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,Controversies in Skull Base Surgery
Andrew S. Little, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurological Institute
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Michael A. Mooney, MD
Resident
Department of Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurological Institute
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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The illustration depicts three different skull base surgical options: expanded, endoscopic
endonasal surgery, transcranial microsurgery, and radiosurgery.
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,This book is dedicated to my family, whose love and support has cleared the path to
complete this project and has never failed to inspire me.
Andrew S. Little
To my wife and children for their support.
To my colleagues and mentors at Barrow Neurological Institute for their inspiration.
Michael A. Mooney
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,Contents
Video Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Part I Vestibular Schwannoma
1 Controversies in the Natural History of Acoustic Neuromas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mark E. Whitaker
2 Controversies in Radiosurgery for Acoustic Neuromas: Single-Session Therapy versus
Hypofractionated Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
David S. Xu, Colin J. Przybylowski, Andrew J. Meeusen, and Randall W. Porter
3 Management of Residual Vestibular Schwannoma After Subtotal Resection:
Observation, Repeat Surgery, or Radiosurgery? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Scott Brigeman and Kaith K. Almefty
4 Treatment Strategies for Small Intracanalicular Vestibular Schwannomas in Young
Patients with Good Hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Daniel A. Donoho, Ben A. Strickland, Jonathan J. Russin, Rick A. Friedman, and Steven L. Giannotta
Part II Meningioma
5 Transcranial Approaches Are Preferred for Certain Tuberculum and Olfactory Groove
Meningiomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Farshad Nassiri, Suganth Suppiah, and Gelareh Zadeh
6 Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery Is the Best Treatment for Certain Anterior Fossa Skull
Base Meningiomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Douglas A. Hardesty, Alaa S. Montaser, Alexandre B. Todeschini, Ricardo L. Carrau, and Daniel M. Prevedello
7 Controversies in the Management of Petroclival Meningiomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Robert S. Heller and Carl B. Heilman
8 Does Embolization Have a Role to Play in the Treatment of Skull Base
Meningiomas? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Colin J. Przybylowski, Jacob F. Baranoski, Rami O. Almefty, Dale Ding, Andrew F. Ducruet,
and Felipe C. Albuquerque
9 The Role of Radiotherapy for Atypical and Anaplastic Meningiomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Brooke K. Leachman, Stephanie E. Weiss, and Leland Rogers
10 Emerging Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Aggressive Meningiomas . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Yoko Fujita, Ben K. Hendricks, and Nader Sanai
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Part III Pituitary Adenoma
11 The Role of Transsphenoidal Surgery Following Nondiagnostic Inferior Petrosal Sinus
Sampling in Cushing Syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pamela S. Jones and Brooke Swearingen
12 Pharmacotherapy Options After Failed Surgery for Cushing Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Kevin C. J. Yuen
13 Primary Medical Therapy for Acromegaly, Ready for Prime Time? .......................... 78
Elana V. Varlamov, Winnie Liu, Shirley McCartney, Justin S. Cetas, and Maria Fleseriu
14 The Role of Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Gabriella Paisan, Ching-Jen Chen, and Jason Sheehan
15 Exploration of the Cavernous Sinus Is Effective During Transsphenoidal Surgery for
Pituitary Adenoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Engelbert J. Knosp and Alexander S.G. Micko
16 Surgery versus Medical Management: First-Line Treatment for Pituitary Apoplexy . . . . . . . 96
Garni Barkhoudarian, Sheri Palejwala, and Daniel F. Kelly
17 Alternative Treatment Strategies for Atypical and Aggressive Pituitary Adenomas . . . . . . . 102
Gregory K. Hong
Part IV Craniopharyngioma
18 Controversies in Radical Resection versus Subtotal Resection with Radiation in
Craniopharyngioma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Taylor J. Abel and James T. Rutka
19 The Role of Open and Endoscopic Approaches to Craniopharyngiomas .................... 116
Neil Majmundar, Jean Anderson Eloy, and James K. Liu
20 The Molecular Pathogenesis of Craniopharyngioma and Potential Therapeutic Targets . . 125
Douglas A. Hardesty
Part V Rathke Cleft Cyst and Other Sellar Lesions
21 Resection versus Cyst Fenestration: The Best Treatment for Rathke Cleft Cysts ........... 131
22 Headache in Patients with Rathke Cleft Cysts ................................................. 137
Justin L. Hoskin, Kevin C. J. Yuen, and Kerry L. Knievel
23 Rathke Cleft Cyst Surgery: Indications, Outcomes, and Complications ..................... 141
David L. Penn and Edward R. Laws Jr.
24 Controversies in the Management of Histiocytosis and Xanthogranulomas ............... 147
Christina E. Sarris and Ruth E. Bristol
Part VI Other Cranial Tumors
25 Surgical Approach Selection for Skull Base Chordoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Paul A. Gardner, Ahmed Jorge, Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, Eric W. Wang, and Carl H. Snyderman
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