Sellar and Parasellar Tumors

by Edward R. Laws (Editor), Jason P Sheehan (Editor)

The first comprehensive guide dedicated to management of patients with pathologies in the sellar and parasellar region

Focusing on the variety of pathological processes that arise in the sellar and parasellar regions of the central skull base, Diagnosis, Treatments, and Outcomes is a state-of-the-art reference written by renowned leaders in the field. It takes a disease-oriented approach to complex pathologies. The work includes

contributions by multispecialty teams and details technical advances and management options for all clinicians treating patients with parasellar and sellar pathology.

Special Features:

Represents the multidisciplinary management of these cases, with contributions from neurological surgeons, otolaryngologists, radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, endocrinologists, and ophthalmologists

Covers the many diverse tumor types found in the sellar and parasellar region,-including pituitary tumors, meningiomas, chordomas, and chondrosarcomas, with clinical management strategies for each

Provides detailed, illustrated descriptions of optimal surgical approaches tailored to the patient and pathology, including transsphenoidal surgery, precise craniotomies using skull base techniques, minimally invasive eyebrow exposures, endoscopic anterior skull base techniques, and stereotactic radiosurgery

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of different surgical approaches, tips for complication avoidance, patient evaluation methods, surgical indications and outcomes, and more

Includes comprehensive neuroanatomic dissections that provide visualization of the entire sellar and parasellar region

Offers radiologic, medical, and ophthalmologic management techniques for patients with

Complete with full-color illustrations, high-quality radiographs, and instructive tables,  is the authoritative reference for neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, endocrinologists, neuro-ophthalmologists, radiation oncologists, and any other clinician who diagnoses, treats, and manages patients with these complex disorders.

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