Journal Reviews

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Endolymphatic sac tumours

6 January 2023 | | Neurotology, Otology, ENTA-Skull Base Surgery | Endolymphatic sac tumor, House–Brackmann grading system, Pure tone audiometry, Von Hippel-Lindau disease

The authors performed a systematic review of literature and describe the clinical signs and symptoms of endolymphatic sac tumours (ELST) in this article. A total of 113 patients and 118 cases from 26 studies were included in the study. The...

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Molecular and genetic nature of skull base tumours drives management

3 May 2022 | | ENTA-Skull Base Surgery | Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma, Chordoma chondrosarcoma, Endolymphatic sac tumor, Granular cell tumor, Langerhans cell histocytosis, Meningioma, Neuropathology, Papillary craniopharyngioma, Paraganglioma, Pituicytoma, Pituitary adenoma, Pituitary blastoma, Schwannoma, Skull base tumors, Solitary fibrous tumor, Spindle cell oncocytoma

This article reviews the molecular basis and paradigm shift in the diagnosis and management of skull base tumours. It is now known that the phenotype of meningiomas is influenced by their genotype. Endolymphatic sac tumours are observed in up to...