Tumors of the anterior skull base

Ivan, Michael E.; Han, Seunggu J.; Aghi, Manish K.

doi:10.1586/14737175.2014.892830

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“…In surgery, it is used to diagnose malformations and tumors of blood vessels and to assess the relationship with large blood vessels. Interventional angiography is performed using the endovascular approach for preoperative embolization of vascular tumors (juvenile angiofibroma, hemangioma, and meningioma) [10,11].…”

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Extensive Tumors of the Frontoethmoidal Region

Krasic,

Trajkovic

et al. 2024

Paranasal Sinuses - Surgical Anatomy and Its Applications

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The frontoethmoidal region is an anatomical complex of the middle and upper mass of the face, placed at the mouth of numerous regions, such as the upper jaw, cranium, orbital and nasal region. The multitude of anatomical elements in a small space with a specific function makes this region very demanding for the diagnosis and treatment of pathological entities. Extensive tumors of this region are a special diagnostic and therapeutic problem. Surgical treatment includes rhinotomy, sinusotomy, orbitotomy, frontectomy, and other types of operations. In the case of skull base extension, the situation becomes more complicated, which leads to the need for the cooperation of several specialists and modification of the surgical technique. A special problem in this region is adequate reconstruction. More specialists perform surgical procedures in these regions. These include maxillofacial surgeons, ENT (ear, nose, and throat) specialists, neurosurgeons, oncological surgeons, and ophthalmologists.

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Extensive Tumors of the Frontoethmoidal Region

Krasic,

Trajkovic

et al. 2024

Paranasal Sinuses - Surgical Anatomy and Its Applications

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“…Even prior to treatment, anterior cranial base malignancies can result in significant perturbations of patient QOL, affecting sinonasal QOL, HR-QOL, and global QOL. In fact, these perturbations are often how the tumor is detected and diagnosed, and largely relate to the mass effect the tumor has on adjacent cranial base and sinonasal structures [49]. Vision is commonly impacted due to the proximity of the optic chiasm, the optic nerves, the extraocular muscles, and the globe itself.…”

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Quality of Life Considerations in Endoscopic Endonasal Management of Anterior Cranial Base Tumors

Saraswathula

Porras

Mukherjee

et al. 2022

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Considering quality of life (QOL) is critical when discussing treatment options for patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery (EESBS) for cancers at the base of the skull. Several questionnaires have been developed and validated in the last 20 years to explore QOL in this patient population, including the Anterior Skull Base Questionnaire, Skull Base Inventory, EESBS Questionnaire, and the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test for Neurosurgery. The Sino-Nasal Outcomes Test-22 and Anterior Skull Base Nasal Inventory-12 are other tools that have been used to measure sinonasal QOL in anterior cranial base surgery. In addition to pathology-related perturbations in QOL endoscopic surgical options (transsellar approaches, anterior cranial base surgery, and various reconstructive techniques) all have unique morbidities and QOL implications that should be considered. Finally, we look ahead to new and emerging techniques and tools aimed to help preserve and improve QOL for patients with anterior cranial base malignancies.

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“…Rathke cleft cyst is also taken as the common differential diagnosis for the sellar mass as a congenital lesion (3). The importance of early diagnosis for lesions in this region has been highlighted because even these benign lesions may be progressive and unrelenting if situated in an area where growth cannot be controlled, and some of them could show aggressive behavior (4). Magnetic resonance (MR) scan is highly recommended for preoperative evaluation of the anterior skull base lesion owing to the advantage of excellent soft tissue resolution.…”

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Machine-Learning Classifiers in Discrimination of Lesions Located in the Anterior Skull Base

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The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of machine-learning models with radiomic features and clinical features in preoperative differentiation of common lesions located in the anterior skull base.Methods: A total of 235 patients diagnosed with pituitary adenoma, meningioma, craniopharyngioma, or Rathke cleft cyst were enrolled in the current study. The discrimination was divided into three groups: pituitary adenoma vs. craniopharyngioma, meningioma vs. craniopharyngioma, and pituitary adenoma vs. Rathke cleft cyst. In each group, five selection methods were adopted to select suitable features for the classifier, and nine machine-learning classifiers were employed to build discriminative models. The diagnostic performance of each combination was evaluated with area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity calculated for both the training group and the testing group. Results:In each group, several classifiers combined with suitable selection methods represented feasible diagnostic performance with AUC of more than 0.80. Moreover, the combination of least absolute shrinkage and selection operator as the feature-selection method and linear discriminant analysis as the classification algorithm represented the best comprehensive discriminative ability. Conclusion:Radiomics-based machine learning could potentially serve as a novel method to assist in discriminating common lesions in the anterior skull base prior to operation.

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Tumors of the anterior skull base

Cited by 9 publications

References 69 publications

Extensive Tumors of the Frontoethmoidal Region

Extensive Tumors of the Frontoethmoidal Region

Quality of Life Considerations in Endoscopic Endonasal Management of Anterior Cranial Base Tumors

Machine-Learning Classifiers in Discrimination of Lesions Located in the Anterior Skull Base

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