Cranial Oncology

This chapter presents an in-depth exploration of cranial oncology, encompassing a diverse array of tumors including intracranial metastatic melanoma, choroidal melanoma, pilomyxoid astrocytoma, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA), suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma, brainstem gliomas, pilocytic astrocytoma, multifocal glioblastoma, diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor, colloid cyst, hypothalamic hamartoma, adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma, pineal germinoma, vestibular schwannoma, suprasellar epidermoid cyst, white epidermoid cyst, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET), medulloblastoma, suprasellar meningioma, arachnoid cyst, dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease), angiomatous meningioma, pineal cyst, and trigeminal schwannoma. This chapter provides comprehensive insights into the definition, epidemiology, pathology, etiology, and clinical presentation of each condition. Moreover, it provides detailed insights into their neuroimaging features, aiding in enhancing diagnostic proficiency in the evaluation of brain tumors.