title: Cranio-facial approaches for tumours involving the anterior half of the skull base.
abstract: Teamwork between neurosurgeons and head and neck surgeons has increased the possibility of managing tumours involving the skull base. The authors distinguish the anterior half of the skull base into a median and two lateral portions and describe the surgical approaches utilized to expose it. The authors present their clinical experience in 27 patients with extensive lesions of the anterior half of the skull base and their results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences-Neurosurgery, Rome University La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delfini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iannetti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ciappetta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cantore
mesh_terms: D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery