In this book the most recent technical and technological advancements in the treatment of intracranial tumours will be described, and a wide and updated review of the literature on neurosurgical pathologies with high clinical impact will be offered to the readers. Technical nuances and surgical pearls, as well as tricks suggested by the most renowned experts in the field will be explained and illustrated in the light of the most modern approach to oncological neurosurgical pathologies.
Each surgical technique will be contextualized in a multi-modal approach to the pathology, defining specific aims and goals of surgery, and a comparative analysis of surgical and clinical results deriving from the different approaches will be systematically discussed, analyzing the specific drawbacks and advantages in approaching the different pathologies, and emphasizing the preservation of patient’s functioning and quality of life as well as the neurological status.
Through this book, the editors aim to provide an effective educational support to already trained and experienced neurosurgeons, who want to approach the multi-modal management of intracranial tumors according to the principles of Evidence Based Medicine, highlighting classes of evidence, by using schemes and therapeutic algorithms based on most updated data available in the literature.
Table of contents (28 chapters)
Front Matter
Pages i-xi
Pre- and Perioperative Management of Patients with Central Nervous System Tumors
Front Matter
Pages 1-1
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Perioperative Care
Margherita Tozzi, Maria Rosa Calvi, Luigi Beretta
Pages 3-10
Image-Guided Neurosurgery
Michele Bailo, Gianluca Nocera, Antonella Castellano, Filippo Gagliardi, Pietro Mortini
Pages 11-31
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Neurosurgery
Francesca Bianchi, Ubaldo Del Carro
Pages 33-48
Skull-base meningiomas
Front Matter
Pages 49-49
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Meningiomas
Lina Raffaella Barzaghi, Marzia Medone, Pietro Mortini
Pages 51-62
Olfactory Groove and Planum Sphenoidale Meningiomas
Lina Raffaella Barzaghi, Francesca Roncelli, Veronica Parisi, Alessandro De Bonis, Pietro Mortini
Pages 63-75
Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas
Lina Raffaella Barzaghi, Edoardo Pompeo, Veronica Parisi, Alessandro De Bonis, Pietro Mortini
Pages 77-103
Clinoidal Meningiomas
Lina Raffaella Barzaghi, Edoardo Pompeo, Claudia Scudieri, Luigi Albano, Alessia Belladonna, Pietro Mortini
Pages 105-124
Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas
Nicola Boari, Alfio Spina, Edoardo Pompeo, Mariagrazia Nizzola, Maria Sole Venanzi, Pietro Mortini
Pages 125-139
Cavernous Sinus and Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas
Michele Bailo, Gianluca Nocera, Filippo Gagliardi, Lina Raffaella Barzaghi, Edoardo Pompeo, Nicola Boari et al.
Pages 141-158
Petrous and Clival Meningiomas
Nicola Boari, Francesco Calvanese, Mariagrazia Nizzola, Alessandro De Bonis, Alfio Spina, Pietro Mortini
Pages 159-182
Cranio-Cervical Junction Meningiomas
Filippo Gagliardi, Edoardo Pompeo, Francesca Roncelli, Pierfrancesco De Domenico, Martina Piloni, Silvia Snider et al.
Pages 183-202
Falcine and Parasagittal Meningiomas
Front Matter
Pages 203-203
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Falcine and Parasagittal Meningiomas
Silvia Snider, Pierfrancesco De Domenico, Gianluca Nocera, Maria Sole Venanzi, Filippo Gagliardi, Pietro Mortini
Pages 205-224
Sellar Lesions
Front Matter
Pages 225-225
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Pituitary Adenomas
Marco Losa, Luigi Albano, Lina Raffaella Barzaghi, Francesca Roncelli, Pietro Mortini
Pages 227-239
Other Sellar and Parasellar Lesions
Marco Losa, Luigi Albano, Gianluca Nocera, Enrico Garbin, Lina Raffaella Barzaghi, Pietro Mortini
Pages 241-252
Clival Lesions
Front Matter
Pages 253-253
Clival Lesions
Clival Chordomas
Nicola Boari, Gianluca Nocera, Alberto Castriciano, Alfio Spina, Filippo Gagliardi, Pietro Mortini
Pages 255-275
Non-Chordomatous Clival Lesions
Filippo Gagliardi, Pierfrancesco De Domenico, Edoardo Pompeo, Gianluca Nocera, Francesca Roncelli, Silvia Snider et al.
Pages 277-313
Cranial Nerves Schwannomas
Front Matter
Pages 315-315
Intracranial Schwannomas
Nicola Boari, Francesca Roncelli, Michele Bailo, Enrico Garbin, Luca Ruffino, Pietro Mortini
Pages 317-343
Glomic Tumors
Front Matter
Pages 345-345
Glomus Jugulare Tumors
Alfio Spina, Nicola Boari, Enrico Garbin, Filippo Gagliardi, Pietro Mortini
Pages 347-357
Orbital Tumors
Front Matter
Pages 359-359
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Orbital Cavernomas
Nicola Boari, Gianluca Nocera, Pierfrancesco De Domenico, Enrico Garbin, Alfio Spina, Pietro Mortini
Pages 361-375
Other Orbital Lesions
Alfio Spina, Nicola Boari, Enrico Garbin, Gianluca Nocera, Pietro Mortini
Pages 377-384
Tumors of the Third and Lateral Ventricles
Front Matter
Pages 385-385
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Craniopharyngiomas
Filippo Gagliardi, Martina Piloni, Francesca Roncelli, Edoardo Pompeo, Michele Bailo, Pierfrancesco De Domenico et al.
Pages 387-411
Other Tumors of the Third Ventricle and Tumors of the Lateral Ventricles
Lina Raffaella Barzaghi, Luca Ruffino, Luigi Albano, Jody Filippo Capitanio, Filippo Gagliardi, Pietro Mortini
Pages 413-436
Intra-Axial Tumors
Front Matter
Pages 437-437
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Hemispheric Intra-Axial Tumors
Michele Bailo, Gianluca Nocera, Antonella Castellano, Filippo Gagliardi, Pietro Mortini
Pages 439-455
Tumors of the Thalamus and Basal Ganglia
Filippo Gagliardi, Francesca Roncelli, Alice Noris, Edoardo Pompeo, Silvia Snider, Michele Bailo et al.
Pages 457-476
Brainstem Tumors
Filippo Gagliardi, Martina Piloni, Gianluca Nocera, Pierfrancesco De Domenico, Silvia Snider, Mariagrazia Nizzola et al.
Pages 477-511
Tumors of the Pineal Region
Front Matter
Pages 513-513
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Tumors of the Pineal Region
Jody Filippo Capitanio, Marta Villanova, Pietro Mortini
Pages 515-537
Spinal Tumors
Front Matter
Pages 539-539
Intradural Intramedullary Spinal Tumors
Stefania Acerno, Francesca Roncelli, Alice Noris, Filippo Gagliardi, Pietro Mortini
Pages 541-558
Spinal Tumors
Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors
Stefania Acerno, Francesca Roncelli, Alice Noris, Filippo Gagliardi, Pietro Mortini
Pages 559-575
