title: [Resection of anterior skull base cranio-nasal communication tumors via the inner plate of frontal sinus-epidural approach].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the application of inner plate of frontal sinus-epidural approach in the treatment of anterior skull base cranio-nasal communication tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A study of 6 cranio-nasal communication tumor patients was undertaken. They were treated with lateral rhinotomy-inner plate of frontal sinus-epidural approach to remove tumor.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The tumors in all the 6 patients were completely resected. The follow-up study during the following 2 years revealed that 5 patients had good facial appearances and showed no tumor recurrence, no cerebrospinal rhinorrhea, no meningoencephalocele, no frontal collapse, and other complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The surgical approach in the treatment of Cranio-nasal communication tumors needs to be chosen according to the tumor size, location and nature. Lateral rhinotomy-inner plate of frontal sinus-epidural approach can be carried out independently by the head and neck surgeons. It is a valuable surgical treatment with minimal invasion, short surgery time, little damage to brain, and easy pyrosis of skull base.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
authors.forename: Xiaojing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yuedi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qiao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*