Experts offer suggestions on post-surgery care after brain cancer. > Keep the incision clean. Craniotomy incisions are usually closed with sutures or surgical staples. Follow the physician’s ...

LOS ANGELES ― A common dilemma in neurosurgery is whether to immediately replace the bone flap in the skull after surgical treatment of an acute subdural hematoma. In a new study, outcomes were nearly ...

A suboccipital craniotomy is a surgical approach that allows a surgeon to access a specific area within the base of the skull. A person may have this surgery if they have a tumor or another issue ...

1. Who performs a craniotomy? The craniotomy surgery is performed by a neurosurgeon. 2. Can minimally invasive keyhole brain surgery replace the conventional craniotomy? Minimally invasive keyhole ...

Retrosigmoid craniotomy is a surgical approach that can treat brain tumors, lesions, and other health conditions that affect the posterior fossa, an area at the back of the skull. Approaches like this ...

A craniotomy and craniectomy are two types of surgeries that involve removing a flap of bone from your skull to reveal part of your brain. During a craniotomy, the flap of bone is replaced at the end ...

Characteristics and outcomes of breast cancer patients with leptomeningeal metastasis at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual ...