Explore Your Treatment Options

At OU Health, you benefit from access to the most advanced, up-to-date technology for diagnosis and treatment of neurological and ENT conditions. Our board-certified doctors have advanced fellowship training and extensive education in their specialties, and they perform both standard and extremely complex procedures every day. Speak with a doctor today to learn more about which treatment options may be right for you.

Skull Base Tumors

Skull base tumors are caused by abnormal cells growing in the tissues surrounding the brain. While not all skull base tumors are cancerous, even benign skull base tumors can cause harmful symptoms and for this reason, all skull base tumors need to be investigated by a team of specialists. Once the skull base tumor is diagnosed, your team of specialists will put together an action plan that is dependent on the type of tumor, the location, and your general health.

Your OU Health multidisciplinary skull base team offers a full suite of cutting-edge tools and techniques for modern skull base surgery. Your team of specialists work together to provide the best plan and outcome for the treatment and removal of skull base tumors.

Complex Brain Tumors

There are over 120 types of brain tumors, based on the brain tissues they affect. Brain tumors can be mysterious in how they form and the symptoms that accompany each one, depending on location and size. What may seem like normal sickness symptoms of neurology or ENT specialties, combined, can point to a much larger problem. Some benign brain tumors can even be life-threatening. This is why a team of specialists can offer the best approach to treatment.

Your OU Health brain tumor healthcare team will provide you with state-of-the-art technology, collaboration between all disciplines, the best clinical trials available, surgical techniques not available anywhere in the state, and Oklahoma’s only board-certified neuro-oncologists, recognized by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties.

Complex Pituitary Tumors

Most pituitary tumors are benign (non-cancerous), called pituitary adenomas, and they don’t spread to other parts of the body. However, even though they are not cancerous, they can still cause significant problems. Although rare, pituitary carcinomas are most likely to spread to the brain, spinal cord, or the bone around the pituitary.

There are various options for treating pituitary tumors that include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or medications to stop the tumor from producing hormones. Your experienced pituitary team at OU Health provides you with the most efficient diagnosis and treatment of pituitary tumors. The OU Health multidisciplinary pituitary tumor team holds a weekly skull base tumor board meeting to discuss challenging cases and develop tailored treatment plans unique to you and your circumstances.