Excision of a clival and upper cervical pheochromocytoma by an extended maxillotomy approach: a case report.
By use of an extended maxillotomy approach, greater surgical access is provided to the midline skull base in comparison with lateral approaches. We describe this technique used to debulk a tumor extending from the sphenoid sinus across the craniocervical junction to the second cervical vertebrae.
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