Skull base tumors are growths that form along the base of your brain, behind your eyes or nose, or close to your ears. These tumors can either be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign).
UofL Health is here to help you understand your diagnosis and create personalized treatment plans tailored to your needs. Our experts employ leading-edge treatments using the latest equipment and modern techniques to achieve the best possible outcome for each person.
Your Skull Base Tumor Team
Treating skull base tumors can be challenging because they tend to grow deep in your skull near blood vessels and nerves that affect your brain, neck and spinal cord. At UofL Health, we take a comprehensive care approach to your care. During your care journey, your team may include neurosurgeons with UofL Physicians – Neurosurgery, part of UofL Health – Brain & Spine Institute; ear, nose & throat specialists with UofL Physicians – Ear, Nose & Throat; eye experts with UofL Physicians – Eye Specialists; and radiation oncologists with UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center.
Tumor Types/Conditions We Treat
There are many different types of skull-based tumors, but some of the more common ones we see and treat include:
- Acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannoma
- Cholesteatoma/cholesterol granuloma
- Chordoma
- Craniopharyngioma
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Meningioma
- Neurofibroma
- Sinonasal malignancy
Making an Appointment
Same-day and same-week appointments are available for urgent and emergent neurosurgical needs. Call 502-588-2160 to schedule your appointment today.
If you’d like to make an appointment with an ear, nose & throat specialist, please call 502-583-3687 or 502-588-4410.
Hear from Our Patients
Bride-to-Be Won’t Let a Brain Tumor Stand in the Way of Her Wedding Day
In the spring of 2020, Sydney Fleurdelys Newton was experiencing health challenges that called for an MRI of her brain. The test revealed an acoustic neuroma, which is a noncancerous brain tumor located on the main nerve leading from the inner ear to the brain. With her wedding right around the corner, a team of UofL Health providers was ready to help Newton feel her best for the big day.
UofL Health – Brain & Spine Institute
