© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Incidence Cranial base chondroid tumors are rare in the pediatric population. Chordomas constitute only 3% of…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Introduction Skull base neoplasms are known to be difficult to access and often impossible to cure;…
Introduction Cranioplasty is the main reconstructive procedure in neurosurgery. Cranial defects can vary widely in size and etiology; they include traumatic, infectious, tumor, vascular, and iatrogenic defects. The majority of large defects created in modern neurosurgery are a result of…
Introduction The superior aspects of the cervical spine (C1 and C2) and the craniovertebral junction are difficult to access via a transcervical approach. Traditionally, a transoral/transpalatal approach has been used, but is associated with significant morbidity. With the advent of…
Introduction Juvenile angiofibroma (JNA) is a rare, benign tumor that is found almost exclusively in adolescent males. The pathogenesis of JNA remains undefined, although hormonal and genetic factors have been implicated. JNA arises in the lateral nasopharynx near the sphenopalatine…
Introduction The three phases of any surgery are (1) surgical exposure (approach), (2) eradication of pathology, and (3) reconstruction. Although each phase may be performed sequentially by the same or different surgeons, they are interdependent, and the impact of each…