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Review These Tumor Approach Basics

Published on Fri Aug 02, 2013

Your surgeon may adopt a transcranial approach to the orbit to approach tumors located in the orbital apex and/or optic canal. The transcranial approach may also be used for tumors that involve both the orbit and adjacent intracranial areas. Your surgeon can adopt any of the transcranial approaches, i.e. fronto-orbital, fronto temporo-orbital, subfrontal, or pterional approaches. For limited lesions, your [...]
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