title: [Surgical approaches to the skull and near skull base neoplasms].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To seek for the best surgical approaches to the skull and near-skull base neoplasms.
  
  
  METHODS
  161 patients with skull or near-skull base tumors were surgically treated. The surgical approaches were craniofacial approach in 6 cases, total maxillectomy or/with orbital exenteration in 5 cases, lateral rhinotomy in 7 cases, frontorbital approach in 1 cases, maxillary swing or extended maxillary swing approach in 21 cases, mandibular swing approach in 30 cases, cervical approach in 48 cases, postaurical large C incision approach in 19 cases, transparotid approach in 8 cases, transoral approach in 6 cases, temporofrontal approach in 8 cases, subtemporal preauricular approach in 2 cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 98 benign tumors cases, 2 recurred postoperatively. Of the 63 malignant tumors, 1 case had cerebrospinal fluid leakage and died of intracranial infection 1.5 months postoperatively. In the follow up period, the longest one survival was over 8 years, and 10 over 5 years, 19 over 3 years, 16 over 2 years, 16 over 1 year. Survival rates of 3 and 5 years were 59.18% and 38.46% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the site, range and pathology of the skull base neoplasmas, surgical approaches were designed and selected rationally and the effects better.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012.
authors.forename: Wanjun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tianduo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xuezhong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019291:Skull Base / Q000601:surgery*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate