Imaging of Skull Base Tumors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Anatomic Considerations
3. Imaging Techniques
4. Skull Base Tumors
4.1. Tumors Occurring in All Regions of the Skull Base
4.1.1. Meningioma
4.1.2. Schwannoma
4.1.3. Metastasis
4.1.4. Lymphoma
4.1.5. Extension of Head and Neck Malignancy
4.1.6. Fibrous Dysplasia
4.1.7. Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
4.1.8. Osteosarcoma
4.2. Anterior Skull Base Tumors
4.2.1. Ossifying Fibroma
4.2.2. Osteoma
4.2.3. Olfactory Neuroblastoma
4.3. Central Skull Base Tumors
4.3.1. Intraosseous/Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma
4.3.2. Craniopharyngioma
4.3.3. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
4.3.4. Cholesterol Granuloma
4.4. Posterior Skull Base Tumors
4.4.1. Chordoma
4.4.2. Chondrosarcoma
4.4.3. Plasmacytoma
4.4.4. Endolymphatic Sac Tumor
4.4.5. Paraganglioma
5. Skull Base Tumor Mimics: Developmental Lesions, Anatomic Variations and Pseudotumors
5.1. Arrested Pneumatization
5.2. Asymmetric Petrous Apex Pneumatization
5.3. Arachnoid Granulations
5.4. Cephaloceles
5.5. Sinonasal Mucocele
5.6. Invasive Fungal Sinusitis
5.7. Petrous Apex Trapped Fluid
5.8. Petrous Apicitis
5.9. Paget Disease
5.10. Ecchordosis Physaliphora
5.11. Giant Aneurysm
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Battal, B.; Zamora, C. Imaging of Skull Base Tumors. Tomography 2023, 9, 1196-1235. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography9040097
Battal B, Zamora C. Imaging of Skull Base Tumors. Tomography. 2023; 9(4):1196-1235. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography9040097
Chicago/Turabian StyleBattal, Bilal, and Carlos Zamora. 2023. "Imaging of Skull Base Tumors" Tomography 9, no. 4: 1196-1235. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography9040097