A Combined Transcranial-Transtemporal-Transcervical Approach to Complex Lateral Skull Base Tumors

Abstract

Skull base anatomy is complicated. There are numerous diseases related to skull base, and surgical approaches to them are diverse. Although existing surgical approaches can manage most cases, a combined approach is required for transregional lesions. This article introduces a transcranial-transtemporal-transcervical approach to manage complex skull base tumors.

Keywords

• lateral skull base
• temporal tumor
• transcranial-transtemporal-transcervical approach