Surgical management of a foramen magnum tumor via a far-lateral approach using an oblique straight incision: a case series report and technique note.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To review our single-institution experience in the surgical management of foramen magnum tumors via a far-lateral approach using an oblique straight incision.

Methods

From October 2023 to January 2024, four cases of tumors in the foramen magnum area treated at the Capital Medical University-affiliated XuanWu hospital neurosurgery department were involved in this study. All cases were managed with a far-lateral approach using an oblique straight incision. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and imaging data, as well as the surgical strategies employed.

Results

Three cases of foramen magnum meningiomas and one case of glioma of the ventral medulla. All cases underwent a far-lateral approach using an oblique straight incision; all cases had a gross total r

SUBMITTER: Bai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11200113 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature