit – upfront radiosurgery - p. 172 50. Chapter 50: Introduction - p. 178 51. Chapter 51: Trigeminal neuralgia due to microvascular conflict – upfront radiosurgery - p. 178 52. Chapter 52: Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia – upfront radiosurgery - p. 182 53. Chapter 53: Trigeminal neuralgia due to trigeminal schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 184 54. Chapter 54: Trigeminal neuralgia due to petroclival meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 186 55. Chapter 55: Introduction - p. 188 56. Chapter 56: Capillary hemangioma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor - p. 188 57. Chapter 57: Jugular foramen/sigmoid sinus meningioma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor - p. 194 58. Chapter 58: Jugular foramen meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 198 59. Chapter 59: Jugular paraganglioma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor - p. 202 60. Chapter 60: Jugular paraganglioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 206 61. Chapter 61: Vagal schwannoma – postoperative radiosurgery for residual tumor - p. 210 62. Chapter 62: Jugular foramen schwannoma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 214 63. Chapter 63: Jugular/clival paraganglioma – delayed postembolization, multisession radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 218 64. Chapter 64: Introduction - p. 222 65. Chapter 65: Foramen magnum meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 222 66. Chapter 66: Foramen magnum/petroclival meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 228 67. Chapter 67: Occipital condyle/clivus/C1 vertebra metastasis – upfront stereotactic body radiation therapy - p. 230 68. Chapter 68: Introduction - p. 236 69. Chapter 69: Superior sagittal/transverse sinuses meningioma – immediate postoperative, staged-volume radiosurgery for residual/delayed postoperative radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 236 70. Chapter 70: Superior sagittal sinus meningioma – delayed postoperative, multisession radiosurgery for growing residual - p. 242 71. Chapter 71: Superior sagittal sinus meningioma – immediate postoperative radiosurgery for residual - p. 246 72. Chapter 72: Torcular/tentorial meningioma – upfront radiosurgery - p. 250 73. Chapter 73: Transverse sinus dural arteriovenous fistula – upfront, preembolization radiosurgery - p. 252 74. Chapter 74: Tentorial dural arteriovenous fistula – upfront radiosurgery - p. 256 75. Index - p. 260 76. Inside back cover - p. 260
