Cranial Base

The Cranial Base Center provides a complete range of services for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with cranial base lesions. Patients may be referred for consultation only, care in partnership with the referring physician, or complete management. The Center is a collaborative effort between the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI).

Disorders of the cranial base which the Center is prepared to treat include:

• Anterior and Middle Cranial Base
  • Neoplasms of the nasal and sinus cavities and nasophaynx
  • Meningiomas involving the orbit, frontal fossa, sphenoid wings and cavernous sinus
    
  • Other tumors of the orbit and cavernous sinus
  • Bone tumors including chordoma, chondrosarcoma and fibrous dysplasia
  • Pituitary and other tumors of the sella
  • Craniofacial vascular malformations
  • Traumatic or neosplastic compression of the optic nerve
• Posterior and Lateral Cranial Base
  • Acoustic neuromas
  • Other tumors of the cerebellopontine angle and jugular foramen including meningiomas, schwannomas and glomas tumors
  • Lesions of the petrous apex including cholesterol granulomas and cholesteatomas
  • Cranial nerve neoplasms
  • Osteoradionecrosis
  • Developmental and congenital abnormalities including basilar impression, Chiari malformation, and aural atresia
• Entire Cranial Base
  • Vascular lesions including aneurysms, angiomas and arteriovenous malformations
  • Cerebrospinal fluid leak
  • Post-traumatic reconstruction

Clinical Service Staff

• Medical Directors
  • Robert G. Ojemann, M.D., Neurosurgery, MGH
  • Joseph B. Nadol, Jr., M.D., Otolaryngology, MEEI
  • Herman D. Suit, M.D., Radiation Oncology, MGH
• Clinical Coordinator
  • Mary L. Bartley, R.N.

Additional Information

Additional information is available on the Cranial Base Center.

For phone information and patient referrals, call 1-800-952-5862 or 617-573-3643; fax617-573-3914.

content updated: 9/20/04