Conditions

Transcranial surgery may be an option to treat a wide range of conditions involving tumors in critical areas of the skull base.

• Acoustic Neuroma, non-cancerous benign tumors found at the skull base
• Aneurysm,  an abnormal widening or ballooning of the artery, increasing the risk for a rupture
• Chiari malformation, where lack of space in the skull puts pressure on part of the brain
  
• Craniopharyngioma, a noncancerous tumor, most common in children, that grows near the pituitary gland
• Meningioma of the skull base, the growth of a tumor in the protective linings of the brain and spinal cord
• Neurofibroma, noncancerous tumors most commonly affect the vestibulocochlear nerve, which helps the inner ear process sound and aids in balance
• Olfactory neuroblastoma, a type of cancer in the upper nasal cavity
  
• Optic nerve compression, pressure on the optic nerve caused by a tumor or other growth around the brain
  
• Orbital inflammatory pseudotumor, a chronic condition marked by inflammation of the tissues that surround the eyes
  
• Osteoma, a noncancerous bone growth in the brain
  
• Osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer