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Extra-intradural extracavernous subtemporal approach for chondrosarcomas: technical note and case report

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Background

Skull base chondrosarcomas are rare tumors often invading the petrous apex and cavernous sinus, and many surgical approaches have been described. For most of them, these tumors grow slowly and their partial removal can be a first option before complementary radiotherapy. We described herein a minimally invasive approach that could be useful for soft non-calcified chondrosarcomas.

Method and results

We report a case of right parasellar chondrosarcoma, for which an extra-intradural extracavernous subtemporal approach allowed a safe effective partial removal.

Conclusion

This surgical approach is indicated in selected cases to obtain good decompression or partial removal of lesions involving the parasellar space and the petrous apex.

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Abbreviations

GG:

Gasser ganglion

GeG:

Geniculate ganglion

FO:

Foramen ovale

FR:

Foramen rotundum

FS:

Foramen spinosum

GSPN:

Greater superficial petrosal nerves

ICA:

Internal carotid artery

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Acknowledgments

We thank P. Robinson for English editing.

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  1. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences and Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Vincenzo Lombardi, 44 Gragnano, Naples, Italy

    Carmela Chiaramonte

  2. Skull Base Surgery Unit, Department of Neurosurgery B, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University Hospital of Lyon, Lyon, France

    Timothée Jacquesson & Emmanuel Jouanneau

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Chiaramonte, C., Jacquesson, T. & Jouanneau, E. Extra-intradural extracavernous subtemporal approach for chondrosarcomas: technical note and case report. Acta Neurochir 161, 2349–2352 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-019-03989-z

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