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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
Pediatric skull base tumors are rare and until recently were considered unresectable. We present two patients with tumors of similar anatomic position with an extracranial component in the infratemporal fossa and parapharyngeal space, an isthmus at the foramen ovale, and a superior component in the middle cranial fossa in the region of the cavernous sinus. A 15-year-old girl experienced contiguous spread of a spindle cell sarcoma; an 18-year-old boy developed a chondrosarcoma. A middle fossa approach provided the advantage of surgical avoidance of structures such as the middle ear and mastoid, facial nerve, and mandible. Postoperative recovery was rapid. Our impression is that preoperative carotid artery occlusion and a middle fossa approach for tumor resection can be performed in a young patient with acceptable morbidity and at least short-term benefit. Surgery can, therefore, provide an additional therapeutic approach to complement irradiation and chemotherapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
939-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Skull base dumbbell tumor: surgical experience with two adolescents.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston 02114.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports