Tumors of the skull base

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Anatomy and neuroradiology of the skull base related to tumor surgery -- Topographical anatomy of the skull base and adjacent tissues / Lang, J. -- Tumors of the skull base. The role of the diagnostic and therapeutic angiography / Brugge, K. Ter / Lasjaunias, P. -- Echographical diagnosis of orbital tumors / Nover, A. / Rochels, R. -- II. Anterior skull base tumors -- Orbital tumors involving the skull base / Gillissen, J.P.A. -- Esthesioneuroblastoma / Samii, M. / Löblich, H.J. / Draf, W. -- Juvenile angiofibroma / Weidenbecher, M. -- Malignant tumors of the paranasal sinuses / Draf, W. / Samii, M. -- Malignant maxillofacial tumors and the skull base - operative procedures and prosthetic management / Schwenzer, N. -- Radiotherapy of the skull base / Wannenmacher, M. / Hinkelbein, W. / Knüfermann, H. -- Present role of chemotherapy in the treatment of head and neck cancer / Snow, G. B. / Vermorken, J. B. / Pinedo, H. M. -- Transmaxillary and transoral approach to invasive tumors of the skull base / Halves, E. / Reuther, J. / Richter, W. -- Transoral approaches for tumor operations on the skull base / Schmelzte, R. / Schwenzer, N. / Jahnke, K. -- Diagnosis - combined treatment of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma / Dimitriadis, A.S. / Manolidis, L. -- Extension of nasopharyngeal tumors to the posterior region of the skull base / Traserra, J. / Romeu, J. -- Sudden blindness by an esthesioneuroblastoma - case report / Rios-Nogales Garces, L. A. / Heiss, E. / Grote, E. -- Bifrontal meningioma of the skull base / Köning, W. / Frowein, R. A. / Wilcke, O. -- Surgical reconstruction of the Eustachian tube / Jansen, C. -- III. Middle and posterior skull base tumors -- Petroclival and medial tentorial meningiomas / Sekhar, L. N. / Samii, M. -- Surgical concepts in malignant tumors of the lateral skull base / Shaheen, O.H. -- Intratemporal neurinomas of the facial nerve and epidermoids of the petrous bone / Gerhardt, H.J. -- The intracavernous connective tissue cover of the internal carotid artery - anatomy and surgery / Perneczky, A. / Knosp, E. -- Rare lesions of the parasellar area / Bock, W.J. / Roosen, N. -- The fate of glomus tympanicum tumors after surgical and radiological treatment / Strohm, M. -- The place of "salvage" petrosectomy / Stell, P.M. / Miles, J.B. -- Transtemporal-infratemporal approach to the skull base / Sekhar, L. N. / Estonillo, R. -- Skull base chordoma - neurosurgical problems / Arnold, H. / Herrmann, H.-D. -- Transclival transcervical approach to the upper cervical spine and clivus / Lesoin, F. / Jomin, M. / Pellerin, P. / Lozes, G. / Carini, S. / Servato, R. -- Interdisciplinary approach to benign tumors of the lateral skull base / Helms, J. / Schürmann, K. -- Vascular problems of the carotid artery and reconstructive procedures / Vollmar, J.F. -- The diagnosis and operative strategy of large glomus tumors / Samii, M. / Draf, W. -- Rehabilitation of swallowing following paresis of the caudal cranial nerves / Ey, W. / Denecke, H.J. -- List of contributors -- Authors' index -- Authors' index -- Backmatter