Radiosurgery of the Skull Base: A Case-Based Approach, 1st Edition

SECTION 1 Skull Base Radiosurgery: The Basics 1 Stereotactic Radiosurgery Machines 2 Fundamentals of Radiobiology for Radiosurgery 3 Stereotactic Radiosurgery/Radiotherapy with Particle Therapy 4 Dose Tolerances of Normal Tissues in Skull Base Radiosurgery SECTION 2 Olfactory Groove/Planum Sphenoidale/Paranasal Region 5 Esthesioneuroblastoma – Delayed Postoperative Radiosurgery for Recurrence at Short-Term 6 Esthesioneuroblastoma – Delayed Postoperative Radiosurgery for Recurrence at Long-Term 7 Olfactory Groove Meningioma – Upfront Radiosurgery 8 Planum Sphenoidale Meningioma – Upfront Radiosurgery 9 Planum Sphenoidale/Orbital Roof Meningioma – Delayed Postoperative Radiosurgery for Recurrence 10 Paranasal Sinus Melanoma – Definitive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy SECTION 3 Sellar/Suprasellar/Parasellar Region – Pituitary Adenoma 11 Null Cell – Delayed Postoperative Radiosurgery for Growing Intracavernous Residual 12 Null Cell – Delayed Postoperative Radiosurgery for Growing Perioptic Residual 13 ACTH Secreting – Delayed Postoperative Radiosurgery of Gland for Recurrent Pathology-Negative Cushing Disease 14 Growth Hormone Secreting – Immediate Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual 15 Prolactinoma – Immediate Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual SECTION 4 Sellar/Suprasellar Region – Other Than Pituitary Adenoma 16 Craniopharyngioma – Delayed Postoperative Radiosurgery for Recurrence 17 Tuberculum Sella Meningioma – Upfront Radiosurgery 18 Suprasellar Meningioma – Immediate Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual 19 Suprasellar Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Metastasis – Upfront Radiosurgery SECTION 5 Parasellar Space/Cavernous Sinus Region 20 Trigeminal Schwannoma – Upfront Radiosurgery 21 Trigeminal Schwannoma – Upfront, StagedVolume Radiosurgery 22 Cavernous Sinus Meningioma – Upfront Radiosurgery 23 Cavernous Sinus Meningioma – Immediate Postoperative Radiosurgery for Perioptic Residual 24 Cavernous Sinus Meningioma – Immediate Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual Tumor After Repeat Resection SECTION 6 Clivus/Petroclival Junction 25 Chondrosarcoma – Definitive Radiosurgery After Subtotal Resections 26 Chordoma – Immediate Postoperative/PostProton Therapy Radiosurgery for Residual Disease 27 Cavernous Sinus/Petroclival Meningioma – Immediate Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual/Postoperative Radiosurgery for Recurrence 28 Chondrosarcoma/Trigeminal Neuralgia – Upfront, Multisession Radiosurgery/Postoperative Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia SECTION 7 Cerebellopontine Angle Region – Other Than Vestibular Schwannoma 29 Petrous Apex Meningioma – Upfront Radiosurgery 30 Sphenopetroclival Meningioma – Delayed Postoperative Radiosurgery for Growing Residual 31 Petrous Ridge/Sigmoid Sinus Meningioma – Upfront Radiosurgery 32 Petrosal Surface/Sigmoid Sinus Meningioma – Delayed Postoperative Multisession Radiosurgery for Growing Residual 33 Endolymphatic Sac Tumor – Immediate Postoperative Radiosurgery of Surgical Bed 34 Cisternal Trigeminal Schwannoma – Upfront Radiosurgery 35 Trochlear Schwannoma – Upfront Radiosurgery SECTION 8 Internal Auditory Canal/Cerebellopontine Angle Region – Vestibular Schwannoma and Facial Schwannoma 36 Medium Vestibular Schwannoma without Hearing Deficit – Upfront Radiosurgery 37 Medium Vestibular Schwannoma with Hearing Deficit – Upfront Radiosurgery 38 Large Vestibular Schwannoma – Immediate Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual 39 Large Vestibular Schwannoma – Delayed Postoperative Radiosurgery for Growing Residual 40 Small Vestibular Schwannoma with Hearing Deficit – Upfront Radiosurgery 41 Small Facial Schwannoma with Hearing Deficit – Upfront Radiosurgery SECTION 9 Trigeminal Neuralgia 42 Trigeminal Neuralgia due to Microvascular Conflict – Upfront Radiosurgery 43 Idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia – Upfront Radiosurgery 44 Trigeminal Neuralgia due to Trigeminal Schwannoma – Upfront Radiosurgery 45 Trigeminal Neuralgia due to Petroclival Meningioma – Upfront Radiosurgery SECTION 10 Jugular Foramen Region 46 Capillary Hemangioma – Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual Tumor 47 Jugular Foramen/Sigmoid Sinus Meningioma – Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual Tumor 48 Jugular Foramen Meningioma – Upfront Radiosurgery 49 Jugular Paraganglioma – Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual Tumor 50 Jugular Paraganglioma – Upfront Radiosurgery 51 Vagal Schwannoma – Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual Tumor 52 Jugular Foramen Schwannoma – Upfront Radiosurgery 53 Jugular/Clival Paraganglioma – Delayed Postembolization, Multisession Radiosurgery for Growing Residual SECTION 11 Foramen Magnum/Clivus Region 54 Foramen Magnum Meningioma – Upfront Radiosurgery 55 Foramen Magnum/Petroclival Meningioma – Immediate Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual 56 Occipital Condyle/Clivus/C1 Vertebra Metastasis – Upfront Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy SECTION 12 Major Sinuses 57 Superior Sagittal/Transverse Sinuses Meningioma – Immediate Postoperative, Staged-volume Radiosurgery for Residual/Delayed Postoperative Radiosurgery for Growing Residual 58 Superior Sagittal Sinus Meningioma – Delayed Postoperative, Multisession Radiosurgery for Growing Residual 59 Superior Sagittal Sinus Meningioma – Immediate Postoperative Radiosurgery for Residual 60 Torcular/Tentorial Meningioma – Upfront Radiosurgery 61 Transverse Sinus Dural Arteriovenous Fistula – Upfront, Preembolization Radiosurgery 62 Tentorial Dural Arteriovenous Fistula – Upfront Radiosurgery