Sellar and Parasellar Tumors: Diagnosis, Treatments and Outcomes

Book Details

• Author: Edward R. Laws

• Publisher: Thieme

• Edition: First Edition

• Binding: Hardcover

• Number of Pages: 272

• Release Date: 1st December 2012

• ISBN: 9781604064216

• Languages: English

• Package Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches

About the Book

Sellar and Parasellar Tumors: Diagnosis, Treatments, and Outcomes is an invaluable resource for clinicians involved in the management of complex tumors in the sellar and parasellar regions of the central skull base. Written by renowned experts, the book takes a disease-oriented approach to various pathological processes that arise in these critical areas. It includes contributions from multidisciplinary teams, ensuring a comprehensive perspective on diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.

The book covers a wide range of tumor types, including pituitary tumors, meningiomas, chordomas, and chondrosarcomas, and provides clinical management strategies for each. It emphasizes the latest technical advances in treatment, offering detailed, illustrated descriptions of surgical approaches tailored to the patient's specific pathology. Techniques discussed include transsphenoidal surgery, craniotomies using skull base techniques, minimally invasive eyebrow exposures, endoscopic anterior skull base techniques, and stereotactic radiosurgery.

Special features include comprehensive neuroanatomic dissections for better visualization of the sellar and parasellar region, as well as in-depth discussions on radiologic, medical, and ophthalmologic management. This book is a critical reference for neurological surgeons, otolaryngologists, radiation oncologists, endocrinologists, and ophthalmologists, as well as any clinician involved in treating patients with parasellar and sellar pathology. Whether you're new to the field or an established practitioner, this book offers essential insights and practical guidance for managing these complex conditions.