1. Guidelines to Tumor Surgery a. How to use the Book b. Guidelines to Tumor Surgery 2. Tumors of the Meninges a. Parasagittal Meningioma b. Incisural Meningioma 3. Tumors of the Anterior Fossa a. Olfactory Groove Meningioma b. Tuberculum Sella Meningioma 4. Tumors of the Middle Fossa a. Sphenoid Wing Meningioma b. Trigeminal Neurinoma c. Facial Neurinoma 5. Tumors of the Cavernous Sinus a. Cavernous Sinus Meningioma b. Trigeminal Dumbbell Neurinoma 6. Tumors of Sella and Parasellar Region a. Pituitary Mecroadenoma b. Pituitary Macroadenoma c. Craniopharyngioma d. Pituitary Macroadenoma
Tumors of Clivus and Petroclival Region Anterior Approaches a. Clival Chordoma b. C2 Chordoma c. Clival Giant Cell Tumor
Posterior Approaches a. Acoustic Neurinoma (small) b. Acoustic Neurinoma (large) c. Clival Chordoma d. Glomus Jugulare.
Combined Approaches a. Petroclival Meningioma b. Epidermoid 8. Tumors of the Anterior Third Ventricle a. Craniopharyngioma b. Colloid Cyst c. Thalamic Pilocytic Astrocytoma 9. Tumors of Posterior Third Ventricle and Pineal Region a. Ependymoma b. Pinealoma 10. Tumors of the Lateral Ventricle a. Intraventricular Memngioma 11. Tumors of the Fourth Ventricle a. Medulloblastoma/Ependymoma APPEDIX OF SURGICAL APPROACHES A. SUPINE POSITION i. Pterional Approach i(a). Orbitozygomatic Osteotomy i(b). Orbito-optic Osteotomy (Dolenc/Hakuba) ii. Interhemispheric Approaches ii(a). Interhemispheric Approach: Precallosal ii(b). Interhemispheric Approach: Callosal iii. Subtemporal Approach iv. Petrosal Approaches iv(a). Anterior Petrosal iv(b). Posterior Petrosal v. Craniofacial Approaches v(a). Brifrontal and Fronto-basal - Approach v(b). Transsphenoidal Approach v(c). Transoral Approach v(d). Unilateral Extended Maxillotomy Approach v(e). Lefort Maxillotomy Approach vi. Parieto-occipital Approach vii. Craniocervical Approach B. LATERAL OBLIQUE POSITION i. Suboccipital Approaches i(a). Upper Lateral i(b). Lower Lateral i(c). Bilateral
