The Center For Cranial Base Surgery: What We Treat - Head and neck disorders including benign and malignant tumors

What We Treat

Our surgeons care for adults and children who have skull base tumors and related disorders. They also treat head and neck disorders, including benign and malignant tumors.

Surgical and technological advancements
Our surgical team is exceptionally experienced in both endoscopic skull based surgery, and in complex open approaches to the cranial base, choosing the optimal treatment for each patient. We employ and participate in developing new methods for these tumors.

Scroll down to view information about our minimally invasive surgical techniques, which includes the use of endoscopes. Every effort is made to preserve nerves and blood vessels.

Craniofacial/ Sinus Tumors	Non-tumor-related Disorders of the Cranial Base	Neurosurgical Tumors
Cancers of the sinuses and nasal cavity	Cerebrospinal fluid leaks	Acoustic neuromas
Fibrosarcoma	Cranial osteomyolitis	Astrocytomas
Fibrous Displasia	Craniofacial deformities, e.g. orbital defects	Chondrosarcomas
Hemangiopericytoma	Cranial skeletal defects e.g. cranioplasty	Chordomas
Juvenile Angiofibroma	Facial nerve paralysis	Ependimomas
Liposarcoma	Glossopharyngeal neuralgia	Gliomas
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma	Hemifacial spasm	Glioblastoma
Neurofibromas	Odontoid resection	Pineal Gland Tumors
Olfactory neuroblastomas	Trigeminal neuralgia	Pituitary Tumors
Orbit tumors		Meningiomas
Osteomas		Schwannomas
Paraganglioma
Rhabdosarcoma
Salivary gland tumors
Sino-nasal undifferentiated Carcinoma (SNUC)
Spindle cell sarcoma
Temporal bone cancers

Endoscopic Scope

Innovations

Surgical Endoscopes

A nasal anatomic diagram of the
skull base with an endoscopic scope

Navigational probe tip of
deep limit of tumor resection

Surgical Innovations Preserve Nerves and Blood Vessels
Our surgical team has developed and refined new techniques to preserve nerves and blood vessels--especially when removing deep-seated tumors. We have also developed new methods to reconstruct cranial nerves and restore their function by grafting nerves from other sites. Advancements in carotid artery reconstruction enable us to apply vein and arterial grafts to reduce the patient's potential for stroke.

Surgical Endoscopes Increase Access
Technical advancements in endoscope design have increased our ability to access and see within deep-seated areas. The team combines this technology with conventional procedures to maximize the safety and the efficiency of resection and reconstruction techniques.

Advanced guidance and navigation systems
Patients benefit from our use of an advanced LED (light emitting diode) navigational system that precisely locates tumors and lesions at the base of the skull and deep within the brain. The system enables surgeons to control what they see through their operating instruments.

Multiple Procedures During a Single Stay
The team strives to maximize each patient's hospital stay by performing all stages of a procedure during one hospitalization, unless the patient's safety or wellbeing determine otherwise. This facilitates the patient's rehabilitation after surgery and return to everyday life.

Technical advancements in endoscope design have increased our ability to access and see within deep-seated areas. The team combines this technology with conventional procedures to maximize the safety and the efficiency of resection and reconstruction techniques advanced guidance and navigation systems

Patients benefit from our use of an advanced LED (light emitting diode) navigational system that precisely locates tumors and lesions at the base of the skull and deep within the brain. The system enables surgeons to control what they see through their operating instruments. multiple procedures during a single stay

The team strives to maximize each patient's hospital stay by performing all stages of a procedure during one hospitalization, unless the patient's safety or wellbeing determine otherwise. This facilitates the patient's rehabilitation after surgery and return to everyday life.