Department of Otolaryngology

Patient Information

Symptoms

Early diagnosis significantly increases treatment success rates for skull based tumors. If you have any of the following symptoms contact the UPMC Center for Skull Base Surgery:

  • chronic nose bleeds
  • loss of vision
  • loss of smell
  • altered taste
  • loss of feeling in the face
  • chronic headaches

Disorders/Conditions Treated

 

The surgeons at the UPMC Center for Skull Base Surgery treat
a variety of diseases that affect the sinuses and skull
base, including:

 

Special Services

UPMC’s Center for Skull Base Surgery offers several special services as well as state-of-the-art care to patients with skull based ailments. Patients’ comfort and individualized care is UPMC’s first priority. The Center for Skull Base Surgery offers expert reviews of pathology and radiology slides, second opinions on conditions and treatment possibilities, and can cater to several languages with translator services. While making an appointment specify any of these special services or needs to make your visit to the Center for Skull Base Surgery at UPMC more comfortable.