Skull Base Tumors
Learn about the innovative approaches that Duke's skull base tumor experts use to treat people with these sometimes rare and challenging tumors.
5 Things to Know About Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
Acoustic neuromas (also known as vestibular schwannomas) are a noncancerous type of skull base tumor, which grow just below the brain. More specifically, acous ...
Audición preservada después de la cirugía para quitar el neuroma acústico grande
Read in English En septiembre de 2023, a Eliana Vera González la diagnosticaron con un neuroma acústico, un tumor no canceroso en la base del cráneo que crece ...
Hearing Preserved After Surgery to Remove Large Acoustic Neuroma
Ver en Español In September 2023, Eliana Vera González was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a non-cancerous skull base tumor that grows near the brain and ...
What You Need to Know About Pituitary Tumors
Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths in the pituitary gland, a pea-sized organ at the base of the brain that regulates hormones. Fortunately, these tumors are ...
Do I Need an Otologist/Neurotologist?
If you’re experiencing a serious ear-related concern that’s affecting your balance and/or hearing, you don’t have to live with it. An otologist or neurotologis ...
Do I Need a Sinus Specialist?
If you’re living with long-term unexplained congestion, difficulty breathing through your nose, or facial pressure -- maybe even a dampened sense of smell -- t ...
Acoustic Neuroma Technique Preserves, Restores Hearing
Duke surgeons are using cochlear implants to prevent hearing loss or to restore hearing in people who lost their hearing when benign tumors pressed on nerves i ...