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Simplifying the Surgical Classification and Approach to the Posterolateral Skull Base and Jugular Foramen Using Anatomical Triangles
Introduction Lesions of the jugular foramen (JF) and postero-lateral skull base are difficult to expose and exhibit complex neurovascular relationships. Given their rarity and the increasing use of radiosurgery, neurosurgeons are becoming less experienced with their surgical management. Anatomical f...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8676706/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34956763 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19638 |
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author | Basma, Jaafar Parikh, Kara A Khan, Nickalus R Michael II, L. Madison Sorenson, Jeffrey M Robertson, Jon H |
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description | Introduction Lesions of the jugular foramen (JF) and postero-lateral skull base are difficult to expose and exhibit complex neurovascular relationships. Given their rarity and the increasing use of radiosurgery, neurosurgeons are becoming less experienced with their surgical management. Anatomical factors are crucial in designing the approach to achieve a maximal safe resection. Methods and methods Six cadaveric heads (12 sides) were dissected via combined post-auricular infralabyrinthine and distal transcervical approach with additional anterior transstyloid and posterior far lateral exposures. Contiguous surgical triangles were measured, and contents were analyzed. Thirty-one patients (32 lesions) were treated surgically between 2000 and 2016 through different variations of the retro-auricular distal cervical transtemporal approaches. Results We anatomically reviewed the carotid, stylodigastric, jugular, condylar, suboccipital, deep condylar, mastoid, suprajugular, suprahypoglossal (infrajugular), and infrahypoglossal triangles. Tumors included glomus jugulare, lower cranial nerve schwannomas or neurofibromas, meningiomas, chondrosarcoma, adenocystic carcinoma, plasmacytoma of the occipitocervical joint, and a sarcoid lesion. We classified tumors into extracranial, intradural, intraosseous, and dumbbell-shaped, and analyzed the approach selection for each. Conclusion Jugular foramen and posterolateral skull base lesions can be safely resected through a retro-auricular distal cervical lateral skull base approach, which is customizable to anatomical location and tumor extension by tailoring the involved osteo-muscular triangles. |
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spelling | pubmed-86767062021-12-23 Simplifying the Surgical Classification and Approach to the Posterolateral Skull Base and Jugular Foramen Using Anatomical Triangles Basma, Jaafar Parikh, Kara A Khan, Nickalus R Michael II, L. Madison Sorenson, Jeffrey M Robertson, Jon H Cureus Neurosurgery Introduction Lesions of the jugular foramen (JF) and postero-lateral skull base are difficult to expose and exhibit complex neurovascular relationships. Given their rarity and the increasing use of radiosurgery, neurosurgeons are becoming less experienced with their surgical management. Anatomical factors are crucial in designing the approach to achieve a maximal safe resection. Methods and methods Six cadaveric heads (12 sides) were dissected via combined post-auricular infralabyrinthine and distal transcervical approach with additional anterior transstyloid and posterior far lateral exposures. Contiguous surgical triangles were measured, and contents were analyzed. Thirty-one patients (32 lesions) were treated surgically between 2000 and 2016 through different variations of the retro-auricular distal cervical transtemporal approaches. Results We anatomically reviewed the carotid, stylodigastric, jugular, condylar, suboccipital, deep condylar, mastoid, suprajugular, suprahypoglossal (infrajugular), and infrahypoglossal triangles. Tumors included glomus jugulare, lower cranial nerve schwannomas or neurofibromas, meningiomas, chondrosarcoma, adenocystic carcinoma, plasmacytoma of the occipitocervical joint, and a sarcoid lesion. We classified tumors into extracranial, intradural, intraosseous, and dumbbell-shaped, and analyzed the approach selection for each. Conclusion Jugular foramen and posterolateral skull base lesions can be safely resected through a retro-auricular distal cervical lateral skull base approach, which is customizable to anatomical location and tumor extension by tailoring the involved osteo-muscular triangles. Cureus 2021-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8676706/ /pubmed/34956763 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19638 Text en Copyright © 2021, Basma et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Neurosurgery Basma, Jaafar Parikh, Kara A Khan, Nickalus R Michael II, L. Madison Sorenson, Jeffrey M Robertson, Jon H Simplifying the Surgical Classification and Approach to the Posterolateral Skull Base and Jugular Foramen Using Anatomical Triangles |
title | Simplifying the Surgical Classification and Approach to the Posterolateral Skull Base and Jugular Foramen Using Anatomical Triangles |
title_full | Simplifying the Surgical Classification and Approach to the Posterolateral Skull Base and Jugular Foramen Using Anatomical Triangles |
title_fullStr | Simplifying the Surgical Classification and Approach to the Posterolateral Skull Base and Jugular Foramen Using Anatomical Triangles |
title_full_unstemmed | Simplifying the Surgical Classification and Approach to the Posterolateral Skull Base and Jugular Foramen Using Anatomical Triangles |
title_short | Simplifying the Surgical Classification and Approach to the Posterolateral Skull Base and Jugular Foramen Using Anatomical Triangles |
title_sort | simplifying the surgical classification and approach to the posterolateral skull base and jugular foramen using anatomical triangles |
topic | Neurosurgery |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8676706/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34956763 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19638 |
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