Sphenocavernous and Infratemporal Trigeminal Neurinomas: Surgical Series of 15 Cases

Trigeminal Neurinomas: A Review of a Personal Series

Trigeminal neurinomas are relatively rare tumors and represent 0.2% of all intracranial tumors. (1–12) Trigeminal neurinomas usually arise from the Schwann cells of the sensory root and can originate in any section of the fifth cranial nerve; correspondingly, a variety of symptoms and signs may develop. Improved surgical outcome and long-term growth control have been uniformly reported after th...

Surgical Strategies for Cervical Spinal Neurinomas

Cervical spinal neurinomas are benign tumors that arise from nerve roots. Based on their location, these tumors can also take the form of a dumbbell-shaped mass. Treatment strategies for these tumors have raised several controversial issues such as appropriate surgical indications and selection of surgical approaches for cervical dumbbell-shaped spinal neurinomas. In this report, we review prev...

Surgical Protocol and Outcome of 60 Cases With Intracranial Aneurysm

Background and Aim: This study aimed to present the results of early and delayed operation on patients with ruptured brain aneurysms. In addition to comparing the results and rates of morbidity and mortality in the surgical procedure and identifying the effective factors, this study aimed to provide methods to improve the treatment of brain aneurysm. Methods and Materials/Patients: This was a ...

Solitary Head and Neck Cysticercosis: A Series of Rare Cases

Introduction: Cysticercosis is a disease which is caused by the infestation of the larvae Taenia solium, with humans acting as an intermediate host instead of a definitive host. Head and neck involvement including maxillofacial and oral involvement of cysticercosis is quite rare.  Case Report: We report a series of rare cases of cysticercosis of the head and neck region encountered in a tertia...

Surgical aspects of pulmonary histoplasmosis. A series of 110 cases.