CRANIOFACIAL APPROACHES FOR TUMORS INVOLVING THE ANTERIOR HALF OF THESKULL BASE

Teamwork between neurosurgeons and head and neck surgeons has increase d the possibility of managing tumours involving the skull base. The au thors distinguish the anterior half of the skull base into a median an d two lateral portions and describe the surgical approaches utilized t o expose it. The authors present their clinical experience in 27 patie nts with extensive lesions of the anterior half of the skull base and their results.