Materials and Methods: All patients with en plaque meningioma in spheno-orbital area, who were subject to this experiment in the Neurosurgery Clinic of Shahid Rajai Hospital (affiliated to Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran), were operated for tumor resection. Gamma knife was used to resect the tumor tissue in patients who underwent subtotal surgery resection. Patients were fol...

This study describes the peroperative endoscopic findings about the size, shape and mucosal changes of the middle turbinate in patients with chronic sinusitis who underwent total spheno-ethmoidectomy. Results confirmed the middle turbinate to be a useful landmark in performing extensive sinus surgery. The most frequent change due to chronic inflammation seems to be polypous degeneration followe...

Abstract Introduction Spheno-orbital meningiomas are characterized by bone invasion with extensive hyperostosis and possible encroachment into the orbit, infra-temporal fossa, and/or cavernous sinus that render total surgical excision challenging. The technique utilized is a key factor facilitating complete resection hence improvement of proptosis accompanying visual symptoms. Methods This retr...

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the closure stage of the spheno-occipital synchondrosis and the maturational stage of the cervical vertebrae (CVM) in growing and young adult subjects using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). CBCT images with an extended field of view obtained from 315 participants (148 females and 167 males; mean age 15.6 ±7.3 years; range 6 to...

A 30-year-old man presented with recurrent headaches. CT head revealed a clival chordoma (figure 1A). Chordomas originate from the embryonic remnants of the notochord and account for 2%–4% of all malignant bone tumors. They have a predilection for the axial skeleton, with 35% affecting the spheno-occipital region. The incidence peaks at ages 20–40 years. Male patients are affected twice Figure ...