OBJECTIVETo study the pathologic type, clinical manifestations and treatment of skull neoplasms.

METHODSA series of 119 patients with skull neoplasm were analyzed retrospectively with respect of clinical manifestations, radiologic features, treatment and prognosis.

RESULTS122 operations were done with 3 patients being operated twice. Complete resection was done 75 times, subtotal resection 24 times, partial resection 22 times and biopsy only once. Gross type: exophytic 43(36.1%), endophytic 27(22.7%) and mixed type 49 (41.2%). Among the 85 patients followed, 78.6% have recovered and are living well, 16.6% of patients are self-caring, 2 need others' help and 2 have died.

CONCLUSIONMost skull neoplasms require neurosurgical intervention. Surgical excision is able to confirm the diagnosis, slow down the progression of neurologic dysfunction, prolong the patients' lives and improve the cosmetic results.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Skull Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; pathology ; surgery