title: [Microsurgical treatment of medially located tumors of the middle skull base].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the results of microsurgical treatment of tumors medially located in the middle skull base.
  
  
  METHODS
  The preoperative MRI features, operative approaches, results of operation and postoperative complications in 26 cases were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total resection of the tumors was achieved in 12 cases, subtotal resection in 9 cases, partial resection in 6 cases. Two patients died of operation. Cranial nerve palsy remained unchanged in 5 cases and became exacerbated in 5 cases. Clinical improvement was observed in 15 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The combined frontotemporal-zygomatic approach to remove medially located tumors of the middle skull base is adequate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Medical University, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome