Skull Base Tumors
Our multi-disciplinary team may include neurosurgeons, neurologists, otolaryngologists, neuro-oncologists, radiation and medical oncologists, and neuroradiologists. Loyola Medicine neurosurgeons employ the latest technology, which allows them to deliver care that best preserves quality of life. In fact, Loyola was among the first centers in the United States to adopt computerized surgical navigation systems to better target tumor treatments.
Loyola's renonwned Center for Cranial Base Surgery treats patients with tumors at the undersurface of the brain. It is an area tha borders the brain, ears, eyes, nose, throat, and neck. Neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, and other specialists each bring their unique expertise to treat these tumors, which often surround the nerves and block vessels traveling to or from the underside of the brain. The Center has developed innovative methods for removing difficult-to-reach tumors that may otherwise have been inoperable.
The Division of Cranial Base Neurosurgery includes three, full-time board-certified attending physicians who have formed a highly specialized multidisciplinary team together with the Department of Otolaryngology as well as physicians in Ophthalmology, Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Endocrinology, and Oncology, to provide comprehensive evaluations and offer the best treatments. Skull base disorders include pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, Rathke’s Cleft cysts, clival chordomas, chondrosarcomas, esthesioneuroblastomas, craniopharyngiomas, orbital tumors, and cerebrospinal fluid leaks.
At Loyola University Medical Center, we perform hundreds of skull base surgeries each year and have one of Chicago’s largest pituitary tumor and acoustic neuroma practices.
Our multi-disciplinary team may include neurosurgeons, neurologists, otolaryngologists, neuro-oncologists, radiation and medical oncologists, and neuroradiologists. Loyola Medicine neurosurgeons employ the latest technology, which allows them to deliver care that best preserves quality of life. In fact, Loyola was among the first centers in the United States to adopt computerized surgical navigation systems to better target tumor treatments.
Loyola's renonwned Center for Cranial Base Surgery treats patients with tumors at the undersurface of the brain. It is an area tha borders the brain, ears, eyes, nose, throat, and neck. Neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, and other specialists each bring their unique expertise to treat these tumors, which often surround the nerves and block vessels traveling to or from the underside of the brain. The Center has developed innovative methods for removing difficult-to-reach tumors that may otherwise have been inoperable.
The Division of Cranial Base Neurosurgery includes three, full-time board-certified attending physicians who have formed a highly specialized multidisciplinary team together with the Department of Otolaryngology as well as physicians in Ophthalmology, Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Endocrinology, and Oncology, to provide comprehensive evaluations and offer the best treatments. Skull base disorders include pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, Rathke’s Cleft cysts, clival chordomas, chondrosarcomas, esthesioneuroblastomas, craniopharyngiomas, orbital tumors, and cerebrospinal fluid leaks.
At Loyola University Medical Center, we perform hundreds of skull base surgeries each year and have one of Chicago’s largest pituitary tumor and acoustic neuroma practices.