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Amrita Institute is one of the few cancer centers in the nation with a specialized program treating tumors of the skull base. Tumors of skull base are complex disorder with devastating consequences if not treated promptly. The AIMS skull base tumor program involves a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensive, individualized patient care.  The treatment team consists of Neurosurgery, head and neck surgery, Neuro-otology and rehabilitative services. Three distinct group of tumors are seen in this location- brain tumors extending to through the base of skull (e.g. mengioma, schwannoma), head and neck tumors extending to the brain (e.g. sinus cancer) and tumors originating In the skullbase (e.g. chondroma, chondrosarcoma).

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Comprhensive service involving departments of neurosurgery, head and neck surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Excellent support service in anesthesia, radiology, intensive care and rehabilitative services
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Challenge in treating these cancers lie in its rare incidence, deep location and close proximity to vital structures. Skull base tumor treatment may involve open or minimally invasive diagnostic and surgical procedures, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or in combination. Those tumors which are responsive to radiation therapy precise delivery of radiotherapy to the tumor and avoid critical structures are essential. Three-dimensional treatment planning system, intensity modulated radiotherapy and radiosurgery are utilized at Amrita Institute to address this issue.


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