Although these are mostly common tumors, the difference is in the surgical approach to their removal that separates skull base tumors from other tumors. The symptoms are completely dependent on the size and location of the tumor. As always, the first steps in diagnosis area careful history and physical examination. CT and MRI scans performed without and with intravenous contrast enhancement are frequently used together to define these tumors. The treatment for skull base tumors frequently involves quite radical surgery.
Further treatment can include radiation therapy and or stereotactic radiosurgery .
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