title: [Orbitozygomatic approaches to skull base tumors spreading into the orbit, paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, and pterygopalatine and infratemporal fossae].
abstract: The paper analyzes application of orbitozygomatic approaches at the Department of Skull Base and Craniofacial Surgery of the Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute for a 14-year period. During this time, 723 patients were operated on using the orbitozygomatic approach, which has become the workhorse of surgery for skull base tumors spreading into the orbit, paranasal sinuses, and pterygopalatine and infratemporal fossae. The authors describe seven major modifications of the orbitozygomatic approach that they have used in their practice.
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Cherekaev
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gol'bin
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Belov
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Radchenkov
authors.affiliation: Federal Clinical Research Center of the Federal Medico-Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Vinokurov
authors.affiliation: Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A Kh
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bekyashev
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, NCL-Institute of Neurological Sciences, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spallone
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D056739:Pterygopalatine Fossa / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome