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Surgical Approaches for Tumors at the Lateral Skull Base Involving the Craniovertebral Junction

  • By

  • Songbo Xue

  • Yang Zhao

  • Huiying Sun

  • Hanlin Chen

  • Yong Zhao

  • Xin Ding

  • Wanru Zheng

  • Fei Ren

  • Yiwei Zhao

  • Jiajing Tong

  • Yu Chen

  • Zhiqiang Gao

  • Xu Tian

  • Siyi Cai

  • Guodong Feng

  • May 22, 2026

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    Lateral skull base tumors extending to the craniovertebral junction present significant surgical challenges due to their deep location and proximity to critical structures.

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    Traditional surgical approaches often require neural retraction and provide limited control over tumors involving the internal carotid artery and jugular foramen.

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    The infratemporal fossa approach allows for wide extradural exposure but may not achieve radical resection and functional preservation for extensive tumors.

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    Occipitocervical fusion is indicated when significant resection of the occipital condyle or cervical vertebrae compromises craniovertebral junction stability.

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    This study evaluates individualized surgical strategies integrating the infratemporal fossa approach with selective stabilization for lateral skull base tumors.

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Surgical Treatment of Lateral Skull Base Tumors Extending to the Craniovertebral Junction

  • by Songbo Xue, Yang Zhao, Huiying Sun, Hanlin Chen, Yong Zhao, Xin Ding, Wanru Zheng, Fei Ren, Yiwei Zhao, Jiajing Tong, Yu Chen, Zhiqiang Gao, Xu Tian, Siyi Cai, Guodong Feng

  • May 22, 2026

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