Spheno-orbital meningiomas were historically treated by traditional craniotomies. However, in the past few years new endoscopic treatments have been successfully performed. In this study, we analyzed different indications for craniotomy and endoscopy, and the advantages and disadvantages of these procedures.Thirty patients with spheno-orbital meningiomas were operated on over 2 years, between 2...

background petro-clival, clival and spheno-petro-clival tumours are still a neurosurgical challenge. usually, the classical skull base transpetrous approaches are employed, although they are burdened by an important rate of morbidity, and a very low rate of radical removal is reported. conclusions anterior transoral and transsphenoidal approaches are indicated for clival and spheno-petro-clival...

the identity of dead is an essential part of post-mortem examination. the identification of unknown human remnants begins with the creation of an anthropological profile, which includes sex, biological age, stature and individualizing features. the estimation of age at death is based on the bodily biological changes that occur throughout life. closure of spheno occipital synchondrosis is one of...

I n our last article 1 we described the external features which characterize the cranial and facial structures of the cranial strains known as hyperflexion and hyperextension. To understand how these strains develop we have to examine the anatomical relations underlying all cranial patterns. Each strain represent a variation on a theme. By studying the features in common, it is possible to acco...

Solitary intracranial plasmacytoma (SIP) is very rare. This case report presents serial findings of SIP located in the spheno-clival region in a 54-year old female who presented with an inferior hemianopia in the right eye and an enlarged physiological blind spot in both eyes. Based on the initial diagnosis of a spheno-clival region chordoma, the tumour was partially resected by the nasal-sphen...

Intracranial neoplasms originating from the vestiges of the notochord in the basisphenoid have been recognized since the time of Virchow, but they are decidedly uncommon. Mabrey (1), in a painstaking review of the literature through 1934, found only 47 cases of intracranial chordoma recorded. Since the appearance of his article approximately 24 additional cases have been reported. The subject o...