Patient and Family Education
We want you to have all the information you and your child need to understand your child’s condition and to participate in treatment. This page provides links to resources that we hope will be helpful.
Resources at Seattle Children’s
- What to expect at the Cranial Base Program
- How to prepare for your visit
- Transportation and places to stay
- Hospital services
- Paying for care
- Social Work
Condition-Specific Resources
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Bone tumors
Learn more about bone tumors at Seattle Children’s.
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Brain tumors
Contact our Brain Tumor Program to learn more about brain tumors.
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Cancer
Contact our Cancer and Blood Disorders Center to learn more about cancer.
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Craniopharyngiomas
Contact our Cranial Base Program to learn more about craniopharyngiomas.
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Esthesioneuroblatomas (olfactory neuroblastomas)
Contact our Cancer and Blood Disorders Center to learn more about neuroblastoma.
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Hemangiomas
Contact our Vascular Anomalies Program to learn more about hemangiomas.
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Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA)
Contact our Otolaryngology Program to learn more about JNA.
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Lymphangioma
Contact our Vascular Anomalies Program to learn more about lymphangiomas and other lymphatic malformations.
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Retinoblastoma
Contact our Cancer and Blood Disorders Center to learn more about retinoblastoma.
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Pituitary adenoma
Contact our Brain Tumor Program to learn more about brain and spinal cord tumors, including tumors of the pituitary.
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Paranasal sinus tumors
Contact our Cancer and Blood Disorders Center to learn more about cancer.
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Schwannoma
Contact our Neurosciences Center to learn more about schwannomas.
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Soft tissue sarcoma
Contact our Cancer and Blood Disorders Center to learn more about bone tumors and soft tissue tumors at Seattle Children’s.
General Cranial Base Resources
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External links
- Anatomy and Physiology: The Skull
- Axial Skeleton (includes bones of the head and face)
- Brain and Nervous System
- Central Nervous System (includes meninges and brain)
- For Kids: Your Bones
- For Kids: Your Brain and Nervous System
- For Kids: Your Ears
- For Kids: Your Eyes
- For Kids: Your Nose
- Nose, Nasal Cavities & Paranasal Sinuses
- Peripheral Nervous System (includes cranial nerves)
- Pharynx (throat)
- Pineal and Pituitary Glands
Contact Us
Contact the Cranial Base Program by calling Otolaryngology at 206-987-2105 for an appointment, second opinion or more information.
Providers, see how to refer a patient.