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Recent developments in our understanding of the complex anatomy of the cranial base and the biological behaviour of tumours in this area have brought with them a significant improvement in the outcome of patients with skull base tumours. To provide clinicians from different disciplines a doorway to this field, the contributors present a systemic introduction and summary of contemporary knowledge in skull base surgery, without requiring prior information in the field. The book has three major parts: clinical, pathological and radiological management of patients; open and endoscopic surgical approaches to the skull base; and, outcome, morbidity and postoperative follow-up of patients. Tumours of the skull base and paranasal sinuses is meant to be accessible to medical students, residents and attendings in various disciplines including: otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, maxillofacial surgery and oncology. Throughout, the emphasis is on the clinical approach to the patient rather than on surgical techniques per se. The following are contributions and contributors to this title: Skull base surgery in the 21st century - Ziv Gil and Dan M.Fliss; Symptoms, signs and physical examination of patients with skull base tumours - Gilad Horowitz, Dan M. Fliss and Ziv Gil; Benign tumours of the anterior skull base and paranasal sinuses - Noam Weizman, Leonor Leider-Trejo, Dan M. Fliss and Ziv Gil; Malignant tumours of the paranasal sinuses and skull base - Oshri Wasserzug, Leonor Leider-Trejo, Dan M. Fliss and Ziv Gil; and, Radiological imaging of skull base tumours - Moran Amit, Dan M. Fliss and Ziv Gil. This title also features such contributions and contributors as: Open surgical approaches to the anterior skull base and paranasal sinuses - Ziv Gil, Nevo Margalit and Dan M. Fliss; Endoscopic skull base surgery - Ziv Gil, Avraham Abergel and Nevo Margalit; Vestibular schwannoma - management and treatment approaches - Tal Shahar, Ido Strauss and Nevo Margalit; Evaluation and treatment of malignant tumours of the temporal bone - Ophir Handzel and Ziv Gil; and, Quality of life issues in patients with skull base tumours - Avraham Abergel, Dan M. Fliss and Ziv Gil.