Labiomandibular, transoral approach to chordomas in the clivus and upper cervical spine.
Three patients with chordomas of the clivus and the upper cervical spine underwent the removal of their tumors through a transoral approach with labiomandibular splitting and microsurgical techniques. This surgical approach provided excellent visualization of the anterior craniocervical area and allowed a gross total removal in each case. Although the lesions in our patients were chordomas, this approach could also be used for other surgical lesions in this area.
D002531:Cerebellum / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D002817:Chordoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery