Title: The Effect of Computed Tomography on Diagnosis, Operative Techniques and Prognosis of Tumors of the Middle Cranial Fossa (Petrous Apex)
Abstract: Tumors of the base of the middle cranial fossa are problematical both from a diagnostic and a therapeutic point of view. In the analysis of the clinical symptomatology, we see that this results from the relationship of the tumor to the cranial nerves in the cavernous sinus and the trigeminal nerve on the one hand and the auditory and balance apparatus on the other hand (Figs. 1, 2). Accordingly, we find complete and incomplete cavernous sinus-syndromes, trigeminal neuralgias and disturbances of hearing and balance. In diagnosing the nature of the condition, one must reckon primarily with primary cholesteatomas, meningiomas and metastases (Table 1).
Publication Year: 1982
Publication Date: 1982-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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