Title: Microsurgical Treatment of Petroclival Tumor(Report of 17 Cases)
Abstract: Objective:To evaluate the advantages of choosing diverse surgical approaches for petroclival tumor.Methods:Seventeen cases with petroclival tumor treated under microsurgery were studied retrospectively.Twelve lesions were larger than 4cm in their largest diameter.According to the location of petroclival tumor,the following 6 approaches could be flexibly chosen and individually used:Subtemporal-transtentorial:Subtemporal-presigmoid;Suboccipital-retromastoid;Suboccipital-far lateral;Combined supra-and infratentorial;Frontoorbitozygomatic approaches.Results:Total removal of the tumor was achieved in 12 patients, favourable postoperative results showed in 11 cases and new postoperative injuries of cranial nerves occurred in 6 cases.Conclusion:The satisfactory outcome could be resulted by properly selecting and skillfully comprehending the operative approaches to cranial base lesions and by adopting the advanced microsurgical techniques.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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