Skull base tumor

Skull base tumors are relatively rare.

see Skull base meningioma.

Schwannomas comprise less than 10% of all primary intracranial tumors. Schwannomas of the vestibular nerve are the most common neoplasms that involve the temporal bone and represent 75% of tumors that occupy the cerebellopontine angle cistern.

Chondrosarcomas comprise approximately 0.1% of all intracranial tumors. Half of these develop at the cranial base.

Chordomas also comprise approximately 0.1% of all intracranial tumors. Forty percent of chordomas develop at the skull base.

Skull base metastases, not including direct extension, occur in 4% of cancer patients.

Anterior cranial fossa tumor.

Middle cranial fossa tumor.

Posterior cranial fossa tumor.

Rathke’s cleft cyst

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak

Encephaloceles

Fibrous dysplasia

Skull base tumor surgery.