SURGERY
In the past, surgery for conditions in this area was impossible because of the complexity and risks involved. However, advances in technology as well as surgical techniques now make it possible for a multidisciplinary surgical team to perform successful surgery. Surgical techniques include open surgery and minimally invasive procedures. In open surgery, incisions are made in the head (cranium) and face and a small amount of bone is removed to allow access to the surgical area. Minimally invasive techniques, such as endoscopic surgery, allow us to gain access to the surgical area using a smaller incision, which results in reduced pain, infection and complication rates, and hospital stay.
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Stereotactic (“knifeless”) radiosurgery. The use of advanced image-guided software to precisely locate a hard-to-reach skull base tumor allows our radiation oncologists to administer a small, highly targeted dose of radiation to slow the growth of the tumor, without affecting nearby healthy brain tissue.
For more information: Department of Radiation Oncology
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
Current medical therapies include, chemotherapy, targeted drug therapies for advanced and metastatic disease, and immunotherapy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Ask the Expert: Skull Base Tumors: What They Are and What to Do About Them
by Raphael P. Davis, MD, Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
INFORMATION & APPOINTMENTS
(631) SB-CANCER (722-2623)