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Neurosurgery

Surgical Approach to Falcine Meningiomas

Meningiomas are intracranial, extra-axial lesions that represent about one-third of all primary brain tumors, and over a half of noncancerous central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms. Falcine meningiomas are relatively rare. They arise from the falx cerebri and make up approximately…

Schmidek and Sweet: Operative Neurosurgical Techniques
March 6, 2024

Neurosurgery

Cerebellar Tumors in Adults

The cerebellum serves as the principal site of disease in 2.6% of all primary central nervous system tumors, with a much higher prevalence in children than in adults. The clinical impact of a mass in the cerebellum belies its relatively…

Schmidek and Sweet: Operative Neurosurgical Techniques
March 6, 2024

Surgery

Management of Central Nervous System Metastases in Breast Cancer

Incidence and Risk Factors Brain Metastases In 2021 there are projected to be 284,200 new cases of breast cancer and 44,130 deaths from breast cancer in the United States alone. Presenting stage and current disease status (i.e., metastatic or not)…

Bland and Copeland's The Breast
January 25, 2024