[Imaging of non-osseous malignant tumors of the anterior skull base. Preoperative evaluation]

Neurochirurgie. 1997;43(2):68-75.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Imaging is fundamental in pre-operative evaluation for cancers of anterior cranial base and ethmoido-sphenoidal region, particularly because clinical examination is poorly contributive and cannot evaluate the tumoral extension. Radiological data are based on CT-scan and MRI. The first goal of radiological evaluation is to recognize the presence of a tumor and to differentiate it from inflammatory lesions, which is not always very easy. The second aim is the evaluation of tumoral extension, particularly towards the intra-cranial cavity and the orbit. It leads to an extension grading which is essential for the choice of a therapeutic strategy (inductive chemotherapy, surgical approach, radiotherapy). The third goal of imaging examination is the evaluation of tumoral response to pre-operative inductive chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nasal Cavity*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Nose Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Nose Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Nose Neoplasms / pathology
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed