Ehab Y. Hanna - Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors

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Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors

Second Edition

Ehab Y. Hanna, MD, FACS

Professor, Vice Chairman, and Director of Skull Base Surgery

Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Medical Director, Head and Neck Center

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas

Franco DeMonte, MD, FRCSC, FACS

Mary Beth Pawelek Chair in Neurosurgery

Professor of Neurosurgery and Head and Neck Surgery

Director, David C. Nicholson Microsurgical and Endoscopic Center for Clinical Applications Laboratory

Director, Skull Base Program

Department of Neurosurgery

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas

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This book is dedicated to
My Wife, Sylvie,
For her grace, sacrifice, and support;
Our daughters, Gabrielle Grace Gigi Hanna and Camille Lauren Hanna,
For the joy and blessing they bring to our lives;
My parents
Who encouraged me to follow my dreams;