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Title: [Endoscopic endonasal approach resection for anterior skull base, pterygopalatine fossa and infratemporal fossa tumors: retrospective analysis of 73 patients]. Author: Li N, Yu L, Jiang Y, Ju J, Zhang N. Journal: Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi; 2014 Oct; 28(20):1547-9. PubMed ID: 25764749. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To summarize the clinical experience with endoscopic transnasal resection of nasal skull- base neoplasms, which involved anterior skull base, pterygopalatine fossa, nfratemporal fossa. METHOD: Clinical data from 73 patients performed on endoscopic transnasal resection of nasal skull-base neoplasms were analyzed retrospectively. RESULT: Total tumor removal was obtained in 54 cases, subtotal removal in 19 cases. In 16 cases of benign tumor, the postoperative survival rate was 100%; Malignancy in 57 cases, of which 16 patients were died, and half-year survival rate was 71.9%. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic endonasal approach be able to fully reveal and re- moval of lesions involving the anterior skull base, pterygopalatine fossa and infratemporal fossa. The approach is feasible and safe.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]